Account Executive

Job Title: Account Executive

Department: Sales

Reporting To: General Sales Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location(s): Houston, TX

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Overview:

Build Your Business. Grow Your Clients. Grow Your Income.

Audacy Houston is looking for a motivated, creative and driven Account Executive to join our sales team.

This is an opportunity for someone who wants to build a business, not just manage a list of accounts. You'll work with local, regional and national businesses to understand their goals, uncover opportunities and create marketing solutions that help them grow.

You'll have access to one of the most powerful media portfolios in the market, including iconic radio brands, streaming audio, podcasts, digital marketing solutions, video, OTT, social, events, sponsorships and original content. You'll also have the opportunity to sell campaigns beyond Houston through Audacy's extensive national footprint.

If you're competitive, curious, persistent and motivated by the opportunity to make money based on your success, we want to meet you.

Why Join Audacy Houston?

The opportunity to sell a powerful combination of radio, streaming, podcasts, digital, video, events, sponsorships and content

The ability to build campaigns for local, regional and national advertisers

Access to major Houston events and opportunities, including Houston Texans programming, Rodeo, Radio Row, and more.

Ongoing coaching, training and development to help you become a better salesperson

A collaborative sales environment where ideas, creativity and teamwork matter

The tools, research and resources you need to prospect, sell and grow your business

Competitive base salary plus commission and bonus opportunities, including additional earning potential beyond quota attainment

The opportunity to bring creative marketing ideas to life and see the impact they have on your clients' businesses

What You'll Do:

• Develop new business through consistent prospecting, networking, referrals, email, phone calls and face-to-face meetings - minimum of 100 outreach per week
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business owners, marketing leaders and decision-makers
• Conduct thoughtful discovery conversations to understand a client's business, challenges, goals and target audience
• Create customized, multi-platform marketing solutions based on each client's needs
• Sell across Audacy's portfolio, including broadcast, streaming, podcasts, digital, video, events, sponsorships and other marketing solutions
• Manage the entire sales process from prospecting and presentation through closing and campaign execution and retainment
• Consistently work toward and exceed individual sales goals
• Maintain a strong pipeline and actively look for opportunities to grow existing accounts
• Deliver exceptional customer service and become a trusted marketing partner to your clients
• Stay current on industry trends, consumer behavior and new advertising opportunities
• Work collaboratively with sales management, marketing, programming, digital and other internal teams to deliver successful campaigns
• Attend sales meetings, training sessions, client meetings and events

Required:

We're looking for someone who is driven to win and motivated/disciplined to build something of their own.

You may be a media salesperson already, or you may come from another sales environment. What matters most is your ability to prospect, build relationships, understand business needs, present solutions and close.

Our ideal candidate is:

• A proven hunter who enjoys developing new business
• Self-disciplined and comfortable creating their own opportunities
• Confident communicating and presenting to business owners and decision-makers
• Curious and willing to ask questions to uncover client needs
• Creative and able to think beyond a traditional advertising solution
• Persistent and resilient when faced with rejection or obstacles
• Organized and able to manage multiple clients and opportunities
• Competitive and motivated by achieving and exceeding goals
• Comfortable working independently while being a strong team player
• Someone who takes ownership of their business and their results
• Experienced in media, advertising, sponsorship, digital or another consultative sales environment preferred

Qualifications

• Proven track record of success in sales, preferably new-business development
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation and relationship-building skills
• Ability to manage the full sales process from prospecting through close
• Comfortable using CRM and standard Microsoft Office programs
• Ability to learn and confidently present new products and marketing solutions
• Valid driver's license and satisfactory completion of a motor vehicle record check. Reliable transportation and valid insurance is required.

The Bottom Line

If you're someone who wants to build relationships, create opportunities, win new business and control your earning potential, this could be the opportunity for you.

About us:

Audacy is a scaled, leading multi-platform audio content and entertainment company differentiated by its exclusive, premium audio content. Audacy operates one of the country's two scaled radio broadcasting groups with leading positions across the country's largest markets, as well as one of the country's largest podcast networks and the Audacy direct-to-consumer streaming platform. Audacy is a major event producer and a digital marketing solutions provider and is the unrivaled leader in local news and sports radio. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Instagram.

EEO:

Audacy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Audacy affords equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, religion or religious creed, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Consistent with our commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Audacy, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose, please call 1-610-660-5614. Please note that this phone number is to be used solely to request an accommodation with respect to the online application process. Calls for any other reason will not be returned. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Important Notes:

Please be aware that Audacy will never ask you to send money at any point during the hiring process. Communication from legitimate Audacy representatives will only come from email addresses ending in @audacy.com. If you receive any suspicious requests or communications, please verify their authenticity before responding.