• Local Sales Manager

    Nexstar Media Group (Wichita, KS)


    KSNW-TV in Wichita Kansas is looking for a sales leader. Work and play in our beautiful Midwest city, cheering on the Wichita State Shockers basketball team and our AA baseball team, the WindSurge! Take the family to the Sedgwick County Zoo, Old Cowtown Museum, Exploration Place or stroll through the beautiful gardens at Botanica.

     

    Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years of sales management experience and is genuinely committed to developing new customers in both broadcast and a high emphasis on digital. If you are a senior level Rockstar Account Executive ready to take the next step, we are interested in talking to you.

     

    The Sales Manager is responsible for development of new business and achievement of revenue goals across Broadcast and Digital Platforms.

     

    + Provides leadership for the broadcast/digital sales teams

    + Develops and executes sales strategies which result in exceeding revenue targets in local, new business and digital revenue

    + Drives new business development

    + Manages revenue forecasting

    + Manages recruitment, training, evaluation, and development of sales professionals

    + Develops and cultivates client relationships alongside Account Executives

    + Performs other duties as assigned

    Requirements & Skills:

    + Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising or Mass Communications, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience

    + Minimum three-five years of media sales experience

    + Fluency in English

    + Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

    + Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record

    + Experience guiding, directing and motivating personnel, including setting and monitoring performance standards

    + Experience establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them

    + Ability to identify the developmental needs of others and to coach, mentor or otherwise help others to improve their knowledge or skills

    + Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, and other office equipment

    + Proficiency with Wide Orbit Traffic, Wide Orbit Media Sales, Strata, Matrix, Nielsen and ComScore is preferred

    + Proficiency with MS Excel and PowerPoint

     

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    Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

     

    EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.