Associate Account Executive

KING 5 Media Group Sales Professional

KING 5 Media Group, the Home Team for Seattle sports and local storytelling, is seeking motivated, high-potential sales professionals to join our team. This 12-month accelerated development role is designed to build the next generation of multiplatform media sales professionals through hands‑on experience, mentorship, structured training, and progressive selling responsibility across television, streaming, sports sponsorships, and digital advertising solutions. Participants will gain experience across Seahawks programming, Kraken partnerships, Mariners broadcasts, NBC Sports, Olympics coverage, K5+, Premion, NBC Peacock, and other multiplatform advertising solutions.
Responsibilities:

Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective advertisers and business opportunities
Conduct outbound prospecting through calls, email, networking, and in‑person meetings
Participate in client discovery meetings and needs analysis
Assist in creating integrated marketing recommendations across television, streaming, digital, and sports platforms
Develop strong presentation and storytelling skills
Learn to position and sell sports sponsorships, streaming, OTT/CTV, and branded content solutions
Shadow and co‑sell with Account Executives and sales leadership during the onboarding phase
Assist with proposal development and campaign execution
Accurately track activity, meetings, proposals, pipeline development, and opportunity progression within CRM systems
Participate in weekly pipeline, activity, and forecasting review meetings
Complete structured training across TV, streaming, digital advertising, CRM systems, inventory management, and sales strategy
Revenue Ownership & Business Management:

Independently managing assigned accounts and revenue opportunities
Developing and maintaining long‑term client relationships
Closing new business and renewal business across television, streaming, sports, and digital platforms
Demonstrating strong follow‑through, communication, and account stewardship
Managing business with professionalism, urgency, and accountability
Maintaining accurate forecasting, pipeline management, and CRM documentation
Consistently achieving defined activity, pipeline, and revenue expectations
Demonstrating readiness to manage a full book of business as an Account Executive
Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred
13 years of sales, marketing, sports, hospitality, customer service, or client‑facing experience preferred
Strong communication and presentation skills
Competitive mindset with a desire to grow professionally
Interest in sports, media, streaming, advertising, and marketing
Strong organizational and time‑management skills
Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, team‑oriented environment
What Success Looks Like:

Consistent prospecting and pipeline development
Strong CRM discipline and activity tracking
Growth in sales knowledge and client communication
Ability to present and close integrated marketing solutions
Accountability in managing business opportunities and client relationships
Ownership of revenue goals and pipeline progression
Professionalism, urgency, and follow‑through
Readiness to transition into a full Account Executive role with independent account responsibility
Pay Range:

$85,000 - $105,000 USD
Benefits:

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part‑time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part‑time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre‑tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com

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