Media Executive (Asso) - Wvir
About The Position
29News, the #1 TV station in the market, is searching for a motivated and enthusiastic Media Executive to join our energetic, professional sales team. Gray Digital Media (GDM) and WVIR 29News seek a motivated, goal-driven, solutions-oriented, and enthusiastic Media Executive to join our energetic, professional team of advertising sales professionals. The primary responsibility of a Media Executive is to develop, sell, and implement creative marketing solutions using state-of-the-art targeted digital advertising (Programmatic, OTT, Email, Social, Gaming, Audio Streaming, SEM, SEO) and broadcast television solutions. The ideal candidate will excel at building long-term professional relationships with local and national advertisers and strategize and negotiate multi-platform marketing and advertising projects, working independently to achieve revenue goals. Through the use of effective research, marketing, and advertising, we collaborate with new clients to develop advertising solutions that help our advertisers FIND and KEEP their very best customers. In this role, you will be expected to prospect, close, and develop new business and build a client base. A winning attitude and desire to learn are a must! WVIR will provide extensive training and a proven sales process to help ensure your success.
Requirements
- Professional appearance is required, media sales experience preferred, must be tech savvy, possess excellent communication skills, and a can-do, team player attitude is a must.
- Are you energetic, positive, and goal-oriented?
Responsibilities
- Build a list of prospective clients with guidance and assistance from WVIR sales managers
- Make phone calls to set appointments with business prospects
- Conduct sales calls in collaboration with WVIR sales managers
- Develop an advertising strategy/solution based on knowledge gained from the initial sales call
- Present advertising strategy/solution to business prospect
- Secure advertising contracts with new clients
- Work with WVIR and the GDM team to ensure a successful advertising campaign
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
