National Sales Assistant
OVERVIEW:
FOX 6 is searching for a motivated and detail-oriented person to be an integral part of the FOX 6 Sales Team. This position works to increase sales on FOX 6, TV 6.2 and fox6now.com, with the primary focus on day-to-day interaction with the station’s national sales rep firm.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Work in collaboration with all facets of the sales department: national sales, local sales, digital sales, traffic and research
· Enter orders/revisions in Wide Orbit.
· Confirm orders in the Media Line (rep firm) system.
· File Media Line original orders and revisions in a master file.
· Communicate with rep firm regarding all preempted commercials and make-good offers. This includes following up with all unresolved preempts.
· Provide weekly exact commercial advertising times to rep firm and/or WITI advertisers.
· Work with Finance department on invoicing, discrepancy and collection issues.
· Notify rep firm of any late runs due to programming overruns, late-breaking news, etc.
· Support National Sales Manager by working with creative services on commercial production projects.
· Distribute reports to sales management when needed.
· Oversee paid programming by working directly with rep firm to make sure station has all paid time periods sold with program titles and CIA checks.
· Work with traffic department on advertising copy traffic.
· Work with other sales support personnel when needed.
· Back-up Traffic Copy Coordinator position when needed.
· Work with sales management on political advertising including maintaining contracts, ensuring FCC paperwork is complete and verifying that cash in advance payments have been received.
· Maintaining the Political files on the FCC Website.
· Support other station departments and station initiatives when needed
· Help with additional projects and duties when needed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
· Proficient with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
· Meticulous attention to detail
· Strong work ethic
· Personable with good verbal and written communications skills
· Ability to learn industry software such as Media Line and Wide Orbit
· Two or Four year college degree and prior work experience preferred
Nexstar Media Group is America’s largest local television and media company with 197 full power stations (including partner stations) in 115 markets addressing nearly 63% of US television households and a growing digital media operation. Nexstar’s platform delivers exceptional local content and network programming to inform and entertain viewers, while providing premium, scalable local advertising opportunities for advertisers and brands across all screens and devices. Learn more at www.Nexstar.tv.
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