National Sales Assistant
National Sales Assistant
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About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism engaging content and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web mobile apps streaming and linear television. For more information .
WBIR the #1 TEGNA-owned station located in beautiful Knoxville TN is looking to add a high-performing National Sales Assistant to our exceptional sales organization.
This position will provide vital support to the WBIR sales managers and TEGNAs national sales team working closely with Account Executives and Sales Managers across our national offices in New York Detroit Philadelphia Atlanta Chicago Minneapolis Dallas and Los Angeles.
Together with the National Sales Manager this role plays a key part in executing and maintaining television and digital advertising campaigns across WBIR properties.
Responsibilities:
Manage national advertising orders from start to finish including entry revisions and cancellations.
Create and manage makegood offers for preemptions maximizing inventory and securing final approvals.
Collaborate with the National Sales Manager and TEGNAs national AE team to support client needs and maintain campaign accuracy.
Track campaign performance using ratings impressions client KPIs and fulfillment metrics.
Attend sales meetings and trainings to stay informed about products processes and industry trends.
Coordinate new customer account setup contracts order entry and revisions.
Proactively identify and resolve billing issues before month-end close.
Research and trouble-shoot issues ensuring solutions meet both client and station goals.
Provide additional support to local managers and the sales team as needed.
Requirements:
College-degree preferred
Demonstrated self-motivation teamwork and a proactive mindset
Ability to be creative flexible and adaptable to shifting priorities
Prior experience in broadcast media sales support or agency roles is a plus
Strong customer service orientation and communication skills
Highly detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines
Proficiency with Excel Word PowerPoint and internal systems like WOMS and WOC
Strong organizational and time management skills
Must be able to create business correspondence and reports as needed
Hybrid work model
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNAs 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctors appointments with a physician through Teladoc and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We areproud to be an equal opportunity employer hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race color religion national origin sex gender age marital status personal appearance sexual orientation gender identity or expression family responsibilities disability medical condition enrollment in college or vocational school political affiliation military or veteran status citizenship status genetic information or any other basis protected by federal state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilitiesin accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application please email
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Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers.
Employment Type
Full Time
