MEDIA EXECUTIVE - WALA

Media Executive - Wala

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 43 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.

WALA FOX10 News is the most-watched local media organization in the Mobile / Pensacola market, producing the most hours of live news, weather, and original programming for the market's Gulf Coast. With the main studio located in Mobile, Alabama (the founding home of Mardi Gras), WALA is the oldest existing television station in the state. FOX10 takes pride in a winning culture with its renowned and historic commitment to the community.

Job Summary / Description : WALA is seeking an experienced, passionate, energetic, and highly motivated Digital Sales Executive who can adapt quickly and maximize sales on all of our digital and broadcast platforms. Do you have a strong competitive drive? Are you a closer and a problem solver? Are you a natural relationship builder and collaborator with great people skills? If so, we want to speak with you about this opportunity to sell customized digital and television advertising solutions to new and existing customers. This is a fast-paced and rewarding career that requires persistence, determination, organization, creativity, and presentation skills. We offer the best training in the media industry to help all our employees succeed.

Duties / Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Sell digital and broadcast advertising consistent with company policies and rate guidelines.
• Performs other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.
• Willing to learn all research and utilize it in client proposals effectively.
• Prospect new accounts and create sales opportunities specific to each new client.

Qualifications / Requirements :

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.

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