Start Your Media Sales Career with WGAL TV

WGAL TV, the renowned Hearst-owned, NBC affiliate serving the Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA market, invites you to join our dynamic team as a Sales Account Associate. This early career role is designed for an ambitious individual seeking a career in media sales, offering invaluable on-the-job training and mentorship. This opportunity allows you to work with the WGAL sales team on all aspects of the advertising sales process from qualifying prospects to proposal development and delivery, including creation of all campaign elements, managing accurate execution and evaluation of results.

Why WGAL?

• Comprehensive Training: Gain hands-on experience in advertising sales with guidance from marketing experts. Over 10-12 months, you'll learn from top sales producers, master essential software, and develop critical skills.
• Career Growth: Explore exciting career paths in media sales with ample advancement opportunities post-training.
• Competitive Compensation & Benefits: Enjoy extensive training and a robust portfolio of Hearst Benefits including medical, retirement plans, paid volunteer time, and more.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with our sales team on impactful projects from start to finish—researching prospects, performing needs analysis, developing proposals, implementing campaigns, and evaluating client success.
• Support client marketing efforts through guidance with creative assets and analysis of insightful research data.
• Communicate effectively with internal teams and clients to ensure smooth campaign execution and client satisfaction.
• Organize and utilize sales tools, ensuring accuracy in our systems.

What We’re Looking For:

• Enthusiastic learners with a drive to excel in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communicators with strong social and presentation skills.
• Self-starters who are curious, detail-oriented, and organized.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and an aptitude for critical thinking and basic math skills.

Ready to Launch Your Career?

Apply now to discover the outstanding benefits and opportunities Hearst offers. Immerse yourself in a rewarding environment where your career aspirations can flourish.

Values in Action

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve..

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs