Are you a General Manager or Sales Manager who gets true satisfaction in helping others grow? Can you spot the best sales talent anywhere? Do you have a successful track record of taking your station to new sales heights? If you answer yes to these questions, YOU NEED TO APPLY BELOW. Sinclair has an exciting opportunity for a talented General Manager for our stations in Springfield and Champaign, IL. This is not a desk job! The successful candidate will have a commitment to new business development with pointed and aggressive sales techniques. We are looking for experienced General Managers, Sales Managers, or other experienced television station leaders who are ready to take the next step.
In this position you will:
- Manage the physical, human and financial assets of the station
- Achieve budgeted financial goals and grow station's revenue share
- Help increase the station's viewing audience by serving the interests of the community
- Protect the station's license through strict adherence to FCC rules and regulations
- Train, manage, and motivate all station personnel including sales staff
- Manage television sales for the station including local, new business and new media
- Train sales team to sell products and services via Digital Solutions and Mobile Marketing
- Lead sales promotions and develop non-traditional revenue sources
- Manage employee relations and station relations
- Manage and control sales revenue by developing strong relationships with local clients
- 4-7 years experience in a similar role in a TV station or in a Sr. Television Management role
- Hands on TV advertising sales and operational background a must
- Strong and positive leadership skills required
- Highly skilled leader, negotiator and motivator
- A minimum of 5 years management experience required
- Excellent written and oral communication skills are a must
- Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OSI preferred.
About Us
Make your mark in Media with Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company dedicated to connecting people with content everywhere! We have consistently led the broadcast industry since our inception, and now Sinclair owns the largest regional sports network business and one of the largest television broadcast portfolios in the country. In addition, we have affiliations with all of the major broadcast networks, own Tennis Channel, and several multicast networks including TBD and Comet. Our content is distributed over-the-air, on multi-video providers, and through our industry-leading digital media platforms. We're at the forefront of NextGen technology, enabling innovative new ways to engage with broadcast content like never before. We also recently launched a free TV streaming service called STIRR. Our success is the direct result of our extraordinary employees and management team who believe in our vision and are dedicated to ensuring a great future for our employees. We are advancing the world of Media and want YOU to join our winning team!
About the Team
The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let's talk.