Director of Sales

Posted 16 Days Ago
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Austin, TX, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Digital Media • News + Entertainment
The Role
Lead regional sales efforts to drive revenue growth and expand key accounts using Nexstar Digital products (OTT, video, social, data, addressable). Build customized media plans, manage pipeline and quotas via CRM, communicate across teams, influence decision-makers, and grow digital video advertising business.
Summary Generated by Built In

KXAN Director of Sales is responsible for delivering best in class sales performance, and expansion into critical regional key accounts and channels. This role will be accountable for implementing strategies that drive revenue growth, profitability, and market development in line with Nexstar's vision and values.

  • Create unique and customized media plans for high profile buyers leveraging Nexstar Digital’s full suite of products that can include but not limited to: OTT, Video, Social, Data, Addressable.
  • Meet and exceed sales quota leveraging Nexstar’s growing suite of products.
  • Ability to manage a client pipeline and project revenue utilizing a CRM.
  • Fluency in ad technology and video advertising with strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Demonstrated track record of strategic sales and revenue growth in the digital video ecosystem.
  • Communicate efficiently both externally and internally across multiple teams.
  • Ability to credibly influence decision makers and develop tailored solutions.
  • Highly organized, with ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and work in a team-oriented collaborative fashion.
  • Willingness to take on additional opportunities as company expands.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • 7+ years of progressive sales experience in television, video, and digital advertising, including a proven track record of leading, developing, and managing high-performing sales teams.
  • Demonstrated success driving revenue growth, executing strategic sales initiatives, forecasting results, and building strong client relationships across multiple media platforms.
  • Strong attention to detail and an excellent team player
  • Familiarity in using Microsoft Office suite of products
  • Willing to Travel
  • Experience selling across multiple advertising products portion following- working in OTT, display, video and data a plus.
  • Fluency in ad technology and video advertising with strong communication and presentation skills
  • Self-starter capable of flourishing in high-growth environments
  • Energy and passion for growing a digital video advertising business

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 5+ years experience selling TV, video, and digital advertising
  • Fluency in ad technology and video advertising with strong communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to manage client pipeline and project revenue using a CRM
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite
  • Willingness to travel
  • Experience selling across OTT, display, video and data
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to work collaboratively on a team
  • Self-starter able to thrive in high-growth environments
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The Company
HQ: Irving, TX
5,001 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

Nexstar Media Group is the largest TV station operator in the country. With the reach of 171 full power television stations in 100 markets addressing nearly 38.9% of US television households, and a diversified, growing digital media operation, Nexstar Media Group offers superior audience engagement across all media devices and local broadcast television’s unrivalled influence on consumers’ purchasing and political decisions. In 20 years, Nexstar has grown from a single station to the nation’s largest television company. This growth is fueled by an organization-wide commitment to delivering exceptional service to our communities and outstanding results for our advertisers. From the very beginning, Nexstar has cultivated an organization-wide commitment to providing superior, unique local content that is relevant to each of the communities it serves, while offering local businesses, advertisers and brands the ability to engage and connect with local communities.

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