Sales Assistant

Job Description

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.
About WFSB:
Would you like to work in beautiful Southern New England? WFSB in Connecticut provides the community with the dominant #1 rated local award-winning local news, dedicated community service, and effective marketing solutions for area businesses. WFSB Channel 3 Eyewitness News is everywhere. We're Connecticut's #1 source for the latest weather, including Connecticut's only LIVE Doppler radar, breaking news, traffic, and all the info you need to make it through your day.
Job Summary/Description:
WFSB Channel 3 is seeking a friendly, positive, self-motivated individual whose primary responsibilities will be to provide a variety of administrative support duties and increase productivity as a Sales Assistant to the sales organization. The individual must thrive in a team environment, have a strong work ethic, be detail-oriented, and be able to work independently in a fast-paced work culture. The Sales Assistant position is vital in helping WFSB's local partners grow. Be a part of a successful team that strives to exceed customer expectations.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
• Provide support to Sales Management and Sales Staff
• Order entry/maintenance, including avails, proposals, pre/post logs, digital campaigns, reporting
• Create PowerPoint sales presentations for clients as well as station initiatives
• Daily management of inventory changes/program changes
• Pull and provide detailed reports for management, as well as sales staff and clients
• Create, prepare, and maintain sales collateral and packages for sales staff and other projects assigned by management
• Assist with traffic with order entry, and copy
• Coordinate with other departments on projects as needed
• Assist with research, traffic, and programming functions within the sales department
Qualifications/Requirements:
• High school diploma or equivalent, college or technical degree preferred.
• Microsoft software experience using PowerPoint, Word & Excel is required
• Strong organizational and phone skills and ability to manage multiple projects with strict deadlines.
• Ability to work well under pressure and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with attention to detail
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 reference
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
WFSB-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-wppxqp-216-73-216-13-42 in your application.