Local Sales Manager - Jacksonville, United States - Graham Media Group

Graham Media Group
Graham Media Group
Verified Company
Jacksonville, United States

1 week ago

Mark Lane

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Omne:
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Details:


Graham Media Group is searching for a Sales Leader who will reinvent our business by being big, bold and thinking outside the traditional way of doing business.

This position, based in Jacksonville, represents WJXT & CW17, News4JAX and Omne.


Responsibilities/Key Activities:


  • Work cooperatively with sales management to identify and address all issues regarding crossplatform strategies and workflow while creating interactive products, packages, content, and rates appropriate to the market.
  • Manage, engage and motivate a team of high performers.
  • Mentor, coach, and develop employees to their fullest potential.
  • Participate in the selection process for new talent as needed, consistent with company hiring requirements, and provide training of new employees.
  • Achieve and surpass local revenue budget goals.
  • Responsible for making business decisions around the profitability of his/her sales organizations as well as specific sales proposals and offerings.
  • Consistently communicate with GSM regarding station pricing and inventory models; utilizing all available platforms.
  • Create sales promotions that simultaneously serve the interests of agency clients, direct advertisers and the station.
  • Develop sales and profitable advertising programs that deliver expected ROI for advertisers.
  • Through ongoing and consistent verbal and written communication including gathering market intelligence from account executives provide relevant information to General Sales Manager and General Manager regarding market conditions, sales opportunities and other business matters.
  • Report weekly status and key metrics to station executives, and attendance of sales planning meetings.
  • Provide sales training, perform and assist on sales calls when warranted and establish ongoing sales consulting.
  • Able to consistently travel to key ad markets in the U.S.

Requirements:


  • Leadership experience, with a proven track record of building and managing a sales staff to achieve revenue goals and high performance.
  • Exceptional coaching skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills a must.
  • Computer skills are essential to pull/create reports and provide data/analytics.
  • Ability to share vision, gain buy in and build loyalty.
  • College degree preferred

Additional Information:


Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening, investigative background check, employment/education verifications and reference checks.

GMG/WJXT/WCWJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

In addition to complying with the requirements of federal law, GMG/WJXT/WCWJ will comply with applicable state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination.


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  • All rights reserved._
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