Comcast Advertising
Account Executive, Industry Verticals & Advanced Advertising
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The Account Executive drives revenue through strategic prospecting and selling advanced advertising solutions, collaborating across teams to ensure client satisfaction and campaign performance.
Comcast Advertising is driving the TV advertising industry forward, from delivering ads to linear and digital audiences to pioneering the tech that makes it possible. We help brands connect with their audiences on every screen using advanced data, technology, and premium video content. Our media sales division helps local, regional, and national brands reach potential customers through multiscreen TV advertising. Our ad tech division FreeWheel provides comprehensive adtech that makes it easier to buy and sell premium video advertising across all screens, data types, and sales channels.
Job Summary
The Account Executive, Industry Verticals & Advanced Advertising, is responsible for driving revenue through strategic prospecting, pitching, and selling of advanced advertising solutions to clients, holding companies and independent agencies across a range of industry verticals. This role requires a consultative approach, cross-functional collaboration, and a strong understanding of data-driven media strategies. The ideal candidate is agile, client-focused, and thrives in a fast-paced environment where innovation and teamwork are key to success.
Job Description
Core Responsibilities
Employees at all levels are expected to:
Disclaimer:
Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.
Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Comcast will consider for employment applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the requirements of applicable law, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Please note that federal state, or local laws and regulations may restrict or prohibit Comcast from hiring individuals convicted of certain crimes. Additionally, an applicant's criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the job duties of this position, which may result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.
Skills:
Advertising; Sales Development; Client Prospecting; New Businesses (Inactive)
Salary:
Primary Location Pay Range: $33,600.00 - $82,896.00
Additional Range: This job can be performed in California with a Pay Range of $32,200.00 - $82,896.00
Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.
Targeted Commission: $68,000
Our sales compensation programs offer the potential for significant upside above targeted earnings for those who overachieve their sales targets.
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Relevant Work Experience
2-5 Years
Job Summary
The Account Executive, Industry Verticals & Advanced Advertising, is responsible for driving revenue through strategic prospecting, pitching, and selling of advanced advertising solutions to clients, holding companies and independent agencies across a range of industry verticals. This role requires a consultative approach, cross-functional collaboration, and a strong understanding of data-driven media strategies. The ideal candidate is agile, client-focused, and thrives in a fast-paced environment where innovation and teamwork are key to success.
Job Description
Core Responsibilities
- Develop and manage a portfolio of clients and agency partners across multiple industry verticals and holding companies, with a focus on meeting and exceeding annual sales targets.
- Create and deliver compelling, insights-driven advertising proposals, leveraging market research, first-party data, and Comcast's suite of advanced advertising capabilities.
- Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams-including marketing, research, planning, operations, and finance-to deliver seamless campaign execution and client service.
- Cultivate and grow strategic relationships within assigned verticals, identifying opportunities for incremental revenue and long-term partnerships.
- Monitor and manage campaign performance, client satisfaction, and billing to ensure accuracy and timely delivery.
- Represent Comcast Advertising at industry events, conferences, and client meetings to promote offerings and deepen market presence.
- Exercise sound judgment and discretion in managing account strategies and client communications.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required to support overall business goals.
Employees at all levels are expected to:
- Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
- Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
- Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
- Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
- Drive results and growth.
- Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.
Disclaimer:
- This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.
Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Comcast will consider for employment applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the requirements of applicable law, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Please note that federal state, or local laws and regulations may restrict or prohibit Comcast from hiring individuals convicted of certain crimes. Additionally, an applicant's criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the job duties of this position, which may result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.
Skills:
Advertising; Sales Development; Client Prospecting; New Businesses (Inactive)
Salary:
Primary Location Pay Range: $33,600.00 - $82,896.00
Additional Range: This job can be performed in California with a Pay Range of $32,200.00 - $82,896.00
Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.
Targeted Commission: $68,000
Our sales compensation programs offer the potential for significant upside above targeted earnings for those who overachieve their sales targets.
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Relevant Work Experience
2-5 Years
Top Skills
Advanced Advertising Capabilities
Advertising Proposals
Data-Driven Media Strategies
Digital Tools
Market Research
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