National Sales Assistant

Job Description

National Sales Assistant

About Gray Media:
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
• Comprehensive Medical(Rx), Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account with Company contributions
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employer-paid life and disability benefits
• Paid parental leave benefits
• Adoption and Surrogacy Benefits
• 401(k) Plan, including matching and profit-sharing contributions
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary benefits, including Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and supplemental life insurance coverage
• Paid Time Off, including Relocation PTO
• Focus on Caring
Salary/Wage:
$18.00 - $20.00/hr. (DOE)
Shift and Schedule:
Mon. - Fri. (8:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Job Type:
Full-Time
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Job Summary/Description:
WEEK TV is seeking an organized, resourceful, detail-oriented individual to provide administrative support to the national sales desk. Qualified candidates must be able to assist with all aspects of national television sales to help achieve maximum bookings. The successful candidate will also demonstrate the ability to handle the processing of digital advertising elements through the stations' multiple platforms. A successful candidate should have a positive attitude, excellent time management, organizational, and communication skills, combined with proven skills with Microsoft Office products.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Provide spot placement reports to agencies.
- Assist with Rate request reports.
- Assist with reconciliation/post-analysis of advertising buys.
- 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 the WideOrbit Connect system.
- Daily maintenance of all national contract revisions, additions, and cancellations.
- Daily make-good and preemption reconciliation.
- Daily management of make-good offers.
- Local and network program change notifications.
- Research of credit requests or contract discrepancies.
- Daily traffic and copy maintenance of national sales contracts.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
- Work with the local sales team to implement and maintain digital advertising campaign elements.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Applicant must be detail-oriented, a problem solver who can learn new things quickly.
- The ideal candidate is an organized multitasker.
- 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.
- A college degree and sales/ advertising experience are 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 who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
WEEK-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-bxw03k-216-73-216-198-42 in your application.