Account Executive
Fox Television Stations · Chicago, IL · 1 wk ago
Business Development$155k–$165k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Manage and grow existing agency and advertiser accounts as assigned by sales leadership.
- Develop a strong pipeline of new business opportunities, with a particular focus on FOX Local Extension (FLX) CTV and FOX Local Streaming News platforms.
- Drive revenue growth across linear television, digital, streaming, and zero-share accounts.
- Collaborate with Marketing, Client Services, and Insights teams to develop customized, client-focused multi-platform sales strategies and presentations.
- Negotiate and close both linear and digital advertising deals to achieve revenue targets.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with agencies, advertisers, and key decision-makers.
- Leverage market insights, ratings data, and audience research to identify sales opportunities and position FOX offerings effectively.
- Prepare and deliver accurate sales reporting, including weekly pipeline updates, pending/posting reports, and quarterly forecasts.
- Stay informed on industry trends, digital advertising innovations, and competitive market activity.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Advertising, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in broadcast television and digital advertising sales.
- Proven experience selling digital media solutions, including CTV, OTT, streaming, or other advanced digital advertising platforms.
- Existing agency and advertiser relationships within the local media markets.
- Strong understanding of media sales, account management, and new business development.
- Experience negotiating both linear and digital advertising campaigns.
- Knowledge of television ratings, audience measurement, and research tools, particularly Nielsen and Comscore.
- Strong prospecting, presentation, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a deadline-driven environment.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams.
- Close attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
Success Metrics
- Achievement of revenue and sales growth targets.
- Growth of new business and zero-share accounts.
- Expansion of digital, CTV, and streaming revenue.
- Client retention and relationship development.
- Accuracy of forecasting and sales reporting.
- Effectiveness of integrated multi-platform sales strategies.
Pay
On-target earnings: $116,250.00-123,750.00 annually.
Schedule
Not specified.