Sales Assistant, Sponsorship

Description

Sales Assistant

New York Public Radio is seeking a Sales Assistant to join our team, reporting to the Accounts Operations Manager in the Sponsorship Department. In this role, you will gain invaluable insight into the dynamic world of media across radio, digital display, and podcast platforms. This position is ideal for individuals looking to understand the business side of the media industry while contributing to our mission of making information accessible to all New Yorkers. You will play a key role in supporting our revenue-generating efforts, helping to drive our mission forward. If you are detail-oriented, highly organized, and passionate about media, we invite you to apply and thrive in our fast-paced environment!

Core Responsibilities:

• Assist in proposal submissions by building media plans and completing client RFP templates

• Ensure seamless post-sale handoff to ad ops team

• Generate mid-campaign, final reporting as well as wrap reports, as needed

• Utilize prospecting tools to help identify new opportunities/clients

• Assist with quarterly maintenance of sales collateral and audience data leveraging various research and measurement sources including but not limited to Nielsen, Google Analytics

• Assist special projects in support of the Sponsorship Team, including promotional events

• Cultivate and navigate relationships externally with clients as well as within the organization to complete work assignments effectively

Qualifications:

• 1-2+ years experience in an office environment

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects

• Ability to collaborate with the team and various stakeholders and work in a fast- paced environment with tight deadlines

• Excellent communication skills to interact professionally with both colleagues and clients

• Customer service oriented with a basic understanding of sales principles

• Attention to detail and accuracy is a must

• Ability to adapt to new and changing business applications and software

• Proficiency with Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, and Word required

• Interest in multi-platform digital media including websites, social media and podcasts, a plus

Additional Information

This is a full-time role with an hourly rate of $32.9670.

This role will require in-person work two days a week. The candidate should live within a reasonable commuting distance of NYC.

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between New York Public Radio and SAG-AFTRA.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

New York Public Radio is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We continuously strive to place our employees at the center of our thinking and elevate inclusive practices to develop and support a more engaged and productive workforce. Our journalism and operations in the service of that journalism benefit from a broad range of perspectives, from all backgrounds, at all levels of the organization. Diversity is essential to honest, authentic, accurate storytelling and reportage; creating an institution in which all voices are encouraged, valued, and heard.

Equal Opportunity

New York Public Radio is an equal opportunity employer committed to achieving the goal of equal employment opportunity for all. Applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions without regard to mental or physical disability, race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin, citizenship status, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, employment status or any protected federal, state or local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.