KTLA Sales Coordinator/Sales Assistant
KTLA5 is the first commercial TV station licensed west of the Mississippi – join our team and be a part of LA history!
As a Sales Coordinator you will be part of a high paced, innovative, and collaborative team. Employee will handle a variety of routine and non-routine client requests and tasks from Account Executives and Management.
Responsible for managing a high-volume of media campaigns throughout the life cycle of each order for KTLA, ANTENNA-TV, KTLA.com and KTLA+.
Candidate will collaborate with internal departments required to complete projects as necessary, working across departments at KTLA and with clients to successfully execute campaigns such as media schedules and associated elements, as well as promotional and contest campaigns.
Responsibilities will include but not limited to ensuring the timely and accurate airing of spot and digital schedules, order processing, order confirmations, managing pre-empts and makegood offers, compare estimated ratings/impressions with actual ratings/impressions to ensure audience delivery, distribution of daily/weekly spot times, execute client recaps, assist with sponsorship fulfillment/trackers and downloading of airchecks. Candidate will generate various weekly and monthly revenue reports, answer sales phone lines, and other duties as assigned. Work with Finance Department and Shared Services for system set up of new accounts, payment liability, and invoice discrepancies, as well as communicate with Traffic Department for order processing and copy issues. Candidate will be cross-trained on both the local and national sales desk. This fast-paced and evolving team requires an individual who demonstrates the capability to plan for and manage multiple activities, projects, and deliverables.
- Thrives in a team environment and demonstrates leadership skills
- Highly organized with acute attention to detail and accuracy
- Must have strong written/verbal communication
- Exceptional time management and prioritizing skills with ability to multi-task
- Action-oriented with strong execution and follow up skills.
- Excellent analytical skills and must be good with numbers
- High proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Strong customer service skills
- Working knowledge of sales support systems and databases; WO Traffic, WO OrderConnect, and Medialine
- Associate degree or equivalent related experience in television broadcasting, preferably in sales, advertising or traffic gained either through work experience or classroom study
- Minimum 1 year work experience in a media environment, preferably in sales.
Compensation - $23-$25/hr
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
KTLA will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
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Skills Required
- Associate degree or equivalent related experience in television broadcasting, sales, advertising, or traffic
- Minimum one year of work experience in a media environment, preferably in sales
- High proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Working knowledge of sales support systems and databases, including WO Traffic, WO OrderConnect, and Medialine
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional organization, attention to detail, time management, prioritization, and multitasking skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Excellent analytical skills and comfort working with numbers
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is presented as comprehensive, covering medical, dental, vision, behavioral health, and an Employee Assistance Program. Disability and life insurance are also available, with optional protections like accident and critical illness coverage noted.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is offered and was expanded to provide up to six weeks of paid time for eligible employees. Family-support resources are complemented by mental‑health and EAP services.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, sick leave, and standard holidays are provided, with vacation that typically scales with tenure. These programs form part of a conventional large‑employer benefits menu.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Insights
What We Do
Nexstar Media Group is the largest TV station operator in the country. With the reach of 171 full power television stations in 100 markets addressing nearly 38.9% of US television households, and a diversified, growing digital media operation, Nexstar Media Group offers superior audience engagement across all media devices and local broadcast television’s unrivalled influence on consumers’ purchasing and political decisions. In 20 years, Nexstar has grown from a single station to the nation’s largest television company. This growth is fueled by an organization-wide commitment to delivering exceptional service to our communities and outstanding results for our advertisers. From the very beginning, Nexstar has cultivated an organization-wide commitment to providing superior, unique local content that is relevant to each of the communities it serves, while offering local businesses, advertisers and brands the ability to engage and connect with local communities.
