Account Executive

Join the hundreds of talented and innovative team members who are making an impact every day at California Times, incorporating Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune, two of the most iconic media brands in the nation. Whether you love to tell compelling stories or want to drive our award-winning powerhouse in new directions, the Los Angeles Times team is the place to be.

Los Angeles Times is seeking an Account Executive to join our sales team.

Responsibilities:

• Drive advertising sales across all offerings, while meeting and exceeding all sales goals.
• Grow existing and new client relationships.
• Schedule & lead client/agency meetings.
• Work as a partner to help clients reach their goals and initiatives.
• Work with internal partners to prepare proposals and respond to RFP's with a high degree of professionalism, quality, and in a timely manner.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years selling experience, in media and or digital preferred.
• Ability to create & execute against a strategic plan for growth/wins/upsells.
• Prospecting and cold-calling skills necessary.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, exciting environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to be a team player.
• Valid driver's license and maintenance of appropriate insurance (e.g. full coverage) required.

Position allows for remote work within Southern California.

The L.A. Times is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes expressions of interest from people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Explore our company history, achievement, values, mission and more on our career site.

The pay scale for this position is $60,000 to $70,000. This is the pay scale range the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of this posting. Compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position. Please visit our career site to view the benefits available to our employees.

The Company is a mandatory vaccination employer for COVID-19 and its variants. The Company requires that its employees be fully vaccinated as of their start date. If you require a medical or religious accommodation, we will engage in the interactive process with you. Proof of vaccination will be required prior to start. If we make you an offer and you are not yet vaccinated, we will accommodate a delay in start date.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team at the Los Angeles Times! We look forward to reviewing your application.