Director Of Sales Kcrg
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Job Location:
Cedar Rapids, IA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
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 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. 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 KCRG:
KCRG Serving Cedar Rapids Iowa City Dubuque & Waterloo
KCRG is Eastern Iowas most trusted source for news weather sports and multiplatform content. As a dominant ABC affiliate with rapidly expanding digital offerings KCRG connects communities across broadcast streaming mobile social and OTT/CTV platforms.
KYOU Serving Ottumwa Fairfield Kirksville MO & Southern Iowa
KYOU delivers a powerful multi-network lineup to Southern Iowa and Northern Missouri as the regions FOX NBC and CW affiliate.
That means the Super Bowl the Olympics top-tier primetime programming live sports and marquee network events all originate from KYOU giving advertisers major visibility and market-leading reach.
KYOU is also backed by Gray Digital Media offering advanced digital marketing solutions to businesses across Ottumwa Fairfield and Kirksville Missouri.
Together KCRG KYOU form a dynamic regional media powerhouse supported by Gray Digital Medias full suite of services:
- Targeted display & video
- Streaming/OTT/CTV
- Paid social & paid search
- Audience targeting & attribution
- Websites & SEO
- Digital content strategy & analytics
This combined footprint is full of economic growth and opportunity an ideal environment for a driven sales leader to create real impact.
Job Summary/Description:
Were looking for a high-energy digitally savvy hands-on Director of Sales to lead all sales operations for KCRG while also overseeing KYOU including regular travel to Ottumwa and Kirksville to support and elevate the KYOU team.
Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Lead all broadcast and digital revenue strategy for KCRG and KYOU
- Travel regularly to Ottumwa and Kirksville MO to support KYOU
- Train coach and motivate sales teams across both markets
- Build strategic visually compelling presentations and proposals
- Drive new business initiatives with a strong digital-first mindset
- Strengthen client relationships and identify new revenue growth areas
- Implement efficient systems and processes to boost team performance
- Champion a culture of positivity accountability energy and collaboration
Qualifications/Requirements:
- 5 years of local media sales experience with strong digital knowledge
- 3 years in sales leadership ideally across multiple platforms
- A proven ability to inspire motivate and organize teams
- Strong presentation-building and pitching skills
- High-energy leadership with a hands-on proactive approach
- Excellent follow-through and operational organization
- Confidence in traveling and supporting multi-market sales staff
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 theGray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KCRG-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free 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 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.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN and GTN.A) owns and/or operates over 100 television stations across 56 television markets that collectively broadcast more than 200 program streams including 103 channels affiliated with the CBS Network, the NBC Network, the ABC Network and the FOX Net ... View more
