Digital Account Manager

Who are we:

We are Nexstar Media Group, Inc., the largest TV station operator in the country. And we are also a technology company ready to embark upon transformative growth over the next decade.  We produce and distribute engaging local and national news, sports, and entertainment content across television, streaming and digital platforms, including nearly 300,000 hours of original video content each year.

Nexstar owns America’s largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 212 million people. In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform and video-on-demand advertising opportunities at scale for businesses and brands seeking to leverage the strong consumer engagement of our compelling content offering.

We are extremely proud of our collection of outstanding television stations, digital businesses, and talented employees nationwide. Within Nexstar Ad Sales, we are excited to transform our division; investing and building for the future while forging a culture that promotes our entrepreneurial spirit, embraces bold thinking, and challenges the conventional way.  If you have the curiosity, passion, are inclusive and collaborative, work with us, and let’s continue to make a difference for all our stakeholders ~ our colleagues, our customers, our owners, and the communities in which we operate.

Title:    Digital Account Manager

Reports to:  Executive Director, Michael Lavoie

Salary Range: $65k - $75k

Location: 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY

Position Summary:

The Digital Account Manager is responsible for successful campaign management, delivering best in class campaigns across Nexstar’s portfolio and platforms. 

Responsibilities include:

• Serve as the point of contact for advertiser/ agency relationships on campaign management.
• Partner closely with Strategic Planning, Sales and Ad Operations to monitor campaigns and address issues as they arise.
• Reporting on campaign performance of all clients-including external and internal campaign updates, useful insights, screen grabs, and video captures.
• Ensure that all campaigns are launched as scheduled.
• Collect assets prior to the start of a campaign.
• Perform daily contract maintenance including actualization, DAR factor adjustment, flighting, program assignments, branding, frontloading, etc.
• Act as a liaison between billing department and client to address discrepancies.
• Ad hoc projects as needed
• Sales pipeline development
• Will work closely with assigned AE(s)

The Essentials

• Experience in video advertising with a premium in the Broadcast / Cable TV business
• Reporting intelligence with ad servers (Google Ad Manager, Freewheel, etc.) and data measurement platforms
• Proactive, analytical, deadline-driven and comfortable working in a fast paced, growing environment
• 2+ Year experience in Account Management/Client Services
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Nexstar offers full time employees a comprehensive benefits package to include medical, life and short-term disability insurance, worker’s compensation, and unemployment insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, paid sick time, employee assistance program, bereavement leave, jury duty service time off, military leave, and medical/maternity & family leave.

Nexstar is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining the industry’s top talent.  In compliance with the provisions of all applicable state and federal civil rights laws, every effort will be made to employ the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, sex, national origin, citizenship, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other protected personal characteristic. Additionally, it is and shall continue to be our policy to provide promotion and advancement opportunities within the Company in a nondiscriminatory fashion based on merit, qualifications, and ability.