Sales Assistant
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Job Location:
Salinas, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 42000 - 45000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
KSBW 8 (NBC) / Central Coast ABC / Estrella TV Costa Central part of Hearst Televisionis looking for an organized detail-oriented team player with exceptional written and verbal skills and the ability to prioritize and manage time effectively. A positive attitude and professional demeanor is essential along with the flexibility to work in a rapidly changing environment. Individual will work closely with the sales team to ensure effective placement of sales activity. Specifically youll work with the sales force on processing advertising contracts obtaining creative materials generating support materials for sales team and coordinating the scheduling and launch of advertising campaigns. This is a great opportunity in a growing organization for someone who is able to maintain a high level of accuracy and remain calm under pressure. This career opportunity is a great way to get your foot in the door at a highly-respected TV station and begin a career with Hearst Television an industry-leading television station role reports to the Sales Manager.
Responsibilities:
- Entering and maintaining all national and local ordersincluding electronic transfer and maintenance of all WOCentralorders to WideOrbit.
- Learning all aspects of traffic department and working hand and hand with traffic support.
- Assist in the development of sales proposals advertising packages and client presentations.
- Create supportivesales forms foraccount executives.
- Effectively communicate with internal teams (sales production finance) and external clients on performance and delivery of campaigns.
- Maintain organized filing systems.
- Prepare proposals based on account executive requests.
- Keep progress tabs on various sales initiatives.
- Work cooperatively with managers co-workers and clients to deliver a high-level of service.
- Interact with co-workers clients and the viewing public in a professional manner both on the phone and in person.
- In-person attendance is required.
Requirements:
- Must have computer and software experience.
- Previous television advertising sales experience a plus.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel andWideOrbit.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment manage multiple projects and tight deadlines.
- Consistently meet deadlines in a challenging and dynamic environment.
- Capable of learning new systems promptly and thoroughly.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.
- Must be highly-focused organized and detail oriented.
- Must take pride in work respond to instruction well thrive in a fast-paced environment enjoy working independently and perform at a consistently high-level.
- Deal with the daily stresses and pressures associated with television advertising sales.
- Extreme attention to detail.
- Bilingual a Plus.
Values in Action
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds perspectives and why behind the scenes we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication ensuring that the content we create is authentic accurate and connected to the communities we serve.
Benefits
Hearsts benefit programs are modern flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.
Medical Dental Vision
401(k) matching
Emotional Wellness Support
Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
LGBTQ Health Services
Additional benefits to meet you and your familys needs
The estimated base salary range for this role is between $42000and $ actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors such as transferable skills work experience business needs market demands and conditions including geographic location where the work will be performed and other factors permitted by law. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Key Skills
- Sales Experience
- Time Management
- Data Entry
- Customer Service
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Computer Literacy
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Furniture Sales
- Microsoft Excel
- Administrative Experience
- Sales Support
About Company
Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous ... View more
