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Account Executive
Tribune Company
York, PA, United States
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WPMT-TV, a Tribune Broadcasting station, has an opening for an Account Executive to work in our York, PA location. We are looking for a self-motivated team player with excellent organization skills. Creativity, first-rate communication and strong marketing instincts are essential to this position. Truly a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic salesperson with 1-3 years of sales experience. Realistic $40-50k first year potential and our top team members earn over $100K.
Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain direct relationships with agencies and clients while driving advertising revenue to achieve target goals.
• Responsible for building new relationships through lead generation, cold calling, research and networking assigned territory to secure new accounts.
• Understand and interpret business objectives and advertising strategies of clients in order to help them achieve those objectives through effective use of media.
• Prepare, schedule and deliver sales presentations.
• Collaborate with internal cross-functional departments to coordinate the purchase of advertising time, placement of the schedule, and availability of production material.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
• 2-3 years in a commission sales environment.
• Outside sales experience preferred but not required.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
• Project related experience in digital services a plus.
• Strong communication skills.
• Excellent negotiation and customer service skills.
• Demonstrated ability to close new business.
• Ability to work in a rapid, fast-paced environment.
• Must be proficient with MS Office.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
WPMT-TV is an Equal Opportunity Employer.