Description

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 45 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 WNDU:

WNDU is the NBC Affiliate located on the campus of Notre Dame. We are the market leader with our First Alert Weather, and we carry all the major sports, including Notre Dame Football, NFL Sunday Night Football, NBA Basketball, Big Ten Football, Major League Baseball, and the Olympics. We use these sports and combine them with our Newscasts and our Digital products to help our clients reach their future customers.

Job Summary/Description:

Gray Media in South Bend, Indiana, has an opening for an energetic, positive-minded salesperson. You will consult with local business owners to create advertising campaigns that exceed their business goals and objectives. We are looking for a quick learner with strong communication skills and the ability to showcase our marketing solutions in a compelling way.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Meeting and exceeding monthly and quarterly metric goals
- Use and learn data-based results
- Cold calling and prospecting for new clients
- Secure marketing commitments from new clients
- Conduct thorough client needs analyses
- Present proposed strategic solutions and tactics
- Provide follow-up assessments of advertising effectiveness

Qualifications/Requirements:

- 1-2 years of cold calling or sales-related experience is preferred
- Experience in media sales is a plus, but not required
- Excellent writing and communication skills, experience using MS Office products
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
- Google Ad Certifications a plus
- Clean driving record, MVR

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)

WNDU-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.