GRAY MEDIA SALES TRAINING PROGRAM SUMMER '26 - KTIV
NAB Leadership Foundation, Sioux City, IA, United States
About Gray Media
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formerly known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top‑rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of U.S. television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top‑rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second‑highest‑rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 45 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV households. Gray also owns Gray Digital Media, a full‑service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with advanced digital products and services. Additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About KTIV KTIV, Siouxland's News Source, is the award‑winning, dominant NBC affiliate located in Sioux City, Iowa, serving viewers in NW Iowa, NE Nebraska, and SE South Dakota. KTIV News 4 is a breaking news and weather station covering local, original stories in the tri‑state area.
The Sales Training Program Designed to provide hands‑on, real‑world experience, the Sales Intern Program lasts 12 weeks and teaches fundamentals of media sales, building a business from day one.
General Responsibilities
What if your internship didn’t feel like an internship?
What if you actually learned how to sell?
At Gray Media, our Sales Interns don’t sit on the sidelines.
They learn how to build a business from day one.
The Internship will be for a term of 12 weeks.
This is a hands‑on, real‑world experience designed to teach you the fundamentals of media sales and help you build skills you can use in any career.
What You’ll Do
Learn how to prospect and identify new business opportunities
Practice real cold calls (with coaching, not guesswork)
Build client presentations and proposals
Support digital and broadcast sales strategies
Work alongside experienced Media Executives and Sales Leaders
Participate in weekly training designed to accelerate your growth
What You’ll Learn
How to confidently start conversations with clients
How to sell multi‑platform advertising solutions (TV + Digital)
How to build and present a winning pitch
How to manage a pipeline and grow revenue
This Internship Is For You If
You’re curious, competitive, and not afraid to try
You want real experience, not just something to put on a résumé
You’re interested in sales, marketing, or media
You’re ready to learn skills that translate to any industry
What Makes This Different You won’t just “shadow.” You’ll do the work with guidance every step of the way. Many of our interns turn into full‑time hires, and the ones who do hit the ground running.
Details
Flexible hours (part‑time, designed for students)
Paid internship
Opportunities available across Gray Media markets nationwide
Qualifications
Be currently enrolled in a college/university, preferably in your senior year.
Strong work ethic and organizational skills.
College student, seniors preferred, earning a degree in Journalism/Communications, Sales, or related fields, with a desire to get hands‑on experience in the local media industry.
Benefits Intern rate of pay can range from your state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Flexible hours and a paid internship are available nationwide.
EEO Statement Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Application Information Interested in the program? Visit https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings and type "Intern KTIV" in the search bar.
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About KTIV KTIV, Siouxland's News Source, is the award‑winning, dominant NBC affiliate located in Sioux City, Iowa, serving viewers in NW Iowa, NE Nebraska, and SE South Dakota. KTIV News 4 is a breaking news and weather station covering local, original stories in the tri‑state area.
The Sales Training Program Designed to provide hands‑on, real‑world experience, the Sales Intern Program lasts 12 weeks and teaches fundamentals of media sales, building a business from day one.
General Responsibilities
What if your internship didn’t feel like an internship?
What if you actually learned how to sell?
At Gray Media, our Sales Interns don’t sit on the sidelines.
They learn how to build a business from day one.
The Internship will be for a term of 12 weeks.
This is a hands‑on, real‑world experience designed to teach you the fundamentals of media sales and help you build skills you can use in any career.
What You’ll Do
Learn how to prospect and identify new business opportunities
Practice real cold calls (with coaching, not guesswork)
Build client presentations and proposals
Support digital and broadcast sales strategies
Work alongside experienced Media Executives and Sales Leaders
Participate in weekly training designed to accelerate your growth
What You’ll Learn
How to confidently start conversations with clients
How to sell multi‑platform advertising solutions (TV + Digital)
How to build and present a winning pitch
How to manage a pipeline and grow revenue
This Internship Is For You If
You’re curious, competitive, and not afraid to try
You want real experience, not just something to put on a résumé
You’re interested in sales, marketing, or media
You’re ready to learn skills that translate to any industry
What Makes This Different You won’t just “shadow.” You’ll do the work with guidance every step of the way. Many of our interns turn into full‑time hires, and the ones who do hit the ground running.
Details
Flexible hours (part‑time, designed for students)
Paid internship
Opportunities available across Gray Media markets nationwide
Qualifications
Be currently enrolled in a college/university, preferably in your senior year.
Strong work ethic and organizational skills.
College student, seniors preferred, earning a degree in Journalism/Communications, Sales, or related fields, with a desire to get hands‑on experience in the local media industry.
Benefits Intern rate of pay can range from your state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Flexible hours and a paid internship are available nationwide.
EEO Statement Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Application Information Interested in the program? Visit https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings and type "Intern KTIV" in the search bar.
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