Regional Sales Assistant

Sinclair Broadcast Group; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Sinclair Broadcast Group in Cedar Rapids is seeking a Regional National Sales Assistant to support national sales activities. You will predominantly enter national sales orders, maintain reports, and coordinate with internal and external partners to ensure campaigns run smoothly.

The role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and teamwork are essential to success.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of administrative support experience preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• High attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks under deadlines.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Follow organizational directives and standard operating procedures.

Responsibilities

• 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 compliance to contracts, inventory, and scheduling constraints.
• Daily maintenance and research on national sales orders to troubleshoot issues and discrepancies.
• Regular communication with internal and external contacts to ensure campaign success.
• Develop understanding and adherence to the National sales process, systems, and SOPs.
• Prioritize and organize workload with urgency and balance to meet deadlines.
• Complete assigned tasks within the given deadline.
• Generate, manipulate, and maintain reports from internal systems and Excel.
• Daily use of Windows PC and Office programs (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word).
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Administrative support

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Independent work

Compliance

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Broadcast sales experience

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

KGAN has an exciting opportunity for a Regional National Sales Assistant. If you would like to work in the exciting business of television sales, this could be the job for you!

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

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.