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Media Sales Associate in Jacksonville, FL at Cox Media Group **Location:**
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Jacksonville Radio is looking for a Media Sales Assistant to join our team!
The Media Sales Assistant's (MSAs) get to generate media revenues in their assigned market. Meeting or exceeding predetermined goals to be successful. This role is an entry-level contributor with the ability to grow and develop into our Media Consultant role and beyond.
MSAs create revenue by working collaboratively with Sales Managers and assigned Media Consultants (MCs). Together they are making sales presentations and selling directly to critical primary and secondary accounts as assigned. MSAs develop mutually beneficial relationships with various local businesses, agencies, or individuals who desire to reach their target audience through multiple advertising channels and services.
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
Responsible for supporting, initiating, developing, and maintaining Media Sales for
assigned/specified category or Market Sales Area.
Serve as a direct support partner to assigned Media Consultants (MCs).
Responsible for successful completion of a self-paced training program to learn, develop, and
maintain a working knowledge of the media industry and sales profession.
Responsible for cold calling/prospecting for clients via phone, email, onsite visits, and other
applicable methods in support of MCs and MSA joint and individual portfolios. As the role
evolves, MSA initiates proactive cold calling on their own.
Responsible for proposal creation and presenting to Sales leaders, existing and potential clients.
Responsible for learning how to sell digital content to clients as integrated and complementary
offerings to traditional media. Work with assigned digital partners/teams to understand trends and
capabilities
**What we look for**
**Qualifications**
* Bachelors degree preferred.
* Sales experience preferred but not required.
* Minimum (1) year combined work experiences such as college internships, jobs, or extracurricular
activities required.
* Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills required.
* Solid knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook required.
* Excellent attention to detail and the ability to organize and prioritize assignments needed.
* Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment with the ability to learn
and apply new concepts and tools quickly required.
* Knowledge of and ability to prospect clients preferred.
**WHAT WE OFFER YOU: WHY YOU SHOULD WORK AT CMG**
CMG is an industry-leading media company with dominant brands, award-winning content, and exceptional people and you could be one of them! We are a start-up built on a 100-year history of blazing trails in the world of media. Over that time, our skilled journalists and storytellers have covered war and peace, tragedies and celebrations, small moments, and global movements. We are relying on our longstanding experience and entrepreneurial mentality to build a media company that is modern, agile, and uniquely positioned for the future.
We provide valuable local content to viewers in the communities we serve through our 33 high-quality, market-leading television stations in 20 markets, 53 top-performing radio stations delivering all genres of content in 11 markets, and numerous streaming and digital platforms. Our portfolio includes primary affiliates of ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and MyNetworkTV, as well as several valuable news and independent stations. We also offer a full suite of national, regional, local, and digital advertising services with CMG Local Solutions, CoxReps and Gamut.
We offer rewarding and challenging careers that encourage growth and development. We take care of our people with industry-leading total rewards offerings that includes medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and accident insurance as well as, a best-in-class wellness program, 401(k) matching and flexible time-off programs.
We promote the safety and well-being of our employees by requiring that all newly hired CMG employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their start date. CMG will provide reasonable accommodations as required by law for individuals unable to be vaccinated due to a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief.
If this description fits and CMG sounds like a company you want to work for, wed love to have you join us. Apply today!