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Account Executive

WMHT

Troy, NY

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$45,000–$45,000 Per Year
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
Corporate Funding, Customer Relations, Entrepreneurship, Interpersonal Skills, Proposal Development, Sales Management, Television Broadcasting, Writing Skills
QUALIFICATIONS

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in sales, marketing or communications
  • One year sales experience
  • Commitment to the mission and goals of public broadcasting
  • Ability to work successfully either independently or as a team member
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work cooperatively with people at all levels in the organization and donors, and to meet deadlines
RESPONSIBILITIES

Specific Duties:

  • Secure corporate funding for programming on WMHT-FM, WRHV-FM, WEXT-FM, WMHT-TV digital platforms and events.
  • Work to cultivate new sales, while maintaining and growing existing client relationships.
  • Nurture and develop relationships with corporate clients.
  • Create compelling proposals for clients.
  • Assist in developing client messaging.
  • Other duties as assigned
ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION
commission
LOCATION
Troy, NY
POSTED
Today

Title: Account Executive
Department: Institutional Advancement
Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Type: Full-Time, Non-Exempt
Reports To: Director of Corporate Support

The Opportunity:
We are seeking an energetic, entrepreneurial individual with strong writing and interpersonal skills to help WMHT grow its corporate support and sponsorship efforts.
An entry level position, the Account Executive will play a vital role in supporting WMHT Public Media’s mission by securing sponsorship revenue for television, radio, and digital programs. This position involves cultivating new client relationships, nurturing existing partnerships, and developing creative proposals to support corporate funding initiatives.

About the Company

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WMHT

The Organization:
WMHT Educational Telecommunications is a multichannel public communications  organization that reaches beyond the traditional broadcasting model to act as a leader by convening arts, culture, learning, and civic interests. Located in New York’s Capital Region, WMHT serves diverse communities from the Mid-Hudson Valley to the Berkshires, including
portions of Vermont and Connecticut, reaching an area of more than one million people. WMHT provides entertainment, enrichment, and engagement through television, radio, digital media and educational services including WMHT-DT (17.1), WMHT-Create (17.2), WMHT-World (17.3); and WMHT FM 89.1, WRHV 88.7, EXIT 97.7 and 106.1 WEXT (AAA public radio). WMHT also operates RISE, a radio reading for the blind and print disabled.

WMHT services are focused on three key areas of community need: Civic and Public Affairs, Arts and Culture, and Children and Education.

WMHT Public Media is proud to be recognized as one of the Capital Region’s Top Workplaces by the Times Union.