Regional Sales Assistant

Sinclair Broadcast Group; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Health insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

Flexible spending accounts

Sick leave

Vacation time

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Sinclair Broadcast Group is seeking a detail-oriented administrative assistant to support national sales order processing. You will enter orders daily, maintain accuracy, and collaborate with internal/external contacts to ensure campaign success.

Proficiency with Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel is required. The role offers full-time hours with benefits, including retirement, health and vision plans, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of administrative support experience.
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking abilities.
• Attention to detail and deadline discipline.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Adherence to SOPs and organizational directives.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with internal and external contacts.
• Proficient in Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel.
• Broadcast sales, media buying, or agency experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Data entry of national sales orders from national advertisers.
• Daily entry into traffic system with accuracy and constraints.
• Maintenance and research on orders to resolve discrepancies.
• Communicate with internal/external contacts to ensure campaign success.
• Develop understanding of national sales processes and SOPs.
• Prioritize workload with urgency and balance, completing tasks on time.
• Generate and maintain reports from internal systems and Excel.
• Daily use of Windows PC and Office applications.

Skills

Administrative support

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Independent work

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Responsibilities include:

• Primary function is data entry of national sales orders from national advertisers
• Daily entry of National Sales orders into the traffic system with accuracy and complying to order contract, inventory, and scheduling constraints.
• Daily maintenance and research on national sales orders to troubleshoot and resolve order-related issues and discrepancies
• Regular communication and collaboration with both internal and external contacts to ensure campaign success.
• Develop a strong understanding and adherence to the National sales process and nuances, systems, and SOPs
• Consistent independent prioritizing and organizing of workload with a sense of urgency and balance.
• Completion of assigned tasks within the given deadline.
• Regular generation, manipulation, and maintenance of reports both from internal systems and Excel spreadsheets.
• Daily use of Windows PC including Office programs such as Outlook, Teams, Excel, and Word.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills and Qualifications:

• At least 1-2 years’ experience of administrative support preferred
• A high level of organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple tasks under a deadline
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Consistently comply with organizational directives and national standard operating procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for effective interaction with internal and external team members
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel
• Broadcast Sales, media buying, or agency experience is a plus

• Maintain a positive demeanor and customer service focus

The base hourly compensation range for this role is $17.23 to $19.23 per hour. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidates’ relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans,flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave, and employee stock purchase plan.

EEO AND INCLUSIVITY

Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.