40/29, the ABC affiliate in Rogers, AR, is looking for a Local Sales Assistant. You will be organized, a detail-oriented team player with exceptional written and verbal skills, and have the ability to prioritize and manage time effectively. A positive attitude and professional demeanor is essential along with the flexibility to work in a rapidly changing environment. Individual will work closely with the sales team to ensure effective placement of sales activity. Specifically, you will work with the sales force on processing advertising contracts, obtaining creative materials, generating support materials for the sales team, and coordinating the scheduling and launch of advertising campaigns. This is a fantastic opportunity in a growing organization for someone who can maintain an elevated level of accuracy and remain calm under pressure. This career opportunity is a wonderful way to get your foot in the door at a highly respected TV station and begin a career with Hearst Television, an industry-leading television station group. This role reports to the Local Sales Manager.
Responsibilities
- Entering and maintaining advertising orders including electronic transfer and maintenance of orders into WideOrbit.
- Assist in the development of sales proposals, advertising packages and client presentations.
- Create supportive marketing materials for sales department.
- Effectively communicate with internal teams (sales, production, finance) and external clients on performance and delivery of campaigns.
- Maintain organized filing systems.
- Prepare proposals based on account executive requests.
- Keep progress tabs on various sales initiatives.
- Collaborate cooperatively with managers, co-workers, and clients to deliver a high-level of service.
- Interact with co-workers, clients, and the viewing public in a professional manner, both on the phone and in person.
- In-person attendance is required.
Requirements
- Must have computer and software experience.
- Previous commercial television experience a plus.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, WideOrbit, and Outlook is a plus.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment, manage multiple projects and tight deadlines.
- Consistently meet deadlines in a challenging and dynamic environment.
- Capable of learning new systems promptly and thoroughly.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.
- Must be highly focused, organized, and detail oriented.
- Must take pride in work, respond to instruction well, thrive in a demanding environment, enjoy working independently and perform at a consistently high-level.
- Deal with the daily stresses and pressures associated with commercial television sales.
- Extreme attention to detail.
Values in Action
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.
Benefits
Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on the whole person. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.
- Medical | Dental | Vision
- 401(k) matching
- Emotional Wellness Support
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- LGBTQ+ Health Services
- Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs
Skills Required
- Computer and software experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and tight deadlines
- Ability to learn new systems promptly and thoroughly
- Highly focused, organized, and detail oriented
- Ability to work independently and respond well to instruction
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, WideOrbit, and Outlook
- Previous commercial television experience
Hearst Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hearst and has not been reviewed or approved by Hearst.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical plan choice, full in-network preventive coverage, dental and vision, telemedicine, prescription coverage, and fertility resources. Mental-health resources and other wellbeing services (e.g., therapy sessions, crisis support, virtual physical therapy, and chronic-condition programs) further strengthen the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as meaningful through a 401(k) plan with company matching and Hearst covering plan administration fees. Performance bonuses are also noted as available in some roles, adding an additional rewards component beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits include paid holidays, paid sick days, and vacation time with a commonly cited annual range, alongside paid parental leave and family medical leave. A remote work program and flexibility signals are also included as part of the overall rewards experience.
Hearst Insights
What We Do
Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations such as WCVB-TV in Boston and KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California, which reach a combined 19 percent of U.S. viewers; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Men's Health and Car and Driver, and digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks.
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