Nexstar Media Group, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Local Sales Manager for our Springfield, MO properties, including the best triopoly combo available - KOLR10 (CBS), KRBK (FOX), KOZL (My Network) and our Nexstar digital operations in market #74. The Local Sales Manager will work with our amazing sales team to drive advertising revenue on all platforms and help grow local businesses across the Ozarks in SW Missouri. