Account Executive

About Us:

FOX 5 and KUSI are leading television stations in the San Diego market, providing news, entertainment, and impactful advertising solutions to businesses throughout the region. We offer a dynamic and collaborative work environment where talented individuals can thrive and grow. We are committed to delivering exceptional results for our clients and providing our viewers with the highest quality programming.

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly motivated, growth-minded Account Executive who takes ownership of their business and is driven to win. This role is responsible for generating new business, developing and managing client relationships, and growing revenue by strategically selling and upselling our full suite of television and digital advertising solutions.

The ideal candidate is a proactive self-starter who does not wait for opportunities to come to them. They consistently prospect, build a healthy sales pipeline, identify opportunities within existing accounts, and develop customized solutions that address clients' business and marketing objectives. Success in this role requires a strong sense of accountability, persistence, competitive drive, and the ability to consistently achieve or exceed established revenue and activity goals.

Responsibilities:

• Generate new and incremental revenue, with a strong focus on new business and digital revenue growth, and achieve monthly sales goals through proactive prospecting, business development, and outside sales. Identify prospective advertisers, build relationships with key decision makers, and maintain a qualified pipeline by consistently developing and closing new business through cold calling, networking, referrals, targeted outreach, and other lead-generation strategies.
• Manage client accounts, ensuring client satisfaction and maximizing revenue potential through strategic account growth, upselling, and cross-selling of broadcast, digital, streaming, and integrated marketing solutions.
• Conduct needs assessments to understand clients' business objectives, challenges, target audiences, and marketing goals, and develop customized broadcast and digital advertising solutions that address those objectives.
• Present compelling proposals and negotiate advertising contracts with a focus on converting opportunities into new and incremental revenue.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including sales management, creative services, and others, to ensure seamless campaign execution.
• Monitor campaign performance and provide clients with regular updates and reports, using performance insights to identify optimization, renewal, and additional revenue opportunities.
• Stay up to date on industry trends, digital advertising capabilities, emerging technologies, and competitive offerings to effectively position the station's comprehensive marketing solutions.