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Nexstar Media Group Jr Sales Account Executive Coordinator in Youngstown, Ohio
WKBN (CBS), WTYV (ABC), WYFX (FOX) and MyYTV in Youngstown, OH seeks an entry level Jr. Sales Account Executive/ Coordinator. The Jr. Sales Account Executive will handle certain accounts to generate advertising revenue and learn on the job as well as assisting Account Executives to become familiar with terminology and software systems. We are looking for someone with the desire to learn the following:
Has the capability and drive to want to learn the media industry from the ground up.
Has a positive “can do” attitude to assist AE’s and managers in daily sales reports and presentations.
Desire to establish strong business relationships within the local community.
Maintains assigned accounts and develops new accounts.
Uncovers client’s business needs through client needs analysis/discovery meetings and professionally prepared presentations.
Provides clients with information regarding rates for advertising placement both TV and digital.
Develops advertising schedules with clients and station personnel responsible for placing advertising into station media.
Works with clients and station personnel to develop commercial messages.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements & Skills :
Bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience is preferred.
Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
Experience achieving long-range objectives and implementing the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Expertise in all Microsoft Office products, mainly Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
Knowledge of basic CRM systems.
1 year of professional sales experience, marketing preferred but not required.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across television, streaming and digital platforms, including nearly 300,000 hours of original video content each year. Nexstar owns America’s largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 212 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing national news and entertainment cable network reaching 70 million television homes, popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including The Hill and BestReviews, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform and video-on-demand advertising opportunities at scale for businesses and brands seeking to leverage the strong consumer engagement of our compelling content offering. For more information, please visit Nexstar.tv.
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