Media Executive

Job Description

Media Executive

MEDIA EXECUTIVE (ASSO) - WVVA
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 WVVA:
Nestled in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in Nature's Air-Conditioned City, Bluefield, WV, WVVA TV is centrally located to many major markets. The two Virginias are home to world-class white-water rafting, thousands of miles of hiking trails, skiing, and so much more. We love living here!
Job Summary/Description:
WVVA in Bluefield, WV, a Gray Local Media station, is looking for an energetic, self-motivated Media Executive to join our sales team. We are looking for a sales superstar with a disciplined, self-starter mentality and the ability to be customer service-oriented to help grow our share of the local broadcast and digital revenue. If you're looking for a challenging opportunity that allows you to use your customer service and sales background, rewards hard work, and you have the desire to work for the #1 station in the market, then we have the job for you! This challenging and rewarding position will be responsible for identifying and acquiring new prospects and connecting them with our best marketing solutions to help them grow their business.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
• Develop creative ideas and advertising campaigns for clients.
• Grow new local, agency, and digital business.
• Work collaboratively with all sales team members.
• Full participation in Gray Television training programs.
Qualifications/Requirements:
• A bachelor's degree in marketing is preferred.
• Great communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good presentation skills.
• Solid computer skills.
• Reliable transportation.
• Outside sales experience is a plus.
• Must have a valid driver's license and pass a motor vehicle records check.
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)
WVVA-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-eoo5k2-18-97-9-174-42 in your application.