Account Executive, Comcast Advertising

Comcast; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Comcast Advertising in Roanoke, Virginia is hiring an Advertising Account Executive to grow local business by developing advertising strategies across TV, streaming, and digital platforms. You will manage a portfolio of clients, act as a trusted advisor, and drive measurable results through data-driven campaigns.

You will collaborate with internal teams to tailor media plans, track performance, and identify growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2–5 years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Prospect, develop, and maintain relationships with local clients within an assigned territory.
• Identify client business needs and recommend advertising strategies across TV, streaming, and digital platforms.
• Create, present, and execute customized media plans aligned with client objectives.
• Partner with internal teams to support successful campaign delivery and performance.
• Monitor campaign results, analyze reporting insights, and recommend optimizations.
• Manage sales forecasting, reporting, and pipeline activity.
• Build trust through a consultative sales approach, effective presentations, and solution-oriented problem solving.
• Prioritize accounts and opportunities based on market conditions and business needs.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Strategic Objectives

Sales CRM

Sales Calls

Product Sales

Sales Negotiations

Sales Revenue

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Job description

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

As an Advertising Account Executive, you'll help local businesses grow by developing advertising strategies that connect with their goals and drive measurable results. You'll manage and expand a portfolio of clients, serving as a trusted advisor who understands their needs and recommends effective advertising solutions across TV, streaming, and digital platforms. This role combines relationship building, strategic thinking, and data-driven decision making. You'll work closely with clients and internal partners to develop campaigns, track performance, and identify opportunities for continued growth.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Prospect, develop, and maintain relationships with local clients within an assigned territory.
• Identify client business needs and recommend advertising strategies across TV, streaming, and digital platforms.
• Create, present, and execute customized media plans aligned with client objectives.
• Partner with internal teams to support successful campaign delivery and performance.
• Monitor campaign results, analyze reporting insights, and recommend optimizations.
• Manage sales forecasting, reporting, and pipeline activity.
• Build trust through a consultative sales approach, effective presentations, and solution-oriented problem solving.
• Prioritize accounts and opportunities based on market conditions and business needs.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

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.
• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
• 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 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.

Skills:

Strategic Objectives; Sales CRM; Sales Calls; Product Sales; Sales Negotiations; Sales Revenue

Salary:

Virginia Pay Range: $54,613.48 - $81,920.21

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: $46,198.00

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

High School Diploma / GED

Relevant Work Experience

2-5 Years