{"id":4626,"date":"2026-05-11T17:49:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaiibroadcasters.org\/files\/?post_type=job&#038;p=4626"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:49:07","slug":"media-executive-khnl","status":"publish","type":"job","link":"http:\/\/www.hawaiibroadcasters.org\/files\/job\/media-executive-khnl\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA EXECUTIVE &#8211; KHNL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hawaii News Now is looking to grow its already commanding share of the local broadcast and digital revenue market. To do so, we are looking for the next high-level consultant to join our team. Our ideal hire will be self-motivated to exceed expectations and possess strong consultancy skills and an entrepreneurial spirit. This candidate thrives in a position that holds no limits to growth or success.<\/p>\n<p>The account executive is a sales role responsible for identifying, qualifying, and acquiring new prospects and connecting them with our innovative marketing solutions to help them grow their business. This is a role focused on acquiring high-quality clients with significant short and long-term revenue potential.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duties\/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You will research opportunities in your market, generate or follow through on sales leads, both warm and cold, and manage an active pipeline of potential revenue.<\/li>\n<li>You will own the full sales cycle from prospect to close and meet new business revenue and budget goals.<\/li>\n<li>You will be an expert in marketing and provide expert insights, recommendations, and consultancy to build productive and long-lasting relationships.<\/li>\n<li>You will maintain a consistent pipeline, build pipeline velocity, and forecast with accuracy monthly.<\/li>\n<li>Design, write, and present marketing presentations.<\/li>\n<li>Meet or exceed sales expectations, goals, and budgets, and manage your own book of sales revenue for retention and growth.<\/li>\n<li>Manage your book of business using multiple CRM and client management tools and software.<\/li>\n<li>Communicate and collaborate effectively internally across all Hawaii News Now departments and support staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qualifications\/Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 \u2013 5 years of B2C or B2B outside consultative sales experience (media ad sales experience, preferred)<\/li>\n<li>Effective prospecting and proven revenue pipeline building skills.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to think critically and design solutions for complex problems.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to successfully manage ambiguity and unexpected change.<\/li>\n<li>Be teachable and open to best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement.<\/li>\n<li>Be consistent at delivering results through perseverance, humility, and a positive outlook in the face of challenges.<\/li>\n<li>Must be comfortable selling to, challenging, and building trust-based, value-added relationships with executives, specifically with the Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Sales Operations, and Marketing VPs and Managers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Salary\/Wage:\u00a0<\/strong>$45,000\/yr + Commission<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shift and Schedule: <\/strong>Mon. &#8211; Fri. (8:00 am-5:00 pm)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type: <\/strong>Full-Time<\/p>\n<p><em>If you feel you\u2019re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/gray.tv\/careers#currentopenings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/gray.tv\/careers%23currentopenings&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1778606746558000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0eK5zrEO1tsfXP00C0oCNO\"><em>https:\/\/gray.tv\/careers#<wbr \/>currentopenings<\/em><\/a><em>, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on\u00a0<strong>&#8220;apply now&#8221;<\/strong>, upload your resume, cover letter, and references<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the\u00a0<strong><em>Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal<\/em><\/strong><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>KHNL-TV\/Gray Media is a drug-free company<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2639,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"job_types":[24],"class_list":["post-4626","job","type-job","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","job_types-sales"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hawaiibroadcasters.org\/files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job\/4626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hawaiibroadcasters.org\/files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hawaiibroadcasters.org\/files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hawaiibroadcasters.org\/files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hawaiibroadcasters.org\/files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_types","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hawaiibroadcasters.org\/files\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_types?post=4626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}