SALES ASSISTANT - KHNL

Gray Media; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Gray Media in Honolulu is seeking a Digital Sales Assistant to join the Hawaii News Now team. The role requires an organized and detail-oriented individual eager to provide sales support, optimize advertising campaigns, and create engaging content for clients. Candidates should be skillful communicators, confident in conversations, and have a knack for social media marketing. Enjoy benefits including comprehensive medical coverage and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Eager to learn and work well within a motivated team.
• Committed to taking on new tasks and completing them.
• Focused on data-driven storytelling for clients.

Responsibilities

• Support Media Executives and act as secondary contact for clients.
• Book, maintain, and optimize advertising campaigns.
• Create social media content and post articles on the website.

Skills

Organized

Detail-oriented

Strong communication

Basic video editing

Social media marketing

Job description

About Gray Media

Today, we are a growing multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We are the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 117 full-power television markets that collectively reach approximately 37% of U.S. television households. The portfolio includes 80 markets with a top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second highest rated television station in average all-day ratings across 116 of such markets that were measured by Nielsen in 2025. We also own the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 47 markets and Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Our 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 Hawaii News Now

KGMB (CBS), KHNL (NBC), and K5 collectively make up Hawaii News Now, the state's dominant multimedia news organization with the largest digital news footprint in the islands. HNN's parent company is Gray Media, a leading digital media and broadcasting company. More on this topic can be consumed at hawaiinewsnow.com.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical (Rx), Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account with Company contributions
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employer‑paid life and disability benefits
• Paid parental leave benefits
• Adoption and Surrogacy Benefits
• 401(k) Plan, including matching and profit‑sharing contributions
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary benefits, including Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and supplemental life insurance coverage
• Paid Time Off, including Relocation PTO
• Focus on Caring

Salary/Wage

$43,000 - $50,000/yr. (DOE)

Shift and Schedule

Mon. - Fri. (8:00 am - 5:00 pm)

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Summary / Description

Do you want to be a part of a winning sales team? Hawaii News Now is looking for a Digital Sales Assistant to join our fun and forward‑thinking company. We are looking for someone eager to learn, detail‑oriented, and who enjoys working as part of a motivated team.

The Sales Assistant is an essential member of a team responsible for protecting revenue for our various properties by booking business, optimizing orders, and following through on fulfillment for our advertising partner campaigns. The Sales Assistants support Media Executives, serving as a secondary point of contact for our clients when needed, as well as a project manager booking, maintaining, and optimizing campaigns. This role also helps to create a lasting brand touchpoint for clients by creating social media content, posting website articles, and attaching videos that showcase the client’s interactions with the valuable HNN brand.

Traits and Skills

• Organized, detail‑oriented, and thoughtful
• Focused on data‑driven storytelling for clients
• Committed to taking on new tasks and working them to completion
• Confident when talking to new people or asking tough questions
• Strong communicator, both written and oral
• Basic video editing and social media marketing preferred

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

Drug‑Free Workplace

KHNL‑TV/Gray Media is a drug‑free company.