National Sales Assistant

Job Description

National Sales Assistant - WCSC

About WCSC:

Would you like to work for the #1 station in a city consistently named by T+L as one of the best cities in the world? WCSC in Charleston, South Carolina has been the dominant #1 station in the market since sign-on in 1953. The world-famous food scene, high-tech growth and hot real estate makes Charleston one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country. Manufacturing jobs at Boeing, Mercedes and Volvo and the world-class medical community continue to make the Lowcountry a destination market. WCSC Live 5 is committed to serving the Lowcountry with breaking news, weather and investigative journalism and is the most recognized and awarded news team in the market. Learn more about WCSC Live 5 at Live5News.com

Job Summary/Description:

WCSC, the #1 News and Entertainment Station in Charleston SC is seeking an organized, resourceful, detail-oriented individual to provide administrative support to the national sales desk. Qualified candidate must be able to assist with all aspects of national television sales and work with the national rep firm to achieve maximum bookings on WCSC. Successful candidate should have a positive attitude, excellent time management, organizational and communication skills combined with proven skills in Wide Orbit Traffic System and Microsoft office products.

Duties/Responsible for (but not limited to) the following:
• Accurate data entry of all national sales contracts.
• Confirmation of all national sales contracts.
• Assist with all political advertising contracts.
• Provide support to Sales Management and Sales Team order entry in Wide Orbit Connect system.
• Daily maintenance of all national contract revisions, additions and cancellations.
• Daily makegood and preemption reconciliation.
• Daily management of makegood offers.
• Local and network program change notification.
• Research of credit requests or contract discrepancies.
• Daily traffic and copy maintenance of national sales contracts.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:
• Applicant must be detail-oriented, a problem solver who is able to learn new things quickly.
• The ideal candidate is an organized multi-tasker.
• This person can work well under pressure and understands how to prioritize and manage time wisely.
• Candidate should be proficient in data entry and have experience in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel systems.
• Prior experience and working knowledge of Wide Orbit is preferred.
• College degree and sales/ advertising experience is preferred.

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter and references

(Current employees that are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro employee portal)

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g3bo0q-3-145-15-205-42 in your application.