MEDIA EXECUTIVE - WMTV

Media Executive - WMTV

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.

WMTV is the NBC affiliate and Gray Television-owned station serving south central Wisconsin. We are the #1 stationleading the market in news and weather coverage. We're recognized for sharing information with accuracy and immediacy on our digital platforms.

WMTV is located in Madison, just 1.5 hours from Milwaukee, 2.5 hours from Chicago, and 5 hours from Minneapolis / St. Paul. We are an award-winning team and work in a state-of-the-art facility that provides employees with the best technology and one of the best newsrooms in the nation. Madison is the capital city of Wisconsin and home to the Big 10's University of Wisconsin Madison. Madison is consistently voted one of the best places in the country to live.

WMTV is seeking an energetic media salesperson with the primary responsibility of growing advertising revenue with existing accounts and through new business development on all WMTV properties, including NBC, CW, nbc15.com, and other digital offerings.

Duties / Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Develop new business and deliver advertising results for clients
• Identify and present marketing solutions to a variety of local businesses in a variety of fields
• Prospect for new accounts make cold calls to secure needs analysis meetings and peak businesses' interest with all the exciting programs and products we have to offer
• Research accounts and the marketplace on a consistent basis.
• Work with Creative Services on commercial production, the Traffic department on advertising copy traffic, the Finance department on invoicing, discrepancies, and collection issues

Qualifications / Requirements :

We offer comprehensive training for new Media Executives, medical / dental, 401(k), vacation, retirement, and other benefits. Our commission structure will allow you to grow without limits.

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.