Advertising Account Executive, Market Retail

Comcast Comcast · Media · Richmond, VA

This role is for an Advertising Account Executive responsible for developing, servicing, and maintaining local client accounts to achieve annual sales goals. It involves analyzing market research, developing proposals, assisting with marketing activities, interacting with internal departments, prospecting for new customers, and managing client records and sales forecasts. The role focuses on selling advertising space and media services, with a specific mention of offering zone buying for small advertisers.

What you'd actually do

  1. Analyzes, develops and presents market research and advertising proposals to support client activities and products.
  2. Assists in developing marketing activities to generate local ad sales revenue.
  3. Interacts with various internal departments to carry out client requirements such as scheduling advertising; monitor account activities and monitor and manage collections.
  4. Maintains up-to-date customer and prospect records and participate in development of sales forecasts.
  5. Seeks new customers by continuously prospecting following Company's planned sales strategies and tactics.

Skills

Required

  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
  • Prospecting
  • Sales