Account Executive

Job Description

KIII-TV in Corpus Christi, TX has an immediate opening for a sales professional. This person will develop new business using our interactive, digital, and television products. He/she will help local clients grow their business through successful advertising solutions using on-air, online, and digital platforms. We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills who is not afraid to cold call, can stand out from the crowd of salespeople, secure appointments, and close. Candidates should embrace the consultative sales model and have a passion for digital; they should be positive, enthusiastic, goal-oriented, and coachable.

Responsibilities:
• Account Executive will be accountable for local television & digital revenue performance; working strategically with other revenue-generating executives within the company
• This individual is responsible for driving new television & digital sales and upselling existing key accounts with a focus on client retention
• A top priority of the position is to stay abreast of emerging media trends and product solutions to best serve their clients

Job Requirements:

Requirements:
• Must be proficient in proposal writing and possess strong negotiating, presentation, organizational and computer skills including Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of WideOrbit and Sales Force systems a plus
• A minimum of two years of television, digital, cable, or radio sales experience is preferred

Work Environment: Outdoors

Work Environment Set: Outdoors: performed in various outdoor environmental conditions

Work Environment: Office

Physical Demands: Light work

Travel: Rarely: less than 10%

Work Environment Set: Office: normally performed in a typical interior/office environment

Physical Demands Set: Light work: Involves sitting most of the time, walking, lifting, bending, standing, etc.

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 63 television stations in 51 US markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA's OTT advertising service. For more information, visit [ Link removed ] -

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