Business Development Associate, Sr. jobs in Temple, TX

About Gray Television:

Gray Television is a leading media company that owns and operates high-quality stations in 113 television markets that collectively reach 36 percent of US television households. 

We constantly strive for excellence. Through upgrading to the latest technology and seeking new ways to stay on top in our markets, we focus on training and development of the best and brightest employees in the business. 

About KBTX:

KBTX Media operates the CBS and CW affiliates in Bryan-College Station, Texas, serving an 18-county area known as the Brazos Valley. For more than 60 years, KBTX has been the ratings leader and dominant choice for local news and entertainment. Our team produces six newscasts each weekday, three each weekend, a breaking news digital channel, and a daily lifestyle show, totaling more than 40 hours of programming each week.
KBTX is routinely recognized among the best in the state by organizations including the Associated Press, RTDNA, and the Lone Star EMMY Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In 2022, the station was honored to receive the Texas Association of Broadcasters’ Bonner McLane Public Service Award, as well as three regional Murrow Awards for best-breaking news, excellence in innovation, and newscast. KBTX is also a recent Texas AP Broadcasters/Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas Station of the Year and Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Station of the Year.

KBTX has helped launch the careers of many well-known journalists, meteorologists, and network executives, and takes pride in helping talent grow quickly into the nation’s largest television markets. The work family of KBTX is made up of a group of dedicated, professional, and passionate individuals who are the backbone of our daily mission of local news coverage and community service.

Bryan-College Station, Texas is a community of more than 250,000 residents and comprises the southern portion of the Waco-Temple-Bryan DMA. The twin cities have a unique small-town feeling but offer big-city amenities, including a vibrant arts community, a city-wide, all-terrain trail system, and world-class dining and nightlife. Bryan and College Station are routinely recognized as a leader in quality of life and has been named one of the fastest-growing communities in the country. College Station is also home to Texas A&M University, the nation’s largest university. Aggie home football games attract more than 100,000 in the stands, with tens of thousands more camped outside at tailgates during football weekends. The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library is also located in College Station, which serves as another tourist attraction throughout the year. Bryan-College Station is conveniently located 1 ½ hours north of Houston, 2 hours northeast of Austin, and 3 hours south of Dallas.
Learn more about KBTX at www.kbtx.com.

Job Summary/Description:

KBTX Media is growing our elite sales team and is searching for a results-driven individual to join our company! This Business Development Account Executive will be responsible for identifying and developing new revenue on all KBTX platforms. This role will be expected to achieve weekly/monthly/quarterly activity standards designed to help you develop your new business pipeline for long-term revenue potential. Main responsibilities will include prospecting, cold calling, selling marketing solutions customized to each client, account maintenance, and collections. The candidate must have a keen sense of the market.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Identify, develop, and sell new business consistent with station policies and rate guidelines.
• Achieve or exceed budget through new business development.
• Meet weekly/monthly/quarterly activity standards designed to help you develop your new business pipeline.
• Assist in the production of clients’ campaign elements.
• Prospect new accounts and create sales opportunities and presentations specific to each new client.
• Account maintenance and collections

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Television and/or digital advertising sales experience preferred.
• Broad understanding of marketing strategies.
• Self-starter with the ability to interact and influence others positively while working in a fast-paced atmosphere.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A strong work ethic with the ability to formulate and execute a daily plan.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills will be essential to succeed in this role.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs, and Outlook.
• Experience with WO Traffic, WO Media Sales, Comscore, and Nielsen a plus.
• Must meet the Gray Television driving requirements and have a valid driver's license.

Interested applicants may go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, and station call letters, or click on "apply now", and upload your resume, cover letter, and references

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

KBTX-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company

Additional Info:

Gray Television provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Television complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Gray Television prohibits workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Gray Television encourages all new employees to vaccinate against the coronavirus before the first workday.