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Job posted on May 17, 2024

KRGV-TV, the ABC affiliate in the beautiful Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, is currently seeking: Sales Account Executive

KRGV Channel 5 News and KRGV 5.2 Noticias RGV is looking for a Sales Account Executive who will be responsible for managing and maintaining relationships with key clients or accounts for KRGV. The Sales Account Executive reports directly to the Local Sales Manager and General Sales Manager. We are the largest news operation in South Texas. Our newscast produces 67 hours of news every week in both English and Spanish.

 

This position is Full-Time.

 

Job Responsibilities:

- Consistently prospect for and generate new business revenue
- Build prospect lists with qualified leads and close sale
- Maintain a strong pipeline of engaged and potential customer
- Identify prospects and paid client opportunities for KRGV’s local lifestyle show, Take 5
- Meet and exceed all revenue goal
- Develop client proposals and produce campaigns for clients based on their needs.
- Engage customers in the full product suite of KRGV, which includes  KRGV Channel 5, NRGV Noticias RGV, NRGV Somos El Valle, and KRGV Digital.

Job Requirements:

- Bilingual is a plus
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, advertising, or a related field is preferred.
- Prior digital sales or other related sales experience is preferred
- Wide Orbit, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Drive experience is preferred
- Knowledge of general marketing practices and exceptional communication skills
- Negotiation skills are required
- Attention to detail, willingness to learn new skills and software
- Ability to solve problems and adapt to changing priorities
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines

 

KRGV (ABC) is located in the warm and beautiful Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. (Harlingen – Weslaco – Brownsville – McAllen, Texas DMA #83) Privately owned by the Manship family since 1964, KRGV offers its employees excellent benefits and use of state-of-the-art technologies. Channel 5 News is a hard news brand that drives market leading ratings in a fast-growing area with significant breaking news. 

Noticias RGV “La Voz del Valle” is the only Spanish News station that brings news coverage you can trust from the most experienced news team in the Valley.

 

KRGV-TV does not discriminate in its employment and personnel practices because of a person’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. The Federal Communications Commission specifically prohibits discriminatory employment practices.

Informing you and your organization of the above employment opportunity is an affirmative action on our part to actively seek qualified minorities and women for our staff vacancies. Through your assistance, we want to ensure that our employment opportunities are made known to members of minority groups and to women.

KRGV-TV is a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. 

 

If you are qualified for the above vacancy send resume to Elizabeth Gaona, Director of Human Resources, KRGV-TV, P.O. Box 5, Weslaco, Texas 78599 or email to egaona@krgv.com.