BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER - WVLT

Gray Television; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multimedia company in Knoxville seeks an organized and detail-oriented administrative professional. The ideal candidate will manage various corporate responsibilities, maintain confidentiality, and support department managers. Join a dynamic team focused on delivering high-quality service in a drug-free environment.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of administrative experience including AP/AR.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Station contact for corporate departments including AP/AR and Payroll.
• Manage new hire procedures and provide administrative assistance.
• Support the Corporate Safety Program.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Multitasking

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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 WVLT:

WVLT is located in beautiful Knoxville, Tennessee. We produce 58 hours of local news per week on our CBS and CW stations. At the doorstep of the Smoky Mountains and on the banks of the Tennessee River, Knoxville is the 61st largest television market in the country. In addition to being home to the University of Tennessee's flagship campus, Knoxville sports a walkable downtown, sophisticated mix of culture and cuisine, a diverse and robust employment sector, advanced medical care, and amenities found in big cities, yet maintains a small-town feel.

Job Summary/Description:

This career opportunity requires the ability to interact effectively with individual employees at all levels, both on a station and corporate level. This position encompasses a wide range of responsibilities; therefore, organization, attention to detail, and multi-tasking are essential. We are looking for someone who can maintain a high level of confidentiality in all aspects of the position, who appreciates a challenge, can think ahead, and follow a task through to completion.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Station contact for several corporate departments, including AP/AR, Payroll, and HR.
- Involvement in the processing of AP, AR, Sales Commissions, make goods, and Payroll.
- Manages new hire procedures and provides administrative assistance to Department Managers when necessary
- Support the administration of the Corporate Safety Program with guidance from the Safety Coordinator
- Other duties to include: maintaining station office supplies, maintaining EEO files, maintaining station FCC File, and keeping it up to date.

Qualifications/Requirements:

- The ideal candidate has 2- 5 years of administrative experience, including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and/or Sales Assistance.
- Team player who places a focus on station culture and can maintain a high level of confidentiality and integrity in all aspects of the position
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Organization, dependability, and the ability to multitask
- Experience with Microsoft Office is required

If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings , you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on "apply now", upload your resume, cover letter, and references

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through theGray-TV UltiPro self-service portal )

WVLT-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Additional Info:

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.

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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