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Paramount

Account Executive

Paramount

Account Executive in Local Ad Sales team at CBS responsible for prospecting and selling across broadcast, Paramount+, and Pluto TV. Building client relationships and driving revenue growth across various markets.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeFort Worth • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in local broadcast and multi-platform advertising sales, with a strong focus on prospecting, client relationship building, and achieving revenue goals. Proficient in developing tailored advertising solutions and managing high-volume accounts in a fast-paced environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Local Broadcast ExperienceConsultative Selling SkillsPresentation SkillsNegotiation SkillsProficiency with Salesforce

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Hard Skills
Advertising SalesRevenue ForecastingAccount ManagementClient Relationship DevelopmentMulti-Market Sales
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsProfessionalismStrategic ThinkingCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
WideOrbitStrataSalesforceMicrosoft Excel
Industry Keywords
Streaming SalesDigital AdvertisingOTT InventoryParamount+Pluto TV

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Hunt — hard. Prospect relentlessly across local, regional, and national categories.
  • New-to-station and non-traditional revenue is your primary mandate.
  • You don't wait for the phone to ring.
  • Sell all screens. Drive revenue across CBS O&O broadcast, Paramount+ and Pluto TV — in a single, integrated pitch.
  • Go multi-market. Leverage the full 17-market CBS O&O footprint to bring advertisers a scaled broadcast solution to reach audiences across any & all markets.
  • Build, don't inherit. Develop direct client and agency relationships from the ground up.
  • Own your pipeline and your outcomes.
  • Think like a strategist. Package custom solutions — tentpole programs, sports integrations, streaming packages, sponsorships — tailored to client business objectives, not just available inventory.
  • Own your numbers. Manage quarterly and annual account plans, forecast accurately, and hit your monthly and quarterly revenue goals.
  • Stay ahead of the market. Know the linear and streaming landscape. Understand where categories are investing and why.
  • Bring category intelligence into every client conversation.
  • Collaborate to win. Partner with Integrated Marketing, Account Management, Traffic, and to deliver seamless, high-impact campaigns from pre-sale through post-recap.
  • Stay sharp. Keep a pulse on marketplace trends, category dynamics, and the evolving linear and streaming landscape.
  • Represent KTVT-TV at client meetings, presentations, and station events.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 2+ years of local broadcast experience, multi-platform, or local media advertising sales with a verifiable track record of hitting or exceeding revenue goals.
  • Real hunger—you prospect, you pitch, you close. You don’t wait for business to come to you.
  • Strong consultative selling skills with the ability to build lasting client partnerships.
  • Experience working with both advertising agencies and direct clients.
  • Outstanding presentation, negotiation, and closing skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to manage a high-volume, fast-paced book of business with professionalism and precision.
  • Experience selling streaming, digital, or OTT inventory in addition to linear television (Preferred).
  • Familiarity with Paramount+, Pluto TV, or FAST/AVOD platform sales (Preferred).
  • Experience selling multi-market or national broadcast packages (Preferred).
  • Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Proficiency with WideOrbit, Strata, Salesforce, and Microsoft Excel (Preferred).

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages.
  • Generous paid time off.
  • Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
  • Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.