National Sales Manager

Job Description

National Sales Manager - KPTV

About KPTV:

KPTV is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Portland, Oregon. Owned by Atlanta-based Gray Television, it is part of a duopoly with Vancouver, Washington-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate KPDX.

Job Summary/Description:

The National Sales Manager will oversee all National revenue, driving share and creating demand with Media Buyers and planners throughout the country. The NSM will also handle all political advertising for the station. Candidate must possess strong leadership and customer service skills, along with a proven track record of success with negotiating and servicing national agencies.

The successful candidate will be responsible for (but not limited to) the following:
- Develop and implement strategic National plans
- Drive share growth through creativity and collaborating on customized solutions for our clients outside of traditional spot dollars
- Help manage inventory control, have input into rate structure and keep orders flowing in to the traffic system

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business or a related degree is preferred
- 3+ years in national broadcast transactional business and a proven track record of leadership, budget attainment and sales success
- Must have technical proficiency with ratings and strong presentation skills
- Must be a great communicator
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point needed
- Knowledge of Wide Orbit
- % travel required (approximate): 20% or as required

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopening, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter and references

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gkvb8p-3-139-86-56-42 in your application.