Sales Assistant

FOX News Channel; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 49,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

FOX 32 Chicago is seeking a Sales Assistant to support the Local Account Executives and Sales Managers across broadcast and digital platforms. You will handle order entry, revisions, reporting, and coordination with traffic, research, and other teams.

The role emphasizes organization, accuracy with numbers, and strong communication. A proactive, collaborative candidate with a related degree or equivalent experience is preferred and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Highly organized and detail‑oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a positive, professional approach.
• Comfortable working with numbers and data with a strong focus on accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to learn industry software, including WideOrbit, Media Sales, and other media platforms.
• Strong work ethic and collaborative, team‑oriented approach.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Support Account Executives with advertising order entry, revisions, and reporting in the WideOrbit Traffic system.
• Communicate with sales representatives and buyers regarding preempts, make‑good offers, program changes, late runs, and other account activity.
• Provide weekly advertiser reports, including spot times and post reports.
• Collaborate with sales representatives and buyers to address invoicing, discrepancies, and collection issues.
• Support Sales Management with political advertising, including maintaining contracts, ensuring FCC documentation is complete, and verifying cash‑in‑advance payments.
• Collaborate with the Traffic department on advertising copy management.
• Support other station departments and initiatives as needed.
• Perform additional projects and duties as assigned.

Skills

Organized

Communication skills

Numbers/data literacy

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Adaptability

Education

Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent work experience

Tools

WideOrbit

Media Sales

AOS

Job description

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox TV Stations FOX Television Stations (FTS) owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations, including stations in 14 of the top 15 markets and duopolies in 11. Eighteen are FOX Network affiliates, and together the stations produce approximately 1,300 hours of local news every week. FOX LOCAL, the company's free ad-supported digital and streaming product, extends that news, weather and local content across connected TV & mobile devices. LiveNOW from FOX expands the FTS portfolio even further as the only national streaming services to be truly live 24/7, covering breaking news and events as they happen.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Sales Assistant (Regular Full-Time) FOX 32 Chicago

Join the team at FOX 32 Chicago! Fox 32 Chicago is a dynamic media organization delivering content across multiple platforms. We are seeking a motivated, detailed-oriented team player to join our Sales Team and contribute to our sales success while driving revenue across all broadcast and digital platforms. As a Sales Assistant, you will play an important role in supporting the Sales Team and our efforts to drive revenue across all platforms. Your primary focus will be day‑to‑day support of Local Account Executives and Sales Managers while collaborating with digital sales, traffic, research, and other teams.

Why Join Us?

• Collaborative Environment: Work in a fast‑paced culture where teamwork and ideas are valued.
• Learn & Grow: Work alongside experienced media and sales professionals and gain exposure to multiple areas of the business.
• Make an Impact: Support a high‑performing Sales Team serving businesses throughout the Chicago market.

What You’ll Do

• Support Account Executives with advertising order entry, revisions, and reporting in the WideOrbit Traffic system.
• Communicate with sales representatives and buyers regarding preempts, make‑good offers, program changes, late runs, and other account activity.
• Provide weekly advertiser reports, including spot times and post reports.
• Collaborate with sales representatives and buyers to address invoicing, discrepancies, and collection issues.
• Support Sales Management with political advertising, including maintaining contracts, ensuring FCC documentation is complete, and verifying cash‑in‑advance payments.
• Collaborate with the Traffic department on advertising copy management.
• Support other station departments and initiatives as needed.
• Perform additional projects and duties as assigned.

What We’re Looking For

• Highly organized and detail‑oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a positive, professional approach.
• Comfortable working with numbers and data with a strong focus on accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to learn industry software, including WideOrbit, Media Sales, AOS, and other media platforms.
• Strong work ethic and collaborative, team‑oriented approach.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent work experience.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Package: Excellent health benefits, paid time off, professional development opportunities, and 401(k) with company match.

Additional Details FOX 32 Chicago is a fast‑paced, high‑volume media environment. The ideal candidate must be able to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and work collaboratively across the entire sales organization and station network. #LI-MB2

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $23.40-25.83 per hour.

This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement. View more detail about FOX Benefits.

We’re disruptors. We’re big dreamers. We’re believers in the future, in possibility, in potential. We’re reinventing the world, every day. We create content for audiences big and small, global and local. We put our audiences first, and work hard to bring them stories they’ll love, wherever they are and however they watch, listen and learn. Whatever your discipline, from on‑air talent to behind‑the‑scenes tech guru to business and finance, the career opportunities at FOX are exciting, rewarding and game‑changing. We seek out the most talented individuals – the dreamers, the disruptors and the visionaries–and we want them to know that they matter. We’re committed to helping every single one of our employees feel valued and inspired, every day.