WGNO-TV, the ABC affiliate in New Orleans, and WNOL-TV, the city’s CW affiliate, are looking for a qualified sales assistant to join our team! This is a great opportunity to work for two TV stations in New Orleans learning the ins and outs of broadcast and digital media in a supportive, collaborative environment.
The Sales Assistant works with account executives and management in the Sales Department to maximize station revenue opportunities in a clerical role.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Performs clerical functions for the assigned sales division
- Ability to prioritize tasks based on deadlines
- Maintains awareness of the most current policies, practices, and procedures
- Maintains and collaborates, within assigned sales divisions, broadcast and digital orders from beginning to end.
- Corresponds with customers and confers with coworkers to maintain accounts.
- Prepares forms and reports as needed
- Maintains files and other business records
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements & Skills:
- High school diploma
- Fluency in English
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
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Skills Required
- High school diploma
- Fluency in English
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
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.
