Account Executive

Job Description

About WFIE:

14News (WFIE), Gray Television's station and NBC affiliate in Evansville, IN has constantly been committed to innovation with state-of-the-art marketing solutions offering endless advertising opportunities for our clients to thrive from linear TV, digital video, OTT and advanced attribution tactics.

Job Summary/Description:

You will be part of a team of dynamic advertising executives, who manage and grow high-volume account lists. You will be responsible for growing revenue and share by effectively negotiating and recommending solutions that utilize our broadcast and digital assets. Being detail-oriented and a multitasker will also help in this fast-paced environment!

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Create a strategic business plan with manager to meet and exceed all revenue goals and targets on a monthly, quarterly, annual basis.
• A creative solutions-based seller who can develop ideas that produce results for our customers utilizing our multi-platform products
• Eager to learn Gray Media's best in class advertising product suite
• A hungry business developer wanting to uncover any opportunityAble to ask for the order and close with customers.
• Achieve all broadcast and digital sales goals on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
• Maximize share of business from an assigned list of local and regional account
• Develop new revenue through selling sponsorships, digital solutions, and Premion OTT
• Provide exceptional customer service to clients.
• Organize and prioritize business to successfully meet goals and deadlines.
• Build effective verbal & written marketing presentations

Qualifications/Requirements:
• Bachelor's or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Experience in using qualitative research and/or other marketing research tools
• Experience in WideOrbit preferred
• High energy & self-motivated

Are you energetic, positive and goal-oriented with a passion to succeed? Our station invites you to send your cover letter and resume, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now''

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dyyw3m-18-191-108-168-42 in your application.