MEDIA EXECUTIVE - WDBJ

Gray TV

Roanoke, VA

Full Time

Executive

18 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's 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 top-rated television stations, digital media, video production companies, and studio facilities. WDBJ7, a Gray-owned CBS-affiliated station in Roanoke, Virginia, is known as "Your Hometown Station" and produces extensive local news coverage. The company values diversity, equal employment opportunities, and a drug-free workplace, encouraging vaccination against COVID-19.

Key Responsibilities

Make face-to-face outside sales visits
Generate sales leads and close new business
Provide input on sales promotion ideas
Retain current clients and develop new business
Understand the business objectives and advertise accordingly
Manage transactional sales activity for multiple products
Build and grow a business with leading brand and direct marketers

Requirements

Strong understanding of digital sales
Able to maximize rates and availability
Able to execute sales initiatives
Good follow-up skills
Detail-oriented sales professional with excellent project management and presentation skills
Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities
Must hold a valid driver's license, a clean driving record, and be insurable
Must represent the company with professionalism and integrity

Nice to Have

Experience in digital advertising and media sales
Strategic thinking skills

Qualifications

Valid driver's license
Clean driving record
Insurable

Benefits & Perks

Opportunities to work with a great group of people
Potential for career growth within a leading media company

Working at Gray TV

Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. The company complies with applicable laws and prohibits workplace harassment based on protected characteristics. Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before their first workday.

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