Media Sales Account Executive
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Mid-level Account Executive role at Eevd. Pittsburgh · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $71,250–$98,440.
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What you'll do
- Sell advertising across television and web platforms to local businesses
- Find prospective advertisers, make contact, and present solutions that win new business
- Negotiate rates and impressions with agencies while building local partnerships
- Manage active client accounts and create proposals aligned with station strategy
- Deliver personal revenue targets while supporting the broader sales team
What you bring
- At least one year in media, digital, or a comparable sales environment
- Experience winning new or non-traditional business from business owners
- Strong negotiation ability and a consultative, customer-centered sales approach
- Comfort using qualitative research to strengthen your sales efforts
Who this fits
You’ll suit a Pittsburgh-based, in-person sales role focused on local businesses, agencies, and active client accounts. The position reports to the Local Sales Manager and expects you to work toward individual goals while contributing as a team player. Related military experience can be considered.
From the employer
WTAE-TV, the ABC affiliate in Pittsburgh, PA is looking for an Account Executive. An Account Executive sells advertising to local businesses and negotiates impressions and rates with ad agencies. You will also solicit new businesses to advertise TV and web. If you are motivated by an excellent product, great compensation, and working with a talented team of professionals, look no further. We will provide the tools for powerful multi-platform marketing solutions to create partnerships to retain and grow our client base. You will report to the Local Sales Manager. If you want to work for the best, we want to hear from you today!
Responsibilities
- Produce revenue across all available platforms
- Prospect, contact and present to new businesses
- Develop new revenue through local business development
- Form strategic and market partnerships
- Manage an active account/client list
- Conceptualize, create, and deliver sales proposals that are consistent with station strategies
- Achieve individual sales goals while contributing to WTAE-TV dynamic sales team
Requirements
- 1+ years in media or digital sales, or similar sales field
- Experience with the development of new business/non-traditional business
- Have strong negotiation skills
- Experience in a consultative customer-focused business atmosphere
- Accountability within a goal-structured organization
- Must be a team player
- Experience selling to business owners
- Understand and use qualitative research to further sales effort
- Related military experience will be considered
- In-person attendance is required
Values in Action
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.
Benefits
Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.
- Medical | Dental | Vision
- 401(k) matching
- Emotional Wellness Support
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- LGBTQ+ Health Services
- Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs
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