Account Executive, Comcast Advertising

Comcast•Roanoke, VA

About The Position

Comcast Advertising helps brands connect with audiences across screens using advanced data, technology, and premium video content. Its media sales division offers multiscreen TV advertising, while FreeWheel provides ad technology for buying and selling premium video advertising across screens, data types, and sales channels. The Advertising Account Executive helps local businesses grow by developing advertising strategies tailored to their goals and designed to deliver measurable results. The role manages and expands a client portfolio, serving as a trusted advisor and recommending solutions across TV, streaming, and digital platforms. It combines relationship building, strategic thinking, and data-driven decision-making, with close collaboration with clients and internal partners to develop campaigns, monitor performance, and identify growth opportunities.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
2–5 years of relevant work experience.
Skills in product sales, sales calls, sales CRM, sales negotiations, sales revenue, and strategic objectives.
Ability to work nights and weekends, variable schedules, and overtime as necessary.

Responsibilities

Prospect, develop, and maintain relationships with local clients within an assigned territory.
Identify client business needs and recommend advertising strategies across TV, streaming, and digital platforms.
Create, present, and execute customized media plans aligned with client objectives.
Partner with internal teams to support successful campaign delivery and performance.
Monitor campaign results, analyze reporting insights, and recommend optimizations.
Manage sales forecasting, reporting, and pipeline activity.
Build trust through a consultative sales approach, effective presentations, and solution-oriented problem solving.
Prioritize accounts and opportunities based on market conditions and business needs.
Exercise independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
Maintain regular, consistent, and punctual attendance.
Work nights and weekends, variable schedules, and overtime as necessary.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Follow Comcast's Operating Principles, prioritize customer experience, learn and advocate for company technology and products, collaborate as a team, participate in the Net Promoter System, drive results and growth, support inclusion, and act responsibly toward colleagues, customers, investors, and communities.