General Sales Manager

Job Description

About WXIX:

WXIX-TV, FOX19 NOW, is the FOX affiliate serving Cincinnati and the Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana tri-state area, the nation's 37th DMA. FOX19 NOW, the station that's ''Always Local, Always Now,'' produces over 61 hours of News per week. FOX19 NOW is the leader in Morning News with local coverage from 4:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. each weekday The station airs early evening news 3 to 7 p.m. weekdays and the market's #1 (A25-54) late, local News starting at 10:00 to 11:30 p.m. FOX19 NOW's community involvement includes The St. Jude Dream Home, The Alzheimer's Association, The Pink Ribbon Girls and Special Olympics of Northern Kentucky, among others. We're proud to serve the community on multiple platforms, and broadcast some of the most popular programming in the Tri-State, including NFL on FOX, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy! and the FOX prime time schedule.

Job Summary/Description:

The General Sales Manager is responsible for the revenue goals of the television station. All areas of broadcast time and revenue are under his/her supervision (Local, Regional, Digital and Internet revenue). The General Sales Manager oversees the Local Sales Manager, the sales staff and sales assistants. The GSM will be responsible for helping Account Executives implement the company's advertising platforms and marketing strategy, identifying and qualifying leads while consistently closing business in order to meet or exceed their sales quota.

The successful candidate will be responsible for (but not limited to) the following:
- Effective leader, able to motivate team members to be successful and develop future leaders for the station and the organization.
- Ability to delegate responsibly and hold people accountable effectively.
- Proven ability to foster a positive work environment and uphold the values of Gray TV.
- Must be a change agent who fosters and promotes organizational change.
- Must be results oriented with ability to achieve success through effective leadership.
- Must be keenly focused on all areas impacted by the business including shareholders, advertisers, viewers, and employees.
- Must be an effective communicator who can interact with individuals on every level, internally and externally.
- Must be knowledgeable about every component of the broadcast TV operation as well as the industry.

Qualification/Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in marketing or advertising. ⁍ Must have experience in the advertising industry with strong management skills. ⁍ Five years' experience in broadcast sales or equivalent, with broadcast sales management experience.

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people 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

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