Current Available Jobs for WTHI

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Digital Sales Coordinator    

Must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (subject to any medical or religious accommodations or other applicable law).

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Job Title:          Digital Sales Coordinator    

Location:          WTHI-TV - Terre Haute, Indiana

Department:     Sales

Job Description:

WTHI-TV’s Sales Department has an immediate opening for a Digital Sales Coordinator. The Digital Sales Coordinator will assist in leading the station’s efforts in the development of new and incremental digital business utilizing the best in-class digital product suite from Allen Media Digital.

The DSC will work alongside our Account Executives daily to help facilitate deep and mutually benefiting relationships with current and future clients. The DSC will work concert with Allen Media support team, and the WTHI DOS and LSM to help facilitate a unified approach to client solutions that include digital assets.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Utilize project management and internal campaign trafficking tools to schedule and process digital advertising orders and requests
  • Provide input on sales promotion ideas and contesting to sales management team
  • Entering and maintaining digital campaigns utilizing station and vendor operating systems
  • Prepare and submit sales and financial reports as directed
  • Assist in coaching and training the sales team by keeping them up to date on product knowledge
  • Support Local Sales Manager and Account Executives in overseeing and reporting on all digital campaigns
  • Keep LSM/DSM and GSM informed of any critical fulfillment/workflow issues
  • Attend internal and external meetings when needed.
  • Ability and opportunity to sell digital products and services
  • Other duties as assigned

Digital Sales Coordinator Requirements:

  • Computer proficiency is essential.
  • Must be well organized, display a professional demeanor, exude high energy, and show attention to detail.
  • Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Competitive, energetic and self-starter; ability to overcome objections.
  • Creativity, flexibility, and ability to adjust quickly to changes in industry also essential.

Training/Equipment: Strong MS Office skills including Word, Advanced Excel, and PowerPoint required. Nielsen and Wide Orbit a plus.

Work Environment/Mental/Physical Requirements: High stress environment with deadline pressures. Travel and long work hours may be required. A valid driver’s license, state mandated automobile insurance and an acceptable driving record are also required.

 NOTE: This job description contains the basic requirements for the position and is NOT intended to be a complete list of responsibilities; other duties may be assigned.

 

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  • Must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (subject to any medical or religious accommodations or other applicable law)
  • Pre-Employment and Random Drug Testing

Please apply at:

https://allenmediabroadcasting.com/careers/wthi.html

About Allen Media Broadcasting:   

Allen Media Broadcasting offers strong benefits including health, vision, dental and life insurance for full time employees and a 401(k)-contribution plan for eligible employees.


MMJ/Producer

Must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (subject to any medical or religious accommodations or other applicable law).

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JOB SUMMARY: The MMJ combines artistic talent, technical expertise, and composition skills to produce images that will provide a visual story on a given topic as assigned.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
* Shoots and edits news video stories, including daily news, special news, features, sports and live events.
* Takes direction from, and interacts with, the assignment desk, producers, reporters, anchors and production control room personnel. * Maintains and operates camera equipment as well as company vehicle safely and efficiently.

Specialized Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
* Maintains positive work environment through active team participation and cooperation with co-workers in all departments. * Responds positively to feedback.
* Ability to edit raw video to newscast form in a manner to complete the story for the viewer.
* Proficient in social networking sites. Ex: Twitter, Facebook.
* Must be detail-oriented.
* Must present professional image as a representation of the station at all times.

Education/Experience: High School Diploma or GED is required. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in broadcasting, journalism, or related field preferred. Minimum of 2 years video photography in a medium or major market TV News station preferred, but not required.

Training/Equipment: Operate live trucks and camera equipment.

Work Environment/Mental/Physical Requirements:
Must be able to operate computer and editing machine. High-stress environment with deadline pressures. Travel will be required on a regular basis. Position requires the transport of equipment weighing up to 60 lbs. Position often requires work in extreme outdoor temperatures. A valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record are required.

