# Account Executive

**Company**: TEGNA Inc.
**Location**: Tyler, TX
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Competitive base + commission
**Category**: Sales
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

KYTX-TV Tyler, the TEGNA-owned CBS affiliate in Tyler, is seeking a proven, results-driven Account Executive to grow new business and manage a book of advertising clients across one of the strongest cross-screen portfolios in the market.

This role involves selling the full range of TEGNA's offerings, including CBS broadcast television and Premion, TEGNA's streaming and CTV advertising business. You'll connect advertisers to large, engaged local audiences and leverage Premion's curated marketplace of 125+ OTT and CTV publishers to deliver premium, brand-safe connected-TV inventory.

Responsibilities:

- Drive new business and build a strong pipeline of local and regional advertisers

- Sell strategically and consultatively to uncover clients' real business goals and architect tailored, multi-platform solutions

- Own the full sales cycle, from prospecting to closing business

- Grow and defend your book of accounts, expanding them through upsell and cross-sell

- Pitch with data, building compelling proposals that show advertisers how broadcast reach and connected-TV targeting deliver ROI

- Run your business, managing your pipeline, forecasting accurately, and partnering with account, creative, and product teams

Requirements:

- 3-5+ years of media, digital, or advertising sales experience

- Proven track record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets

- Demonstrated ability to prospect and build a self-sustaining pipeline

- Command of the modern media landscape, including broadcast television, streaming/CTV, programmatic, digital video, display, social, and content

- Experience selling to business owners and/or agencies

- Strong negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building skills

- Fluency in turning data and analytics into a clear ROI story

- Proficiency with CRM and Microsoft Office

Benefits:

- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and eye care coverage

- 401(k) program with company match

- Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays

- Access to virtual doctor's appointments and therapy sessions

## Skills

### Required
- media sales
- digital advertising
- streaming/CTV
- broadcast television
- programmatic
- digital video
- display
- social
- content
- CRM
- Microsoft Office

### Nice to have
- Google Analytics
- DSPs/SSPs
- ad-management tools

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