Digital Sales Executive

Job Description

About KHNL/KGMB:

Are you interested in a dynamic career with excellent advancement potential at Hawaii's dominant multi-media news organization? KGMB (CBS), KHNL (NBC) and K5 collectively make up Hawaii News Now, the state's dominant multimedia news organization with the largest digital news footprint in the islands. Do you want to partner with businesses and organizations across the State to help them reach their goals? If so, consider a career at Hawaii News Now. At Hawaii News Now, we are seeking a solutions-oriented professional with a strong digital sales background to join our dynamic sales team.

Job Summary/Description:

At Hawaii News Now, we are seeking a solutions-oriented professional with a strong digital sales background to join our dynamic sales team. The Digital Sales Executive is a field sales role responsible for direct, new business digital revenue retention and growth. The Digital Sales Executive will design and sell digital marketing solutions for businesses using the latest advertising products available across the Hawaii News Now digital platform and on our extended audience platforms with Gray Digital Media.

Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Consult with business owners, marketing and advertising executives, directors, and managers to develop and implement an effective digital marketing strategy for their business.
- Meet or exceed sales expectations, goals, and budgets, and manage your own book of digital sales revenue for retention and growth.
- Learn and master Hawaii News Now digital advertising products and tools (we are always innovating and growing)
Manage the entire sales and service cycle from finding a client to securing a deal, servicing, retaining, and growing the client and its book of business.
- Retain, grow, and develop new client relationships with businesses across the State that need or want a digital marketing solution to grow their business.
- Manage your digital book of business using multiple CRM and client management tools and software.
Design, write and present marketing proposals and PowerPoint presentations.
- Communicate and collaborate effectively across all Hawaii News Now departments and support staff.

Qualifications/Requirements:
• 5 or more years of outside consultative B2B sales experience, preferably in digital media sales with evidence of prior success
• Proficiency in account planning and an understanding of territory management
• The ability to prospect and run C-level and senior-level relationships within midsize and large organizations
• Demonstrated intellect, drive, executive presence, and sales acumen
• Proven experience building excellent client relationships through offering beneficial, insightful, and strategic insights into their businesses
• Strong proficiency in computer skills
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills
• Knowledge of the full life cycle of the sales process, from prospecting to close
• Bachelor's degree, with strong evidence of success
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
• College Degree

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)

KHLN-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 by the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rjpxb2-3-15-156-140-42 in your application.