NOTE: This job description contains the basic requirements for the position and is NOT intended to be a complete list of responsibilities; other duties may be assigned.

********* EOE/MINORITIES/FEMALES/VETERANS/DISABLED *********

Must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (subject to any medical or religious accommodations or other applicable law)

Pre-Employment and Random Drug Testing

Please apply here

About Allen Media Broadcasting:

Allen Media Broadcasting offers strong benefits, including health, vision, dental and life insurance for full-time employees and a 401(k) contribution plan for eligible employees.


Local Sales Account Executive

WTHI-TV is seeking an Experienced Local Account Executive to join our award-winning team. WTHI-TV is a small market station. We are a dominant #1 station (on-air and online) with great resources and a long tradition of success.

Must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (subject to any medical or religious accommodations or other applicable law).

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Job Title:          Local Sales Account Executive

Location:          WTHI-TV - Terre Haute, Indiana

Department:     TV Sales

 

WTHI-TV is seeking an Experienced Local Account Executive to join our award-winning team. WTHI-TV is a small market station. We are a dominant #1 station (on-air and online) with great resources and a long tradition of success.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Includes the following (other duties may be assigned):

 

  • Expand local sales in the Terre Haute area by bringing new advertisers to the station, generating new leads, and selling digital advertising.
  • Develop client relationships, contact key accounts, handling clients at various stages in the sales cycle including account updates, weekly projections and forecast of future advertising.
  • Generate packages, negotiate advertising rates, create oral and written presentations and knowledge of Nielsen ratings is helpful.
  • Monitor accounts receivables of client base.
  • Establish and maintain good relationships with buyers and clients.
  • Develop short and long range plans for revenue growth.
  • Research, analyze, and monitor competitive media for new leads.

 

Job Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred with emphasis in Business/Marketing/Communications.
  • Sales related experience preferred.
  • Knowledge of all aspects of the television, broadcasting and internet industries.  
  • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as commissions, proportions and percentages.  
  • Excellent public relations skills.  Computer proficient.  Ability to travel and work long hours.
  • Valid driver’s license and state mandated automobile insurance and an acceptable driving record are required.  
  • Pre-Employment and Random Drug Testing

 

********* EOE/MINORITIES/FEMALES/VETERANS/DISABLED *********

 

Must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (subject to any medical or religious accommodations or other applicable law)

Pre-Employment and Random Drug Testing

Please apply at this link. 

About Allen Media Broadcasting:   

Allen Media Broadcasting offers strong benefits including health, vision, dental and life insurance for full time employees and a 401(k) contribution plan for eligible employees. 


Part-Time Production Services

Must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (subject to any medical or religious accommodations or other applicable law).

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WTHI-TV is seeking a person to work with a team of people to assist in the behind the scenes production of the News casts.

JOB SUMMARY:

Operate various equipment (audio, visual, graphics, lighting, digital) used for media production and/or transmission.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the director and studio staff to coordinate the action in the studio.
• Collaborate with set designers to determine the needs of the production.
• Builds and decorates the set and/or provides props used for production.
• Assist in the installation, operation and maintenance of sound recording equipment.
• Operate studio graphic systems during broadcast/production.
• Provide audio production-related support as needed, and may work with outside production facilities.
• Assist in digital media productions, liaising with appropriate departments.
• May convert analog recordings, film, or printed materials to digital format.
• Maintains and stores equipment, records and tapes.

Specialized Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Must be able to interact well with video journalists, anchors, videographers, news managers, production and engineering staff.
• Detail oriented.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Familiarity with processes and procedures of a television production department.

Education/Experience:

High School Diploma. Experience in television, film, or post production preferred but not required.

Training/Equipment: N/A

Work Environment/Physical Requirements: High stress environment with deadline pressures. Some travel may be required on an occasional basis.

NOTE: This job description contains the basic requirements for the position and is NOT intended to be a complete list of responsibilities; other duties may be assigned.

 

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