Sales Assistant

Fox • Milwaukee, WI

1d • $24 - $27

About The Position

FOX6 Milwaukee is a dynamic and innovative media organization committed to delivering top-notch content across multiple platforms. We are seeking a motivated, detail-oriented team player to join our Sales Team and contribute to our continued success. As a Sales Assistant you will play a crucial role in supporting the FOX6 Sales Team to increase sales across all platforms. Your primary focus will be day-to-day interaction with FOX Station Sales (FSS), the company’s national sales organization. You will collaborate with various facets of the sales department, including digital sales, traffic and research.

Requirements

• Proficient with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Strong work ethic
• Personable with good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to learn industry software including Wide Orbit and Kantar
• Two or Four year college degree and prior work experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Enter advertising orders/revisions in the Wide Orbit Traffic system
• Confirm sales orders in Wide Orbit Connect
• Communicate with the national salespeople regarding all preempted commercials and make-good offers, staying on-top-of of unresolved issues through completion
• Provide weekly exact commercial advertising times to salespeople or advertisers
• Work with Finance department on invoicing, discrepancy and collection issues
• Notify salespeople and clients of any late runs due to programming overruns, late breaking news, etc.
• Support Sales Managers by working with creative services on commercial production projects
• Support local Account Executives with order entry, proposals, and reporting
• Oversee paid programming by working directly with FSS to ensure station has all paid time periods sold with program titles and CIA checks
• Work with traffic department on advertising copy traffic
• Work with other sales support personnel when needed o Work with sales management on political advertising including maintaining contracts, ensuring FCC paperwork is complete and verifying that cash in advance payments have been received o Maintaining the Political files on the FCC website o Support other station departments and station initiatives when needed o Help with additional projects and duties when needed

Benefits

• medical/dental/vision
• insurance
• a 401(k) plan
• paid time off
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level