Sales Assistant

WMBD-TV/WYZZ-TV (through an outsourcing agreement with Cunningham Broadcasting, Inc.) is seeking a fulltime Sales Assistant. The Sales Assistant works with the Sales Department and a team of Account Executives to facilitate order entry, traffic, rating analysis, programming grid, special projects and all clerical functions required by the Sales department as needed. Creates Sales presentations and Qualitative One Sheets in Power Point Manages and coordinates Loving, Living, Local show calendar and commercial shoots Maintains awareness of the most current traffic policies, practices and procedures Coordinates Sales Initiatives with the News department Handles traffic downloads and confirmations with the Nexstar traffic hub Enters Orders into Wide Orbit traffic system Maintains and updates Strata database Back up other members of our Sales Assistant team, handling overflow on an as needed basis Proficient with Microsoft Office Experience with Wide Orbit Traffic preferred Performs other duties as assignedRequirements & Skills: High School diploma Fluency in English Excellent communication skills, both oral and written Minimum one year’s experience in clerical support or administrative assistance, preferably in the sales or media fields Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines and other office equipment Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv. EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.