Sales Coordinator

Sales Coordinator

WHNT is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Coordinator to support our Sales team. This individual will play a critical role in supporting campaign setup, management, and reporting for the sales team.

As a Sales Coordinator you will be part of a high paced, innovative, and collaborative team. The Sales Coordinator will handle a variety of routine and non-routine client requests and tasks from Account Executives and Management.

Responsible for managing a high-volume of media campaigns throughout the life cycle of each order for WHNT. The Sales Coordinator will collaborate with internal departments required to complete projects as necessary, working across departments at WHNT and with clients to successfully execute campaigns such as media schedules and associated elements, as well as promotional and contest campaigns.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with other individuals across the company.
• Excellent attention to detail and willingness to take initiative self-starter who is organized and able to work without close supervision while under tight deadlines.
• A self-starter who is organized with strong decision-making capability, ability to follow through without supervision and strong emotional maturity Desired Characteristics.
• Adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of customer service and response
• Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently
• Prioritize and track deliverables, manage project timelines, deadlines, and requests
• Participate in meetings, take notes, and disseminate information to relevant staff
• Assist with special projects as needed. Perform basic product, industry and competitive research, document findings in concise format via PowerPoint, Word, Excel, as requested
• Work closely with partner departments, to gather and organize information

Requirements & Skills:

• Minimum 1 year work experience in a media environment, preferably in sales.
• Must possess exceptional communication skills, with the professional savvy of communicating at all levels
• Must have professional polish and ability to interface with customers
• Strong data entry and analytical skill.
• Superior organizational and administrative skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize work
• Strong interpersonal skills, including a professional phone manner and in-person presence

Locations: AL-Huntsville; 200 Holmes Avenue (Tribune-WHNT)

Job Type: Full time

Job Requisition ID: REQ-37055