National Sales Coordinator

Job Description

National Sales Coordinator - KALB

About Gray Media:

Gray Media is a leading media company that owns and operates high-quality stations in 113 television markets that collectively reach 36 percent of US television households.

We constantly strive for excellence. Through upgrading to the latest technology and seeking new ways to stay on top in our markets, we focus on training and development of the best and brightest employees in the business.

About KALB:

KALB is an NBC affiliate, located in Alexandria, LA. We also own the CBS and CW affiliates in the market (NALB and OALB respectively). KALB is owned by Gray Television Inc., one of the fastest-growing broadcast and digital media groups in the nation. KALB produces a total of 24 hours of Live news programming per week. A market leader in News, digital, and social media, KALB Newschannel 5 is home to award-winning reporters, and recipient of the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters ''Station of the Year'' award. Central Louisiana, a vibrant, diverse, stable community is a great place to live and work. A community with a rich history, full of hard-working, caring people, striving to make Central Louisiana the place they call home.

Job Summary/Description:

KALB, a Gray Media station, located in Alexandria, LA is looking for a very organized person to support our National Sales Department. This position calls for a person who is a good communicator and able to multi-task while paying attention to detail and takes pride in a great work ethic.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited, to):
- Assist the National Sales Manager with day-to-day activities as related to requests from agencies requesting avails for specific time periods and programming as it relates to rates and inventory availability and putting them in WideOrbit Media Sales
- Enter all national orders from customers, make requested revisions, submit makegoods, deliver pre/post logs in WideOrbit Traffic system
- Enter available Farence orders weekly and track revenue monthly to report to management
- Track preemptions or displaced spots daily to update the National Sales Manager to create makegoods for customer
- Notify the National Sales Manager and Director of Sales of any revenue changes due to cancellations or additions by agencies
- Assist with updating programming each quarter
- Learn and understand ratings systems including Nielsen and Comscore
- Assist in political avails and maintain public files for the FCC website.

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Be highly organized and able to follow direction
- Possess great communication skills both written and verbal while using excellent listening skills
- Be able to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Detail Oriented
- Experience in broadcast is a plus but willing to train the right person
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products and comfortable learning new computer programs

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)

KALB-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rvxm8j-3-142-196-227-42 in your application.