Account Executive Senior
Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, 84116-2853
Job Type: Full Time
JOB SUMMARY:
Account Executive Senior needed for a Salt Lake broadcasting company. Will develop and close on new business accounts, along with maintaining existing account list. PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS ESSENTIAL TO THE JOB: 1. Contacting local advertising agencies and local businesses, acting as a liaison between the station and the local business community, providing them marketing and advertising help. 2. Making sales presentations to all types of clients to obtain advertising revenue for employer. 3. Internally coordinating, executing and overseeing all advertising schedules from start to finish, including collecting monies owed to company for such schedules. 4. Developing new local business and increasing shares of transactional business. 5. Selling all digital platforms, both website and our mobile opportunities, to existing and new clients. 6. Achieving and exceeding monthly and quarterly sales goals. 7. Representing employer in the highest professional manner at all times and adhering to all policies set forth by the station. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: * Bachelor's degree in business, media sales, communication or related field or equivalent is preferred. * Minimum of three years previous sales experience in media sales, television and/or radio is preferred. (Applicants with prior television sales experience are preferred and will be given first consideration.) * Highly motivated, team-oriented individual with the ability to work independently and as part of a sales team while under pressure * Familiarity with Nielsen ratings, Scarborough research, Kantar, Wide Orbit, and/or knowledge with comparable research tools is preferred. * Working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets and databases (preferably Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.) ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS: * Prefer applicants that have worked in a local television station environment similar to employer. * Valid Utah driver license and a reliable, professionally acceptable personal vehicle. * Solid presentation skills and writing skills. You will be asked to demonstrate these skills. * Other important characteristics preferred: Energetic, assertive, creative, organized, efficient, honest, detail oriented with a long history of drug free lifestyle.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelors