Account Executive Ktvt

Job Description

Account Executive CBS KTVT (Hybrid Remote-Dallas)

CBS Television Stations KTVT & KTXA in Dallas-Ft Worth are seeking a driven sales-minded business professional to work full time as an entry level Account Executive. This is a junior position on our advertising sales team, with lots of opportunity for career growth and potential to build your future within the CBS Television/Paramount family. You will be working alongside the best sales professionals in the business and will gain vital backend knowledge of systems and processes, while also learning the skills necessary to grow new and incremental revenue for the company. High performers of this position can be fast tracked into a full time Account Executive role.

If you are upbeat, personable, excited to prospect/cold call, great with client interfacing, extremely motivated, and passionate about managing a wide variety of administrative duties within a sales department - then come join our amazing growing team in Broadcast TV, Streaming and Online advertising sales!

This position is based out of the Dallas-Fort Worth area and is hybrid-remote as long as you live within the DFW Metroplex. Unlimited PTO and full benefits.

Responsibilities:
• Provide support to Account Executives on pre & post-sale activity, including campaign implementation, maintenance, and review
• Constant communication with existing agencies and direct client business; this responsibility includes maintenance of client schedules on television and online, in addition to implementation of station projects and tent-pole events
• Work with Account Executives to support client needs
• Collaborate with Account Executives in identifying new/incremental revenue as well as retention based upon campaign results
• Assist Account Executives with contract maintenance, avail generation, traffic, make-goods, collections, and overall customer service
• Successfully identify and implement campaigns for clients, increasing campaign renewals
• Help develop New Business - prospect qualified targets, effectively cold call, book sales appointments, and lead presentations

Preferred Education, Experience, and Certification Requirements:
• Previous experience in media, sales, and/or client engagement preferred
• Capability to work effectively as a member of a team
• Ability to manage stress well, and juggle multiple challenges at once
• Creative and able to adapt quickly to change
• New graduates welcome to apply
• Preferred knowledge of: Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Salesforce, Strata, Nielsen, Comscore, Wide Orbit, Wide Orbit Connect

CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major US markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation's #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O'DONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News' streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today's digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gxv03o-3-139-233-43-42 in your application.