Developmental Account Executive

Developmental Account Executive

The Developmental Account Executive assists and gains working knowledge of the various functional areas within the sales department. Are you an aggressive, self-motivated, high achiever with excellent communications and organizational skills, creativity, persistence, and the ability to meet or exceed budget through new and existing business development? If so, we want to hear from you!

Phase I - You will gain a working knowledge and be trained in the performance of the following types of duties :

• Local Sales Handle airtime sales to advertising agencies and direct clients; process orders into station systems and generate contracts; schedule paid programming; resolve airtime scheduling problems such as revisions; make goods, preemptions, discrepancies and cancellations.
• Research / Marketing Prepare analysis of market program audiences and estimates; assist sales in marketing initiatives; create sales campaigns and presentations; work with Comscore ratings / products; learn use of ABC network systems.
• Traffic Input local copy instructions and orders; manipulate inventory and commercial placement; formatting of daily logs.
• Digital Gain understanding of multi-platform media such as online media, mobile and digital sales.

Phase II - You will work with the account executives to become fully-immersed in your role as a sales professional. Perform client services including but not limited to avail presentations, package preparation, copy writing, credit applications, collections, etc. Create non-traditional revenue opportunities, coordinating production efforts for new clients and executing post-buy analyses of broadcast and digital schedules. Obtain commercial material to be used by Traffic for on-air schedules. Develop new business for multiple platforms (such as on-air, mobile, online, digital) and utilize research to position the station as a premiere marketing vehicle.

Skills Required / Qualifications :

Hours : Monday-Friday 8am-5pm and occasional nights, weekends, and holidays

Pay : $3200.00-$3600.00 per month depending on experience.