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About the Role

The Account Executive - Sports Sales plays a critical role on our high-performing Sports Advertising Sales team, driving revenue across a premium portfolio of live sports, tentpole events, and year-round programming. This role is responsible for accelerating growth across linear, streaming/CTV, and digital platforms through strategic, client partnerships. This role focuses on growing existing accounts while securing new business through strategic partnerships, with an emphasis on high-impact sports inventory, sponsorships, and branded content. This is a high-visibility opportunity for a results-driven seller who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and is passionate about the evolving sports media landscape.

Responsibilities

Build and grow strategic relationships with key clients and agencies to drive revenue across live sports and cross-platform offerings
Develop and execute integrated sales strategies leveraging Linear, CTV/Streaming (OTT), Digital, Social, Audio, and Experiential assets
Prospect and close new business through existing relationships, industry networking, and targeted outreach
Create customized, insight-driven marketing solutions aligned to client KPIs (e.g., reach, engagement, attribution, performance)
Package premium sports inventory (live games, tentpoles, sponsorships) with branded content and cross-platform extensions
Own full sales lifecycle—from pipeline management and forecasting to deal execution and post-campaign analysis
Meet and exceed quarterly and annual revenue targets, with a focus on YoY growth
Ensure flawless campaign execution across all touchpoints (orders, trafficking, sponsorships, integrations, billing, and collections)
Partner cross-functionally with sales support, marketing, research, pricing, and operations to deliver best-in-class client outcomes
Maintain accurate pipeline reporting, account plans, and CRM documentation

Requirements

5+ years media sales experience; sports and/or premium video preferred
Proven ability to exceed revenue goals and close $1MM+ deals
Expertise in multi-platform sales (CTV/Streaming, Advanced TV, Digital, Linear)
Strong agency/client relationships (sports, entertainment, film a plus)
Experience with sponsorships, branded content, and custom integrations
Solid understanding of data, targeting, and measurement (attribution, outcomes)
Strong presentation, negotiation, and storytelling skills
A thorough understanding of the sports marketplace, the players, and the levers that are moving the marketplace
Must be willing to work from office in New York
Employment/education will be verified
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Flexibility to support a live sports calendar, including occasional non-traditional hours
Ability to travel as needed for client meetings, live events, and industry engagements

Skills

Multi-platform sales (CTV/Streaming, Advanced TV, Digital, Linear)
Sponsorships
Branded content
Custom integrations
Data
Targeting
Measurement (attribution, outcomes)
Presentation
Negotiation
Storytelling
Sports marketplace understanding

Location

New York

Work Type

Full-time
Onsite

Experience Level

5+ years media sales experience

Salary/Compensations

Base Salary- $100,000 - 130,000 + Bonus

Benefits

PTO
Tuition reimbursement
Wellness and employee support programs
401K
Life and other insurance plans
Comprehensive and competitive health benefits package featuring medical, dental and vision coverage options

About the Company

TelevisaUnivision is the global leader in Spanish-language media, powering the most impactful connection to Hispanic audiences across streaming, digital, linear, audio, social, and live sports.
TelevisaUnivision is the world’s leading Spanish-language media company.
Powered by the largest library of owned Spanish-language content and a prolific production capability, TelevisaUnivision is the top producer of original content in Spanish across news, sports and entertainment verticals.
This original content powers all of TelevisaUnivision’s platforms, which include market-leading broadcast networks Univision, Las Estrellas, Canal 5 and UniMás, and a portfolio of 38 cable networks, which include TUDN, Galavisión, Distrito Comedia and TL Novelas.
The company also operates the leading Mexican movie studio, Videocine, and owns and operates the largest Spanish-language audio platform in the U.S. across 35 terrestrial stations and the Uforia digital platform.
TelevisaUnivision is also the owner of ViX, the largest Spanish-language streaming platform in the world.

Equal Opportunity

TelevisaUnivision is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics protected by law.