Search jobs > Houston, TX > Strategic account executive

Strategic Account Executive

Hearst
Houston, TX, United States
Full-time

The Houston Chronicle Media Group is looking for a Strategic Account Executive to sell and close strategic advertising solutions.

You will help local businesses grow by leveraging The Chronicle’s rich history, media product suite, traffic, and digital data to reach our clients target audience.

In this position you will manage a full sales cycle; prospecting, leading presentations, creating proposals, closing business opportunities, and managing post sales campaign results.

You will be supported by a strong marketing department and leadership team with an abundance of opportunity to learn new things, develop the skills that are vital to your success, and opportunity to move up through the organization fast! Check out what success looks like as an Account Executive with The Houston Chronicle below!

What you will do :

  • Exceed activity, pipeline, and revenue goals on a monthly basis.
  • Generate new leads through lead generation, cold calling, email marketing, networking and awareness of new businesses openings.
  • Continually build a pipeline of new business and upsell opportunities.
  • Become an expert in the Houston Chronicle’s digital and print products / services.
  • Conduct discovery calls and presentations with prospects and customers.
  • Recommend new product and promotional opportunities to clients.
  • Handle customers objections efficiently.
  • Manage client pipeline and monthly revenue forecast in .
  • Create engaging advertising solutions to solve client’s business needs.

You Identify with being :

  • Purposeful you are direct at getting things done quickly, with confidence, integrity and determination
  • Adaptable you react and adjust quickly to changing conditions and come up with practical ideas to deal with them.
  • Driven you have self-assurance and competitive drive with high quality, organized, and repeatable results.
  • Communicator - You are a lively and intelligent person with a stimulating influence on others.

What we’re looking for :

  • BA / BS degree in Advertising, Marketing, or Communications.
  • 5 plus years of Business to Business outside sale in advertising or media.
  • Proven success in new business acquisition and exceeding revenue goals.
  • Superior presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills.
  • Technically savvy Salesforce, Excel, and PowerPoint experience.
  • Strong business and financial acumen.
  • Goal Orientated, competitive, and forward thinking.

LI-Hybrid

LI-DC1

30+ days ago
Related jobs
Promoted
VirtualVocations
Pasadena, Texas

A company is looking for a Strategic Payer Account Executive in Sales. ...

Promoted
E78
Houston, Texas

About E78 – Strategic Account Executive with a CX background. This Enterprise Account Executive with a CX background will lead the channel sales activities focused on mobility expense management at E78. This AM will sell our Cost Management Solutions in these areas: Telecom / Technology Expense Mana...

Promoted
VirtualVocations
Pasadena, Texas

A company is looking for a Strategic Account Executive to drive sales and manage client relationships. ...

Promoted
Monarch Recruiters, LLC
Houston, Texas

Are you a seasoned sales professional looking for a new challenge? Our client is looking for a talented and goal-oriented Strategic Account manager to dive into the Houston, TX territory. Partner with Sales Managers and Channel Managers to determine a strategic approach. ...

Promoted
Houston Chronicle
Houston, Texas

Your responsibility as a Strategic Account Executive is to drive and grow new business with advertisers as well as grow digital revenue opportunities with a select group of current clients. Prospect and sell targeted accounts within a given area of responsibility. Account manage clients once they ha...

ACV Auctions
Houston, Texas

Interface continuously with cross-organizational teams to support the needs of our customers and grow the portfolio with new customers; this includes but isn’t limited to ACV Auctions sales team and major account team, operations, risk, payments and product and tech. Plan and execute campaigns for s...

SS&C Technologies
TX, US
Remote

The Strategic Account Executive will have multiple assigned accounts (8-12) with a primary goal of fortifying the existing relationship while looking for opportunities to expand the relationship through new service and solution offerings SS&C Health brings to the market. Act as primary point of ...

Celonis
Remote, US, Texas
Remote

In this role, you will be responsible for generating new business opportunities in enterprise accounts, focused on Strategic Accountswithin. Represent the entire Celonis suite of solutions from Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Sustainability, and Opportunity Mana...

Johnson Controls
Houston, Texas

A minimum of ten years of progressive strategic account sales experience at the executive level and above. Remote Strategic Accounts Role – Live Anywhere in the USA. Partners with JCI Cross Domain Strategic Account Managers. Promote the JCI value proposition to executive level contacts and consultan...

Core Group Resources
Houston, Texas

Strategic Accounts Executive – Capital Projects Job Summary. Strategic Accounts Executive to work directly with large Oil & Gas and Engineering companies supporting the selection of company products for a specific application, actively identifying, tracking projects to achieve sales goals. Strategic...