KIAH-TV CW39 Houston is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, and creative problem-solver to join our team as a Sales Assistant. This critical role ensures the success of post-sale campaign execution, playing an essential part in the station's revenue growth. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, excels at managing complex processes, and has a passion for delivering exceptional client experiences.
As Sales Assistant, you will oversee all aspects of post-sale activities for assigned clients, ensuring seamless execution, optimization, and reporting of campaigns. Acting as a key liaison between sales, traffic, and clients, you’ll bring strategic thinking and proactive solutions to every stage of the campaign lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Campaign Execution & Stewardship
- Manage and facilitate the execution of large-scale and complex advertising campaigns.
- Transition sales orders into traffic-ready status, ensuring copy instructions and revisions are accurately communicated and processed.
- Collaboration & Problem-Solving
- Serve as the primary business partner for sales, traffic, and other internal teams to meet client needs.
- Interpret contract requirements, resolve discrepancies, and develop creative solutions to meet client expectations, including make-goods and under-delivery resolutions.
- Performance Analysis & Reporting
- Review pre-empt notices, oversell reports, and other inventory metrics to proactively address issues.
- Create ad hoc performance reports with actionable insights, analyzing campaign effectiveness and identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Process Improvement
- Develop and implement best practices to streamline campaign processes and establish metrics to measure success.
- Lead efforts to identify efficiencies and enhance future campaign performance.
- Event & Marketing Support
- Collaborate with the station’s marketing and promotional teams to support external event activations, grassroots campaigns, and experiential marketing initiatives.
- Assist in planning and executing station promotional events to increase brand visibility and community engagement.
- Additional Responsibilities
- Support other tasks or responsibilities as assigned by station leadership to meet evolving business needs.
Requirements & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Marketing, Communications, or a related field (preferred but not required).
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Strategic thinking with a focus on creative problem-solving and delivering results.
Why Join Us?
At KIAH-TV CW39 Houston, we pride ourselves on our core values of Inclusion, Community, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence (I-CARE). Joining our team means becoming part of a mission-driven organization committed to connecting, informing, and entertaining our diverse community with integrity and passion.