JOB OPPORTUNITY
LOCATION: WHO-TV, Des Moines
POSTING DATE: (9/14/12)
POSITION TITLE: Account Executive
REPORTS TO:Local Sales Manager
PURPOSE FOR THE POSITION:
The primary responsibilities of this position:
- Sell new and existing commercial advertiser accounts on WHO-HD, WHOtv.com,and 13Now.com.
- Industry expertise/field expert in assigned business category.
PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS ESSENTIAL TO THE JOB:
- Hard work ethic.
- Strong communication skills.
- Organized and goal-oriented.
- The ability to forge and build client relationships.
- The ability to learn and adapt to a diversified selling environment.
- The ability to develop strong working relations with the sales team and sales management.
- The ability to sell new direct business and agency accounts.
- The ability to gather and organize field information.
- The ability to sell media using diversified market research tools.
MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Valid driver’s license
- Personal initiative, mental alertness, adaptability and accuracy.
- College degree preferred.
- Strong marketing skills preferred.
- Past television experience preferred.
- Successful sales track record.
- Good computer skills – Microsoft Office, Wide Orbit Sales.
RELATIONSHIPS:
- Internal contacts: All station employees
- External contacts: Local clients
STATEMENT ABOUT OTHER DUTIES: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, e.g. , emergencies, changes in personnel, work load, rush jobs, special projects, technological developments, etc.
If interested in this position, please email resume to Angela Skinner, Local Sales Manager or deliver resume to 1801 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA M-F 8:00AM-5:00PM. Fax information to (515) 242-3797.
Local TV, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer
