The Role:

This position of Radio Sales Account Executive for Bloomberg Radio is for a candidate who will be responsible for managing a few existing "core accounts," but also responsible for continuous development of new business accounts. The emphasis of this will be predominantly at the client level, but also include working with planners and account teams at major agencies. The candidate will be responsible for all aspects of the sales process. This includes, prospecting, cold calling, pitching and setting follow up appointments with senior level marketing executives of major businesses in the marketplace. This person will be expected to provide weekly updates/status reports on his/her progress. We are looking for a "self-starter" with superb execution and time management skills.

Key responsibilities include:

• Manage and grow a list of existing of core Bloomberg Radio accounts
• Key are of focus is new business development
• Continuous prospecting, cold calling and setting meetings with senior marketing executives at the client level
• Ability to work with agencies particularly planning and account teams
• Providing weekly updates on the number of prospects, new business meetings and pending sales
• Be responsible for all follow up with his/her current and prospective client base both before and after the sale occurs

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of recent and relevant media sales experience, ideally with a radio background
• Strong track record of new business development
• Successful track record & experience working directly with senior marketing executives at the client level, and preferably major ad agencies as well
• Strong computer skills are necessary, particularly proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel & Salesforce.
• Flexibility for US domestic travel

The Company:

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength - delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately - is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 315,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Bloomberg BNA, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and three magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets and Bloomberg Pursuits, covers the world with more than 2,400 news and multimedia professionals at more than 150 bureaus in 73 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.