Manager, Sales

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Peoria, IL, USA
In-Office
125K-140K Annually
Mid level
Digital Media • News + Entertainment
The Role
Leads broadcast and digital sales operations, teams, revenue strategy, new business development, forecasting, inventory, budgeting, accounts receivable, client relationships, hiring, training, and employee performance. The role is accountable for achieving revenue targets, developing sales professionals, and executing long-term sales strategies across local, new business, and digital channels.
Summary Generated by Built In

The Sales Manager is responsible for leading the day to day operations of the Sales department, including development of new business and achievement of revenue goals across Broadcast and Digital Platforms.
•    Provides leadership for the broadcast/digital sales teams
•    Efficient and fluent in Digital Sales.
•    Makes decisions regarding hiring, evaluation, promotion and termination of employees
•    Develops and executes sales strategies which result in exceeding revenue targets in local, new business and digital revenue
•    Drives new business development
•    Manages inventory and revenue forecasting
•    Manages recruitment, training, evaluation, and development of sales professionals
•    Prepares budgets and approves budget expenditures
•    Manages Accounts Receivable
•    Develops and cultivates client relationships alongside Account Executives
•    Performs other duties as assigned
 Requirements & Skills:
•    Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising or Mass Communications, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
•    Minimum three-five years of media sales experience
•    Fluency in English
•    Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
•    Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
•    Experience guiding, directing and motivating personnel, including setting and monitoring performance standards
•    Experience establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them
•    Ability to identify the developmental needs of others and to coach, mentor or otherwise help others to improve their knowledge or skills
•    Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, and other office equipment
•    Experience with Wide Orbit Traffic, Strata, Matrix, and comScore is preferred
•    Pay Range: $125,000-$140,000 Salary, commission, & bonus.
•    Benefits: Our comprehensive benefits package includes, but not limited to, medical (with multiple plan options), dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, a 401(k) with company matching contributions, life insurance, Paid Parental Leave and more.

• SCAM ALERT: 
•    Please be aware candidates may be at risk of being targeted by scammers seeking personal data or money. Recruiters with Nexstar Media Group and its local stations will only contact you through official job boards, LinkedIn, or email with Nexstar.tv domain or official station email addresses (example:@wreg.com).  Be cautious of any outreach claiming to be from Nexstar or its recruiters via any other messaging platforms or personal email addresses. We will not contact you using a @gmail email address. If you are unsure about the authenticity of a job inquiry or offer, email us at [email protected].


Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Mass Communications, or a related field, or equivalent education and work experience
  • Three to five years of media sales experience
  • Fluency in English
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
  • Experience guiding, directing, and motivating personnel, including setting and monitoring performance standards
  • Experience establishing long-range objectives and defining strategies and actions to achieve them
  • Ability to identify developmental needs and coach, mentor, or improve others' knowledge and skills
  • Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, and other office equipment
  • Experience with WideOrbit Traffic, Strata, Matrix, and comScore

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nexstar Media Group, Inc. and has not been reviewed or approved by Nexstar Media Group, Inc..

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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The Company
HQ: Irving, TX
5,001 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

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.

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