Sales Assistant

WFXR/WWCW has an opportunity for a Local Sales Assistant. If you would like to work in the exciting business of television sales, this could be the job for you! This job rewards attention to detail, and can be the first step in a career in media.

• Responsibilities:

• Primary function is data entry of local sales orders from national advertisers
• Daily entry of Local Sales orders into the traffic system with accuracy and complying to order contract, inventory, and scheduling constraints.
• Daily maintenance and research on sales orders to troubleshoot and resolve order-related issues and discrepancies
• Regular communication and collaboration with both internal and external contacts to ensure campaign success.
• Develop a strong understanding and adherence to the sales process, systems, and SOPs
• Prioritizing and organizing of workload with a sense of urgency and balance.
• Completion of assigned tasks by deadline.
• Regular generation, manipulation, and maintenance of reports both from internal systems and Excel spreadsheets.
• Daily use of Windows PC including Office programs such as Outlook, Teams, Excel, and Word.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience with administrative support preferred
• A high level of organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple tasks under a deadline
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Consistently comply with organizational directives and standard operating procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for effective interaction with internal and external team members
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel
• Broadcast Sales, media buying, or agency experience is a plus
• Maintain a positive demeanor and customer service focus

Salary: $17-18 per hour

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