Sports Digital Account Executive

This is a Full Time Job

Job Title: Digital Account Executive - Sports

Department: Sales

Reporting To: Senior Vice President, Sales

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location(s): Chicago I.L.

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Overview:

We're looking for a hungry, high-performing Digital Account Executive to join our Chicago team. If you know how to close digital business, are passionate about sports, and want to combine your relationships with the scale, content, and reach of Audacy's nationwide footprint, this is your next big move. You will focus on driving revenue through Audacy's portfolio of sports podcasting, streaming audio, digital video, and performance marketing solutions while helping brands connect with fans wherever they consume content.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do (And Win At):
• Build the Pipeline: Attack the market. Prospect, develop, and close new business relationships with local, regional, and national brands looking to connect with passionate sports fans.
• Sell the Passion of Sports: Leverage Audacy's premium sports podcasts, streaming audio, digital video, and creator-led content to put brands at the center of the conversations fans live for.
• Create Winning Game Plans: Build customized, multi-platform campaigns that combine podcasting, streaming audio, digital video, OTT/CTV, paid social, programmatic, and audience targeting solutions designed to deliver results.
• Own the Entire Season: From the first call to the signed contract, you'll quarterback the sales process, manage your pipeline, and drive opportunities across the goal line.
• Put Points on the Board: Consistently exceed revenue goals, grow your book of business, and establish yourself as a top performer in one of the fastest-growing segments of media.

Qualifications

More About You:

Required & Preferred:

Who You Are:
• A Proven Closer: You have 5 years of success in digital advertising, media sales, sports marketing, podcasting, or performance marketing with a track record of exceeding goals.
• Digitally Fluent: You understand digital media, audience targeting, attribution, and performance-driven marketing solutions.
• Sports Obsessed: You follow sports, understand fan passion, and recognize the value premium sports content creates for advertisers.
• A Strategic Thinker: You don't sell products - you solve business problems and deliver measurable outcomes.
• A Hunter: You thrive on prospecting, opening doors, creating opportunities, and winning new business.
• A valid driver’s license, satisfactory completion of a motor vehicle record check, and, if the position requires use of applicant’s own vehicle, proof of insurance, is required.

Important Notes:

Please be aware that Audacy will never ask you to send money at any point during the hiring process. Communication from legitimate Audacy representatives will only come from email addresses ending in @audacy.com. If you receive any suspicious requests or communications, please verify their authenticity before responding.