Multimedia Sales Manager - Wlbt

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 nations largest owner of toprated 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 toprated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or secondhighestrated 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 fullservice digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Grays 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 WLBT:

WLBTTV is the #1 rated local TV broadcast and digital media in Central Mississippi. We are a dominant NBC affiliate that consistently produces awardwinning local news coverage. Jackson MS is Mississippis largest TV DMA serving as the state capital with several local universities and home to the largest medical facilities in the state including the prestigious University of Mississippi Medical School. Jackson is located within a short drive from beautiful Gulf Coast beaches New Orleans Memphis Birmingham Nashville Dallas and Atlanta. If you love SEC sports we have four schools (Ole Miss Mississippi State Alabama and LSU) less than three hours away. And Saints Pelicans and Grizzlies fans are an easy threehour drive from NOLA and Memphis. The Jackson metro is the economic hub of Mississippi and a great place to work live and raise a family.

Job Summary/Description:

WLBTTV in Jackson MS is seeking an organized and creative professional to help lead our digital sales efforts in the role of Multimedia Sales Manager. The position works in tandem with the Director of Sales on business development for the station specifically championing digital sales.

WLBTTV in Jackson MS is looking for a highly qualified candidate to be the next Multimedia Sales Manager. This person must be highly motivated to lead a team of 10 salespeople in the highly dynamic world of broadcast and digital sales. The candidate must have a proven track record of growing market share building successful client partnerships coaching training a local team and staying relevant in the everchanging world of broadcast and digital sales. The ideal candidate is goaloriented driven and able to motivate the local sales team to achieve their individual sales goals. Must have the ability to manage multiple projects communicate across departments ensure projects and campaigns are executed as proposed and sold extremely organized with great time management skills.

Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Driving digital revenue growth and achieving revenue targets with a focus on new local direct business
Providing digital training to the sales team
Assisting Multimedia Executives in presenting and closing business
Developing sales presentations and collateral using uptodate research materials
Maintaining campaign tracking delivery and reporting to ensure campaign success
Working at a partnership/consultative level as an expert in digital advertising with a Multimedia executive and advertisers

Recruiting and hiring

Exceptional skills in recruiting coaching and training sellers
Achieving digital and broadcast sales objectives building relationships communicating clearly and the ability to forecast manage budgets and execute a strategic plan is critical
Ability to manage multiple projects extremely organized and great time management
If you are a critical thinker who possesses a strong work ethic and the desire to lead a seasoned sales staff at a firstclass organization who brings new and innovative ideas to work please apply and attach a cover letter

Qualifications/Requirements:

A bachelors degree from a fouryear college or university or equivalent is preferred
Minimum of 5 years prior experience in broadcast sales
3 years of experience in managing a sales team strategic planning and a track record of growing revenue preferred

If you feel youre qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to 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 theGrayTV UltiPro selfservice portal

WLBTTV/Gray Media is a drugfree company

Additional Info:

Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age genetic information disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Grays employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.