Account Executive

Job Description

CBS Television Stations group seeks an Account Executive with experience in broadcast or OTT sales!

This position is hybrid-remote in our St. Petersburg, Florida sales office. Candidate will represent Independent WTOG locally, in addition to Paramount+ and Pluto TV streaming assets with reach across 210 DMAs nationwide.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Maintain and develop a portfolio of clients, representing WTOG, Paramount+ and Pluto TV streaming assets.
• Collaborate with centers of excellence in developing strategic roadmaps to generate revenue across the portfolio.Maintain a business development pipeline; reporting, navigating, and prioritizing a prospect list to increase client participation across the portfolio.
• Maintain a business development pipeline; reporting, navigating, and prioritizing a prospect list to increase client participation across the portfolio.
• Establish oneself as an inspiring leader within the linear and streaming community, while evangelizing Paramount's unique position within the OTT streaming marketplace.
• Achieve sales goals across the portfolio.

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
• Two-three years' experience in broadcast (linear) sales with an emphasis in OTT streaming products among direct publishers or re-sellers.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in the business development arena.
• Depth in structuring and owning the sales cycle to closing business.
• Eye for business with a competitive, purposeful spirit.
• Applications including Microsoft Office, Salesforce, Nielsen, Comscore and WideOrbit
• Willingness to learn and adjust in a rapidly advancing workspace driven by local-market attribution and advanced targeting in both linear and streaming platforms.

EDUCATION LEVEL:
• Minimum : Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Major: Marketing/ Advertising/ Sales

Organizations that wish to receive job vacancy notices from this posting's television station should contact sf_recruitingsupport@paramount.com.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4n531-3-140-196-185-42 in your application.