KCRA/KQCA Sales Assistant

KCRA/KQCA, (the NBC affiliate/CW affiliate) in Sacramento, CA, is looking for a Sales Assistant to assist the sales team. You will work with the sales team on processing advertising contracts, obtaining creative materials, generating support materials for sales team, and coordinating the scheduling and launch of advertising campaigns. You will report to the local sales manager. This career opportunity is a great way to get your foot in the door at a respected TV station and begin a career with Hearst Television, an industry-leading television station group.

Responsibilities

• Enter and maintain all national, local and/or digital orders including electronic transfer and maintenance of all WOCentral orders to WideOrbit
• Help develop sales proposals, advertising packages and client presentations
• Create supportive marketing materials for sales department
• Communicate with our teams (sales, production, finance) and external clients on performance and delivery of campaigns
• Prepare proposals and reporting based on account executive direction
• Facilitate progress on several sales projects
• Work cooperatively with managers, co-workers and clients to deliver a high-level of service

Requirements

• Must have computer and software experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets)
• Can deal with the stresses and pressures of time-sensitive projects associated with advertising sales
• Keen on learning new systems promptly and thoroughly
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are necessary
• Must be focused and organized
• Previous commercial television experience preferred
• Must take pride in work, respond to instruction well, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and perform at a high-level
• Related military experience will be considered

Salary

The estimated base salary range for this role is between $42,000 and $48,000. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as transferable skills, work experience, business needs, market demands and conditions, including geographic location where the work will be performed, and other factors permitted by law. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Diversity Statement

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 you. 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

Every career with Hearst Television is like a story. How it develops, where it takes you, the milestones you reach along the way – you’ve got a lot to look forward to as your unique career story unfolds.

Hearst Television, a subsidiary of Hearst, owns and operates local television and radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all of the major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content over nearly 70 video channels including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, This TV, Estrella and more.

Hearst Television is recognized as one of the industry's premier companies. It has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism and industry innovation, including the Walter Cronkite Award for political journalism, the national Edward R. Murrow Award, the DuPont-Columbia Award and the George Foster Peabody Award.