TELEMUNDO ATLANTA SALES OPERATIONS MANAGER -WKTB

About Gray Media:

Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally 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 US 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 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's 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 WKTB:

Gray Television supports local community interests by providing quality television broadcasting and exceptional service in each market we serve. We own and/or operate television stations and leading digital properties in 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. This portfolio includes 80 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second highest-rated television station. We also own video program companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, as well as the studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
Our stations deliver the news, weather, sports, and entertainment that millions of our neighbors count on every day. We constantly strive for excellence. Through upgrading to the latest technology and seeking new ways to stay on top in our markets, we focus on training and development of the best and brightest employees in the business.

Job Summary/Description:

We are seeking a qualified, passionate, organized, and driven Media Sales Operations Manager for WKTB-TV (Telemundo Atlanta). This media professional will be located in Brookhaven, GA. The position will assist Media Executives in transactional support and be responsible for the overall administrative duties and managing production workflow. Key tasks include entering orders, creating packages, assisting with make-goods, communicating commercial airtimes, coordinating ad copy, responding to incoming requests, getting credit approvals, following up on invoice discrepancies/collections, and screening incoming calls and correspondence. They will also assist the Sales Managers in PowerPoint sales package creation, and client recaps, as well as Nielsen reporting and revenue tracking.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

- Responsible for entering television and digital orders, creating packages, and assisting with make goods.
- Responsible for communicating commercial airtimes, coordinating ad copy, and responding to incoming requests.
- Responsible for getting credit approvals and following up on invoice discrepancies/collections.
- Enter orders into the Wide Orbit system and verify accuracy.
- Assist with avails, linking with historical rates, and creating packages/proposals for Account Executives' approval.
- Pulling daily pre-emption reports and contacting clients for make-good approval.
- Assist Account Executives with posting and pre-posting.
- Responsible for receiving ad copy from the client or production department and communicating airtimes to clients.
- Obtaining credit approval, creating profiles for new accounts, and responding to incoming requests
- Follow up with agencies and customers on invoice discrepancies/collections and other general administrative tasks.
- Ability to maintain confidential information.
- Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
- Working with marketing and production teams to get production timelines to meet insertion order timelines.
- Some office admin duties
- Other duties as deemed necessary.
- Candidates should have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple challenges simultaneously.
- Create sales and marketing sponsorship/promotion plans, literature, and advertising proposals for clients.
- Work with internal departments to manage account stewardship through a process.
- Attend sales meetings, training sessions and client meetings, and promotions.
- Bring a high energy level, ambition, intensity, and long-term perspective to be a core part of building something genuinely significant over time.
- Be a self-starter, resourceful, and able to identify and articulate opportunities for product/process improvement with significant