Sales Assistant

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. It is the policy of NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal's affiliated businesses to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Job Description

The Sales Assistant is responsible for managing day-to-day sales support functions for the Director of Sales, StudioPost.   The Sales Assistant will manage sensitive financial deal information and confidential salary and business rate structures.  The position will help the Director of Sales, StudioPost Executives and finance determine profitability of each project.  The Sales assistant will work with department schedulers and operations assisting in hand off of project details.

What You’ll Do:

• Create and maintain accurate customer contact information in company’s sales database
• Maintain accurate cost of service information in company’s sales database
• Maintain information in company’s sales database
• Collaborates with Director of Sales to prepare and maintain accurate sales forecasts and reports
• Develop and maintain relationships with networking groups, industry associations, and talent
• Aid Sales Director compile and transfer relevant information from Deadline, production report and other resources to the company’s sales database 
• Interact with customers gathering information and request for information.  Accurately hand off information to Sales Director to create bids
• Create first draft bids for Sales Director
• Prioritizes conflicting needs; handles matters expeditiously, proactively, and follows-through on customer, Sales Directors and department heads requests, often with deadline pressures.
• Serve as first-line of defense with the high volume of communications of phone and email
• Responsible for drafting and editing correspondence
• Salary Range - $41,000 - 45,000

Qualifications

Let’s Talk About You…

• Must have professional polish and ability to interface with high level customers and executives
• Ability to prioritize and manage time
• Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
• Very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders, including staff, executive team, external partners/customers.
• Expert level written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability and emotional maturity.
• Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently.
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of customer service and response.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.
• Naturally energetic, enthusiastic, engaging, and outgoing interpersonal style.
• Excellent foresight and responsiveness abilities.

What You Must Have:

• BA/BS degree preferably in Film or TV studies
• Minimum of 5 years customer service experience
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment
• Ability to multitask
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Excellent communication
• Ability to interact with internal and external customers
• Strong computer skills – working knowledge of Excel, Word and Smartsheet

Additional Information

NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fa