Multi-Platform Account Executive

If you are an experienced Account Executive excited about media and entertainment, we have a great opportunity for you at ABC22 & FOX44. We’re looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic results-oriented Marketing Consultant to join our team in our Plattsburgh or Burlington office. We have two broad-reach network TV stations, local news vehicles—broadcast, digital and social, and an industry-leading targeted digital platform to help you create effective marketing campaigns for your clients. We will provide you with a list of billing accounts as we train or retrain you. If you are a competitor looking to move up, enjoy meeting people and asking for their business, and New Business Development is in your DNA, then we want to talk with you.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Implement strategies to consistently grow revenue and exceed revenue goals.
• Develop assigned accounts and cultivate new business relationships.
• Establish credible partnerships within the local business community.
• Educate prospects and clients on various forms of advertising to best reach their targeted audience.
• Prepares and delivers researched and well thought out strategic advertising plans.
• Sell solutions across all our platforms, television, digital, social media, promotions, and creative services.
• Provide exceptional customer service.

Requirements & Skills :

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising or Mass Communications, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
• Minimum three years’ experience in sales, preferably in the media field.
• Experience with the Wide Orbit Sales & Traffic system, Monarch/Matrix CRM software, and various research databases (Nielsen, ComScore, Prime Lingo, AdIntel, Rhiza) would be preferred.
• Proven track record in achieving long range objectives and implementing strategies and actions to achieve them.
• Valid driver's license and reliable vehicle.
• A love of TV, sports, and American culture.

Benefits: Annual Salary Range: $38K - $85K includes Guarantee or Draw plus Commission, commensurate with experience and skill level.

Competitive compensation package with medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(K), and more.