At a glance
- Location
- KWES-TV Midland-Odessa
About the role
- The Sales Assistant / Sales Development position provides comprehensive support to the KWES Sales Department and Director of Sales while gaining broad exposure to the station's sales, operational and client-service functions.
- This role is designed to provide professional development and exposure that may prepare a successful employee for a future Account Executive opportunity as business needs and openings arise.
Responsibilities
- Assist the DOS with sales reports, presentations, meeting preparation and follow-up.
- Support preparation for weekly sales meetings, revenue discussions and sales initiatives.
- Maintain current sales materials, programming information, sponsorship opportunities and other department resources.
- Assist with order entry, revisions and schedule changes.
- Support campaign setup and maintenance, and monitor active schedules and campaign delivery.
- Assist with makegoods, preemptions and discrepancy resolution.
- Prepare and update client presentations, proposals and sales materials.
- Become proficient in WO Media Sales and applicable sales systems to provide reliable backup Account Manager coverage.
- Participate in sales and product training, prospect research, and new-business development exercises.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate the value of KWES/KIDY/KXVA and TEGNA solutions to local businesses.
Requirements
- Strong organization and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Professional written and verbal communication.
- Strong customer-service mindset.
- Ability to work effectively across multiple departments.
- Comfort learning new software, systems and processes.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Ability to analyze information and identify potential problems before they affect clients.
- Initiative and willingness to take ownership of assignments.
- Interest in sales, marketing, advertising and business development.
Benefits
- Two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas for full and part-time employees
- Access to dental and eye care coverage
- Fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance
- Disability and life insurance
- 401(k) program allowing pre-tax contributions from 1% to 80% with a 100% company match on contributions up to the first 4% of pay (100% vested from day one)
- Nine free virtual doctor's appointments through Teladoc for all employees and eligible family members
- 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health for all employees and eligible family members
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit
- Nine paid holidays per year
Skills
- WO Media Sales
- MediaFerry
- Matrix CRM
