MULTIMEDIA SALES MANAGER - WCTV

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 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 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. Gray's 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 WCTV:

Come to work with us in sunny Tallahassee, Florida, where the beach is close by and the weather is beautiful! If your passion is to help business owners grow their business by making the most of their marketing dollars, this job is for you. WCTV, Tallahassee’s legacy CBS affiliate and the most-watched TV station in the region for over sixty-five years, is seeking experienced Account Executives to sell local television and digital advertising solutions. Cultivating and enhancing customer relationships is crucial, as there is heavy emphasis on generating new business. Knowledge and experience in selling data-driven digital marketing solutions and critical analysis of digital analytics is preferred. A polished disposition, strong work ethic, and a positive attitude are required. Join this fun and dynamic sales team today!

Job Summary/Description:

WCTV is seeking a Multimedia Sales Manager to lead the sales team for Tallahassee’s #1 local media brand. The perfect candidate will bring an organized, strategic focus to our local, regional, and national sales, especially our digital sales efforts, to achieve all station revenue goals. Pricing and inventory optimization are critically important, in addition to aggressive and creative new local direct business development. All areas of station revenue are under the Multimedia Sales Manager, including the recruiting and development of a highly functioning sales staff and sales assistants. WCTV values a positive, winning culture across all departments, and if you earn this opportunity, you will work daily in collaboration with a highly functioning leadership team.

All areas of station revenue are under the Multimedia Sales Manager, including the recruiting and development of a highly functioning sales staff and sales assistants. WCTV values a positive, winning culture across all departments, and if you earn this opportunity, you will work daily in collaboration with a highly functioning leadership team.

Please note - primary job duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the information listed above 

Qualifications/Requirements:

• 10+ years in broadcast direct, new business, and transactional business with a proven track record of leadership, budget attainment, and overall sales success
• A bachelor's degree in business or a related field is preferred
• Advanced computer literacy to include Microsoft Office Products such as Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Extensive knowledge of broadcast industry software, Wide Orbit, Matrix, and RateOptics, a plus
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and customer service skills
• Clean driving record

If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, 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 the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

WCTV-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 genetics. In 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 Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.