CareerPlan

Local Sales Manager

WUSA-TV WashingtonFull-time$130k–$160k2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead a sales team to grow market share and create new TV/Digital business opportunities for a local CBS affiliate station.

Role type

Senior Local Sales Manager (Broadcast TV/Digital)

Builds

TV and digital advertising campaigns, sports sponsorship packages, and client marketing executions

Domain

Broadcast television and digital media sales

Required skills

Sales team leadership, revenue goal achievement, market analysis, client relationship management, sales strategy development, budget management, proposal development, data analysis

Preferred skills

Experience with large-scale sports sponsorships, inclusive team culture building

Technologies

Wide Orbit Sales, Salesforce, Wide Orbit Traffic, Wide Orbit Analytics, ComScore, Matrix, Media Monitors, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Responsibilities

Recruit, retain, and train sales talent; lead and develop a team of Account Executives and Managers; support staff with coaching and client meetings; identify market potential through lead generation; develop sales strategies to exceed revenue goals; analyze accounts to maximize marketing executions; manage key local accounts; monitor sales and market share metrics.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team management