Account Executive: TEGNA in Davenport

TEGNA Inc. is hiring an Account Executive for WQAD-TV in Davenport, Iowa. The full-time sales role combines digital and television media sales with client relationship development and consultative marketing solutions. Compensation includes a competitive base salary and commission.

Role:
Account Executive

Employer:

TEGNA Inc., WQAD-TV Davenport

Location:

Davenport, IA

Employment type:

Full-Time

Pay:
Competitive base salary plus commission

The position develops prospects, prepares proposals, manages campaigns, and reports sales and campaign metrics.

• Digital and television media sales
• Client relationship development
• Market research and lead generation
• Proposal and pitch development
• Campaign management and optimization
• Sales and campaign metric reporting

• Three or more years of digital media sales, advertising, or related experience.
• The successful candidate understands digital marketing, programmatic, streaming, display, video, social, and content marketing.
• CRM and Microsoft Office proficiency support the work.
• Communication, negotiation, presentation, data analysis, self-motivation, and sales-target achievement are listed as core qualifications, while Google Analytics, DSP, and SSP familiarity are preferred.

• Base salary with commission.
• Medical, dental, vision, fertility, surrogacy, adoption, disability, and life insurance support.
• 401(k) match of up to 4 percent with immediate vesting.
• Nine Teladoc appointments.
• 12 annual Spring Health therapy sessions.
• Paid time off.
• Nine paid holidays.

The role's local travel requirement is separate from the compensation package and belongs in the work-planning decision.

The position works from WQAD-TV Davenport and includes local travel. Its client work connects television inventory with digital, streaming, display, video, social, and content marketing conversations in the regional sales territory.

The regional workforce report identifies clerical and administrative work, information technology and communications, and other business-facing fields among its high-priority areas.

Iowa's September 2026 top-openings list includes 1,991 customer service representative openings and 942 general and operations manager openings, according to the Iowa top job openings page. Those figures provide statewide labor context while the Account Executive role remains specific to WQAD-TV Davenport.

TEGNA operates 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets and reaches more than 100 million people monthly. The role therefore combines local account work with a larger television and digital media organization.

The opening requires a valid driver's license and local travel availability in addition to sales experience.