Sports Marketing Consultant

Job Description

Sports Marketing Consultant (Account Executive)

Responsibilities:
• Prospect, develop and maintain working relationships in the ad buying community
• Generate revenue for the station, specifically NSN, and meet or exceed monthly revenue goals through effective outside sales techniques
• Develop new business and create results for clients through creative and effective targeted campaigns
• Coordinating sponsorship activation with NSN on-air staff along with the sales team
• Research and build campaign solutions, including overall branding and creative and ensure campaign execution meets client expectation
• Establish trusting relationships with clients, community and Sinclair and meet all commitments with adequate preparation, delivery and follow-through
• Grow your book of business in alignment with goals while identifying companies that are expanding, relocating hiring
• Support quality deliverables to drive client results
• Support collection of receivables
• Build and enhance sales skills, to include effective story-telling, prospecting and relationship-building, negotiation, closing

The ideal candidate will have the following skills:
• 3-5 years of sales experience, preferably in sports industry
• Proven track record of generating sales in previous sales positions
• Experience in sponsorship activation plus concept generation for Nevada Sports Net
• Passion for contributing to a sales team with a positive mindset
• Strong Interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop and maintain business relationships
• Solid organizational and project management skills are necessary
• Driven by practical results, opportunities to learn, and opportunities to assist others with intention
• Effective relationship building, customer service, communication and negotiation skills
• Superior business acumen related to new media, digital interactive initiatives and social media required
• Media sales experience preferred and an excellent understanding of TV and media plans, advertising marketplace, and key competition
• Ability to quickly recover from adversity
• Strong verbal and written communications skills are necessary, to effectively communicate, build rapport and relate well to all kinds of people
• Professional appearance a must
• Reliable transportation, valid driver's license and a satisfactory driving record

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rv74wn-18-224-95-38-42 in your application.