FOX 39 and WTVO are expanding our sales teams in Rockford, Ill. Come join the team with the fastest-growing news, more original content, and number one weather team in the region.
This position isn’t for everybody. To be successful, you must fully embrace our consultative approach that uses a multi-media strategy to help our clients grow their business.
- Implement strategies to consistently grow revenue and exceed revenue goals.
- Establish credible relationships with local business community.
- Make sales calls on existing and prospective clients.
- Maintain assigned accounts and develop new accounts.
- Prepare and deliver sales presentations to clients.
- Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.
- Provide clients with information regarding rates for advertising placement in all media.
- Develop advertising schedules with clients and station personnel responsible for placing advertising into station media.
- Work with clients and station personnel to develop advertisements.
- Perform 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 one year’s experience in sales, preferably in the media field.
- Ability to hold meaningful conversations with decision makers
- Ability to CLOSE
- Demonstrates personal integrity to differentiate from the competition.
- Know that that word “no” is an opportunity!
- Proficient with popular social media and digital platforms
- Make decisions without supervision
- Experience achieving long-range objectives and implementing the strategies and actions to achieve them.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint & Outlook
- Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
Benefits:
- Pay Range for this position is: $40,000 - $100,000
- 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.
Interested candidates should apply at our corporate website: mystateline.com/employment
Nexstar Broadcasting is an equal opportunity employer
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Mass Communications, a related field, or equivalent education and work experience
- At least one year of sales experience, preferably in media
- Ability to hold meaningful conversations with decision makers
- Ability to close sales
- Personal integrity and ability to differentiate from competition
- Proficiency with popular social media and digital platforms
- Ability to make decisions without supervision
- Experience achieving long-range objectives and implementing strategies to achieve them
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
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.
