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Chicago, Illinois

WGN-TV is a legacy independent news station in Chicago. On air since 1948, our focus on hyper-local coverage has earned us the moniker “Chicago’s Very Own." We are one of the largest in a collection of nearly 200 local broadcast stations under the Nexstar Broadcasting umbrella. As Account Executive, I constantly strive to develop and provide a wide variety of customizable cross-platform solutions that are proven to drive results for new and existing advertisers of all sizes. WGN-TV's loyal audience and social media following is a solid foundation for any successful marketing plan in Chicago and beyond.

Greater Chicago Area

Manage and grow existing $9M account base utilizing partner departments and exciting new audience data to redefine Spotlight’s core value proposition as the leader in providing clientsfull funnel, audience-targeted, advertising solutions.Represent Cable, Satellite, and Telco Households providing advertisers the best audience targeted solutions across cable's vast premium content offerings on all screens which video is consumed.

Greater Chicago Area

Developed a category-focused strategy around Travel and Leisure and Education to grow existing revenue and identify new business targets to exceed budget goals and increase account base.

Greater Chicago Area

Supported the National Sales Manager by taking ownership of all pre/post campaign duties for 12 NCC Media offices, ensuring best in class account stewardship which grew from $3M to over $25M annually, 2000 – 2006.