Multimarket Account Executive

The Washington, DC office of NBC & Telemundo Owned Television Stations is seeking to fill the position of Account Executive whose responsibilities would include, but not limited to growing revenue across the NBC and Telemundo Owned Television Stations, their Digital Stations and Web sites, the Comcast Regional Sports Networks, the New England Cable News Channel and select out of home platforms through the development and sale of creative advertising solutions for clients.

The Account Executive will be required to learn and understand our products and have consultative selling skills to develop solutions to meet client needs and close business for the NBC and Telemundo Owned Television Stations, the Comcast SportsNet Regional Networks, NECN and their digital platforms and select Out Of Home platforms. Revenue, account relationship building, customer satisfaction, product knowledge and implementation success are key responsibilities

Job Duties

Aggressively sell, package, and close business with advertisers

Take the lead in creating and solving advertiser problems by packaging schedules that meet the needs of our customers

Maintain a high profile within the Media Community by continuously meeting with buyers, planners, supervisors, direct advertisers and new business prospects

Identify and help develop strategies to help key accounts and prospects grow their business

Provide input and assessments to sales management to drive improvements in sales strategy and execution

Effectively prospect, maintain a new business opportunity pipeline, and forecasting revenue

Be a collaborative and positive member of the NBC/Telemundo Sales Team

Basic Qualifications

Minimum 7 years in Major Market TV media sales/sales management, preferably in the Washington advertising market

Availability to travel as required

Availability to attend evening and weekend events as required

Must submit a resume/CV through nbcunicareers.com

Must be 18 years or older

Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States

Desired Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Enthusiastic, self-starter with a positive attitude

Quantifiable success in sports sponsorships, non-RFP business and Digital sales

Quantifiable success in achieving revenue goals

Demonstrated ability to provided creative customer solutions and create value

Team player who excels in a fast-paced, exciting environment, while maintaining an unwavering dedication to quality work.

Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills.

Ability to learn “on-the-fly” and to apply and share best practices among other team members

Ability to handle multiple tasks at once, and meet critical deadlines

Superior computer skills and proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Strong qualitative and quantitative skills

Ability to constructively solve unexpected problems and to make sound decisions in pressurized situations

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