Account Executive
Wilkes Barre, PAFull-timeSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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The Account Executive will serve as a strategic marketing partner to businesses throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania, helping local and regional clients grow through Nexstar’s television, digital marketing, streaming, and other media platforms. The role combines new-business prospecting with management of an established client portfolio, development of advertising campaigns, and achievement of sales goals. Nexstar offers commission opportunities, benefits, and professional development.
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PA, Wilkes-Barre
Full time
REQ-43467
Build Businesses. Grow Brands. Accelerate Your Career.
If you're looking for a career that's different every day, where no two client conversations are the same and your earning potential is driven by your ambition, Nexstar Media Group may be the opportunity you've been searching for.
As the nation's largest local media company, Nexstar combines the power of trusted television brands, industry-leading digital marketing solutions, streaming platforms, and local news leadership to help businesses connect with consumers to drive actionable results.
This is more than a sales job. It's an opportunity to become a strategic marketing partner for businesses throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. Grow alongside a team that's passionate about serving our community while helping local and regional businesses succeed. If you're competitive, curious, relationship-driven, and excited by a career where every day brings new challenges and opportunities, we'd love to meet you!
What You'll Do
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Drive revenue growth by developing and executing strategic sales plans that consistently achieve and exceed performance goals.
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Build strong relationships with local business owners, executives, marketing leaders, and advertising agencies.
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Prospect, develop, and secure new business opportunities through networking, referrals, research, and outbound sales efforts.
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Manage and grow an established client portfolio while identifying opportunities for increased market share.
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Present compelling sales proposals that demonstrate clear business results and return on investment.
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Recommend effective marketing strategies utilizing television, digital, streaming, social, and other Nexstar media platforms.
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Collaborate with internal teams to create successful advertising campaigns that meet client objectives.
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Stay informed on market trends, industry developments, and competitive activity.
What You'll Bring:
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Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
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Sales experience preferred, with media, marketing, advertising, digital, or business-to-business sales experience strongly desired.
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Demonstrated ability to build relationships, identify opportunities, close and maintain business.
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Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
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Self-motivated, goal-oriented professional with a competitive drive and positive attitude.
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Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
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Proficiency with Microsoft Office, CRM tools, and business technology platforms.
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Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
Why Join Nexstar?
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Unlimited earning potential with competitive compensation and commission opportunities
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Industry-leading media and digital marketing portfolio
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Career advancement opportunities within the nation's largest local media company
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Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
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401(k) with company match
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Paid vacation and holidays
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Ongoing professional development and sales training
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A dynamic, collaborative culture where success is recognized and rewarded
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.
EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
How this job compares
Set against the 12,309 open Account Executive jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Pennsylvania median$100–153K/yr185 salary ranges
- US median$32–51/hr609 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 272 open Account Executive jobs in Pennsylvania and 12,309 across the US. 15% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Account Executive postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 6 years (9,387 postings).
- Education
- 1,808 of the 12,309 open Account Executive jobs (15%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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