Sales Support Assistant - DR
The E.W. Scripps Company•New York City, NY
•Hybrid
About The Position
We're looking for a Sales Support Assistant – Direct Response to provide comprehensive support to the Direct Response Sales team, ensuring seamless campaign execution, accurate order processing, and exceptional client service while supporting Scripps Networks’ strategic sales objectives. If you're organized, proactive, and passionate about delivering outstanding support, this is your opportunity to join our passionate team where your contributions fuel the stories that matter and the connections that count.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Highly motivated, proactive, and able to work autonomously with a solution-oriented, problem-solving approach
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and maintain excellent attention to detail
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Must have the ability to learn new systems and platforms
Nice To Haves
- Prior media internship(s) preferred
Responsibilities
- Process direct response advertising orders with accuracy and attention to detail
- Collaborate with internal departments to ensure flawless post-sale execution of advertising deals across multiple endpoints
- Facilitate clients’ brand allocations, flighting requirements, shifts, commercial instructions, content constraints, and ad hoc requests
- Communicate with Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations and Pricing and Inventory teams to execute sponsorship opportunities
- Troubleshoot creative issues/requests and delivery of traffic instructions to facilitate campaigns air by clients’ start date
- Resolve outstanding billing discrepancies and ensure timeline client payments
- Support Account Executives and Sales Management in researching client initiatives, strategies, and/or brand launches
Benefits
- A career path to grow your professional experiences
- Full medical, dental and vision benefits, as well as certain other health and wellness benefits
- Retirement savings plan with company match
- Disability accident insurance
- Hospital indemnity
- Critical illness
- Life insurance
- AD&D
- ID protection
- Pet discount program
- Employee assistance program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
