Account Executive, Political

Job Description

The E.W. Scripps is a premier media organization headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio with a political office in Washington DC. This office has a great opportunity for Account Executives to join the political team to assist with selling commercial airtime and digital space to candidate as well as advocacy accounts during the upcoming election. This is a great career growth opportunity!

A DAY IN THE LIFE:
• Sell commercial airtime and digital space to direct accounts and advertising agencies specializing in political and advocacy advertising.
• Execute FCC rules and regulations surrounding political broadcast advertising.
• Negotiate advertising rates and program ratings with new and existing accounts to maximize share of revenue.
• Prepare and present marketing proposals utilizing qualitative and quantitative research.
• Perform client services, including but not limited to avail presentations, account management reconciliation, credit and collections, package preparations.
• Perform other duties as needed or as directed by sales management.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
• BS/BA in related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 - 5 years of successful sales experience in related field.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
• Demonstrated excellent communication and organizational skills in a fast-paced sales environment.
• Ability to quickly develop trusted relationships with clients and deliver world-class customer service.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office suite including Excel, Word, Power Point, and Access.
• Experience working with Wide Orbit is a plus.

WHAT WE'LL OFFER:
• A career path to grow your professional experiences.
• Full benefits; medical, dental and vision.
• Retirement savings plan with company match.
• Scripps offers different types of flex work arrangements for many positions. Please ask your recruiter for more information.

If you are a current Scripps employee, please do not apply on this site. Please access our internal career site at Worklife > My Info > View Open Positions at Scripps.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rj04z2-18-219-22-107-42 in your application.