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 45 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 WTVM:
For 70 years WTVM has served its 16-county DMA across West Georgia and East Alabama. Today we lead with digitalreaching a fast-growing audience on the WTVM News and Weather apps and social platforms with on-demand local newsbacked by the markets most-watched station and most trusted newsroom (58 hours of local news weekly).
Job Summary/Description:
WTVM Gray Medias ABC affiliate in Columbus Georgia has an immediate opening for a Digital Sales Specialist to join our team of multi-media advertising/marketing professionals.
We are looking for SALES SUPER STARS to grow our already commanding share of the local broadcast and digital revenue. Our ideal hire will be self-motivated to exceed expectations possess strong consultancy skills and have a curious creative entrepreneurial spirit. We provide the training tools products and environment for you to achieve unlimited success.
If you love fast-paced work client interaction and making digital campaigns perform this role is for you. Youll partner with our Media Executives (MEs) to bring advertising ideas to lifelaunching campaigns keeping them on track and turning results into clear confident client performance reports.
Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Support new business renewals and upsells through strong digital execution.
- Join client meetings and presentations; share performance updates and Proof of Performance (POP) recaps.
- Enter orders launch campaigns track creative/forms and keep timelines moving.
- Monitor pacing in reporting dashboards; coordinate optimizations and makegoods.
- Prospect daily for new advertisers and research new categories.
- Take the lead on creative support (display ads sponsored social) landing pages/promotions and Sales web/social pages.
- Assist with billing reconciliation and workflow documentation.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Friendly clear communicator with great customer service skillscomfortable presenting to clients.
- Organized and deadline-driven; you can juggle multiple campaigns without dropping details.
- Solid understanding of digital advertising (display video sponsorships SEO/SEM email/mobile).
- Ability to identify customer needs and effectively match Gray/WTVM solutions.
-Tools (Examples):
Order/traffic system
Ad serving platform
Analytics dashboards
Social publishing tools
Creative tools (Adobe/Canva)
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)
WTVM-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:
IC
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