# Sales Assistant-Development

**Company**: TEGNA Inc.
**Location**: Midland-Odessa
**Category**: Sales
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

The Sales Assistant-Development position at KWES-TV Midland-Odessa provides comprehensive support to the KWES Sales Department and Director of Sales. You will gain broad exposure to the station's sales, operational, and client-service functions. This role is designed to provide professional development and exposure that may prepare you for a future Account Executive opportunity.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Provide support to the Director of Sales and overall KWES sales organization

- Assist Account Executives as needed and provide backup Account Manager coverage

- Develop knowledge of KWES's broadcast, streaming, and digital sales solutions

- Support sales leadership, assist with sales reports, presentations, and meeting preparation

- Assist with revenue, inventory, and sales activity reporting

- Maintain current sales materials, programming information, sponsorship opportunities, and other department resources

- Track department deadlines, outstanding items, and projects requiring follow-up

- Assist with special sales initiatives, client events, and station opportunities

- Coordinate information and workflow between Sales and other departments

- Assist with organization and execution of seasonal programming, sports, political, and special sales opportunities

- Provide administrative and project support as assigned by the Director of Sales

**Account Executive & Sales Support:**

- Assist with order entry, revisions, and schedule changes

- Support campaign setup and maintenance

- Monitor active schedules and campaign delivery

- Assist with makegoods, preemptions, and discrepancy resolution

- Prepare and update client presentations, proposals, and sales materials

- Assist with avails and inventory coordination

- Coordinate commercial materials, scripts, and creative needs

- Follow up with Traffic, Creative Services, and Sales Fulfillment on outstanding items

**Account Manager Coverage & Operational Support:**

- Develop proficiency in Account Manager responsibilities to provide reliable backup coverage

- Become proficient in WO Media Sales and applicable sales systems

- Enter and revise orders accurately

- Understand Traffic workflow, deadlines, and requirements

- Assist with schedule maintenance and campaign stewardship

- Coordinate makegoods and resolve scheduling discrepancies

**Account Executive Development:**

- Participate in sales and product training

- Develop knowledge of KWES/KIDY/KXVA broadcast programming and sales opportunities

- Learn TEGNA's Total TV approach: Broadcast + Streaming + Digital

- Develop working knowledge of Premion, CTV/OTT, Audience Marketplace, and other digital solutions

- Learn Matrix CRM and proper pipeline management

- Participate in prospect research and new-business development exercises

**Benefits:**

- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage

- 401(k) program with company match

- Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays

- Access to Teladoc and Spring Health programs

## Skills

### Required
- Microsoft Office
- Outlook
- Teams
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- WO Media Sales
- Premion
- CTV/OTT
- Audience Marketplace
- Matrix CRM

### Nice to have
- media
- advertising
- sales support
- customer service
- account management

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