National Sales Account Executive

Join the exciting world of television and digital media sales with the nation's largest television operator, Nexstar Broadcasting.

WHNT/WHDF TV in beautiful Huntsville, AL., Voted #1 Best Place to Live and home to the Space and Rocket Center, seeks a motivated, detail-oriented National Sales Executive to be an integral part of the sales team. This key position will lead and support the station’s national sales and work closely with the director of sales and the company’s national sales organization to ensure revenue growth success.

Job Description:

• Collaborate with all facets of the sales department, including national sales, local sales, digital sales, traffic, and research.

• Through our National Traffic and Avail Systems, lead negotiations, order-entry, and revisions

• Facilitate makegood approvals with our National Sales Organization

• Provide commercial advertising time information as needed

• Update Programming for Accurate Negotiations

• Work with the corporate A/R department to manage invoices, discrepancy claims, and collection issues

• Work with Creative Services on commercial production projects

• Present National reports to Sales Management when needed

• Submit advertising copy instructions to the Traffic Department

• Work with other Sales personnel when needed

• Support other station departments and initiatives when needed

• When needed, file orders and revisions in a (digital) master file

• Perform or assist with additional projects and duties as assigned

  Requirements & Skills:

• Ability to learn industry software.

• Proficient with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

• Meticulous attention to detail.

• Strong work ethic.

• Strong Negotiation Skills

• Ability to work under strict deadlines.

• Personable with good verbal and written communication skills.

• A college degree and/or prior work experience are preferred

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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.

EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.