Account Executive

Position Overview

Do you have a passion working with local businesses, finding solutions for individuals, , driven to excel and are detail oriented? Have you ever considered a career in broadcast media, but never had the opportunity to enter the industry until now? Maybe a career as an Account Executive is a perfect fit for you at our Alexandria, Louisiana stations (KLAX).

Why us?

Television broadcasting is totally awesome. We are Alexandria’s ABC affiliate with popular primetime shows like The Bachelor series, Dancing with the Stars, Gray’s Anatomy, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Hogh Potential and a host of others. KLAX also has a great selection of Sports like SEC/LSU Football, Monday Night Football, NBA Basketball and more. We also have a full suite of digital products that include OTT (streaming television), Display, Social, E-mail, Pre-Roll and others. Additionally, the skills that you pick up from our on-the-job training are transferable anywhere.

What you’ll do:

• You meet with existing clients, prepare advertising solutions with our television and digital products to resolve their pain points. You will be responsible for entering all orders and submitting traffic and DIO’s for all campaigns. You will also be responsible for making sure campaigns are running and delivering as they should as well as making good pre-empts.
• You will prospect new clients each week, meeting with them to do a Customer Needs Analysist, then build a solution-based proposal that helps these prospects overcome problems they may have and grow their business.
• You will work with Production to develop a commercial to highlight the client over television and digital.
• Achieve and exceed budgets.

What qualities we are hoping to find in you:

Successful Account Executives:

• Have a strong work ethic. Able to work independently and as a team.
• Can multi-task and manage shifting priorities under tight deadlines.
• Are dependable, can operate consistently with a high degree of accuracy, take ownership of their role within the station with and without direct supervision.
• Are team-oriented and customer-focused.
• Are driven to succeed.
• Able to communicate effectively and timely.
• Have strong attention to detail, a positive attitude, resilient and exhibit a positive approach to problem solving.
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Can think outside the box, looking for solutions that may not be in the norm.
• Reliable and timely for appointments and meetings.
• Able to interact in-person on a regular basis with Management and clients.
• Able to do accurate reports weekly, including forecasting and submit them on time.

You “MUST HAVE” these qualifications to be considered for this opportunity:

• Must be local to the Alexandria, LA marketplace. There is no relocation allowance for this position.
• This is NOT a work from home position. You will be required to be in the office and seeing clients daily.
• Available to work regular business hours (Full-Time position) 40 hours per week.

· This is an entry-level position, so no prior broadcasting experience is required.

• College degree is heavily preferred
• A valid driver's license and must have reliable transportation to and from the office and clients is required.
• Computer skills a must.
• Be 18 years or older.
• Unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
• Fluent in English.

What we’ll offer the successful candidate:

In addition to an exciting career, the successful candidate will receive a competitive compensation package based on their skills and work experience. The entry level pay for this position is a Guarantee for the first 3 months, then reduces for 3 months commission, then full commission.

Interested in applying for this position?

Please apply online or email your resume (MS Word or .pdf) to Barry Poles, bpoles@klax-tv.com. In the subject line of your email, place the following heading: “AE – Alexandria” so that your email gets routed correctly. A cover letter is not necessary.

DELTAVISION MEDIA OF LOUISIANA LLC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Commission

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Excel: 4 years (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $2,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Language:

• English (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Location:

• Alexandria, LA 71303 (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Alexandria, LA 71303 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $2,000