Account Executive

Job Description

About KTUU:
Over 60+ years, KTUU-TV has built a reputation of excellence as Alaska's most-watched news source, producing 32 hours of news and sports content each week. The award-winning sales and marketing team is trusted by Alaska's largest businesses and organizations to provide the most efficient and effective means to reach their customers. KTUU-TV invests heavily in innovation and training, on and off the screen, and provides a best-in-market digital product suite to pair with broadcast television.

Channel 2 and CBS 5 is committed to providing news and entertainment to the consumer, wherever and whenever they prefer to view it, on-air, on the web, apps, podcasts, and streaming sources. The station manages 10 broadcast streams with 8 available for local insertion, including NBC and CBS in Anchorage and Southeast Alaska. That distribution is extended by simulcast of news on KFQD radio in Anchorage, streaming apps statewide, and programming to over 240 communities in Alaska via the Alaska Rural Communications System (ARCS), rural cable systems, and satellite system delivery.

Job Summary/Description:

Sales account executives are local business experts that build a network and seek opportunity within the market. They generate ideas that are attractive to the business community and are responsible for executing those strategies using station resources. Account Executives at KTUU-TV work in a fast-paced environment where connection with clients is of the utmost importance.

AE's meet with local businesses leaders to solve their marketing problems through use of Alaska's most watched television stations and a suite of premium digital advertising options. Successful AE's are positively energized professionals that have meaningful business conversations with Alaska's most influential marketers and business leaders.

Candidate's duties and responsibilities include (but not limited to):
• Connect with local professionals and develop winning campaigns specific to each client or need
• Author business agreements and negotiate terms with local business leaders
• Seek out and win the business of new advertisers through successful marketing of self and the KTUU-TV brand
• Quarterback execution of plans through interdepartmental coordination on video production and cutting-edge digital products
• Use research and current events to uncover new opportunities for your clients
• Performs other incidental and related duties as required and assigned
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:
• KTUU-TV will train. High-energy and social personality required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business or a related degree is preferred.
• Wide Orbit experience preferred , Microsoft office experience is required.
• Ability to get along with others and maintain positive interdepartmental relationships.
• Negotiation skills are required.
• Valid Alaska drivers is license required; must be insurable.

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter and references

(Current employees that are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro employee portal)

KTUU-TV/Gray Television Group, Inc. is a drug-free company

Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus prior to or by the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gx5441-18-118-126-241-42 in your application.