National Sales Account Coordinator - Telemundo Station

Job Description

NATIONAL SALES ACCOUNT COORDINATOR (Dallas/Ft. Worth) - TELEMUNDO STATION (Gray Media Group)

About Telemundo Dallas/Ft. Worth:

This position will be working alongside Telemundo Dallas/Ft. Worth and the Southeastern States. Telemundo Atlanta is a premier Spanish-language television station providing award-winning local news and programming. Telemundo Atlanta is available to the Atlanta DMA on a million watts full power over-the-air signal on channel 47.1. Telemundo Atlanta has received 61 Emmy® Awards since 2012, including the top honor of Station Excellence in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, and 2023 and News Excellence in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Telemundo Atlanta was nominated for Best Newscast and News Excellence in 2020. Telemundo Atlanta is the first Spanish-language television station to receive the coveted Overall Station Excellence recognition in Georgia.

Gray is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets. Our footprint includes the largest Telemundo Affiliate Station Group consisting of 42 markets. We are looking for bilingual journalists with the drive to inform and empower our communities through local news. Our comprehensive benefits package includes expanded PTO, free healthcare options in 2023, world-class training, paid parental leave, and increased 401k match. This position is ''remote''.

Job Summary/Description:

We are seeking a qualified, passionate, organized, and driven National Account Coordinator for Gray's Telemundo station group. This media professional will be located remotely in preferably the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. The National Account Coordinator will assist our Regional Sales Executives in transactional support and be responsible for the overall administrative duties. Key tasks include entering orders, creating packages, assisting with make-goods, communicating commercial airtimes, coordinating ad copy, responding to incoming requests, getting credit approvals, following up on invoice discrepancies/collections, and screening incoming calls and correspondence.

Duties/Responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
- Responsible for entering television and digital orders, creating packages, and assisting with make-goods for our Telemundo Station Group.
- Responsible for communicating commercial airtimes, coordinating ad copy, and responding to incoming requests.
- Accountable for getting credit approvals and following up on invoice discrepancies/collections.
- Enter orders into the Wide Orbit system and verify accuracy.
- Assist with avails, linking with historical rates, and creating packages/proposals for Regional Executives' approval.
- Pulling daily pre-emption reports and contact clients and stations for make good approval.
- Assist Account Executives with posting and pre-posting.
- Responsible for receiving ad copy from clients or production department and communicating airtimes to clients.
- Obtaining credit approval, creating profiles for new accounts, and responding to incoming requests
- Follow up with our stations, agencies, and customers on invoice discrepancies/collections and other general administrative tasks.
- Ability to maintain confidential information.
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
- Effective communication with all of Gray Telemundo stations.
- Candidates should have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple challenges simultaneously.
- Create sales and marketing sponsorship/promotion plans, literature, and advertising proposals for clients.
- Work with internal departments to manage account stewardship through process.
- Attend sales meetings, training sessions, and client meetings and promotions.
- Bring a high energy level, ambition, intensity, and long-term perspective to be a core part of building something genuinely significant over time.
- Be a self-starter, resourceful, and able to identify and articulate opportunities for product/process improvement with significant revenue potential.

Qualifications/Requirements:

2-3 years of broadcast/digital sales coordinator experience
Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Outlook and a knowledge of Wide Orbit and Matrix.
Relationship builder with an engaging and energetic personality and desire to contribute to the team to win.
Goal-driven and self-motivated individual.
Excellent written, verbal, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to multi-task and work in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
Strong written, presentation, marketing, and closing skills.
Bilingual: English/Spanish preferred but not required.
Bachelor's degree preferred.

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

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

Telemundo Stations/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gpokbe-18-116-85-79-42 in your application.