Digital Sales Manager - TV

Job Description

About WIS:

WIS is the #1 local media organization in the capital city market of Columbia, South Carolina. As the top-rated broadcast television station serving South Carolina's Midlands since 1953, WIS offers the opportunity to join an award-winning culture built upon decades of market leadership. WIS is currently recognized as the South Carolina Broadcasters Association's Station of the Year and has won the award a record 17 times. WIS has earned the Edward R. Murrow Award for Journalism Excellence, the National Association of Broadcasters' Service to America Award, the George Foster Peabody Award, and has more than 70 Emmy nominations in the last 5 years. Among the many notable former journalists who helped set our standard, NBC Today Show co-host Craig Melvin began his career with WIS as an intern, photographer, reporter, and then anchor.

WIS produces more than 60 hours of live, local broadcast programming per week, as well as original content for multiple digital platforms. The station offers a unique variety of multiplatform advertising solutions, sponsored content, and professional creative services for businesses of any size.

Columbia, South Carolina is a vibrant and growing capital city with a diverse population. It is home to the US Army's largest installation for Basic Combat Training, Fort Jackson, along with the University of South Carolina and multiple other colleges and universities. WIS is located downtown, just two blocks from the South Carolina Statehouse.
Our community combines affordable quality of living with a variety of entertainment and activities to accommodate your lifestyle, whether it's our 50,000-acre Lake Murray, our Columbia Fireflies minor league baseball team, the Riverbanks Zoo & Gardens, nearby Congaree National Park, or so much more.

Job Summary/Description:

WIS-TV seeks a dynamic Digital Sales Manager to work with our entire sales team to develop and grow digital sales. The DSM owns the leadership of our station's digital strategy for developing new and incremental business while working within a multiplatform environment that demands expertise in traditional linear broadcasting products.

Duties/Responsibilities include, (but are not limited to):
- Work closely with the Local Sales Manager and report to the General Sales Manager
- Responsible for the day-to-day sales efforts, management, and training on our digital products.
- Accompany sellers to presentations on a regular basis and assist directly in closing business.

Qualifications/Requirements:
- The ideal candidate will empower our sales team members to individually deliver market-leading customer service and results for our clients.
- Must be able to demonstrate a consistent and successful track record of leadership and revenue development.

Interested applicants can go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, and station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', we encourage you to upload your resume and cover letter.

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

WIS-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company

Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus prior to the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rv2x6w-3-238-180-174-42 in your application.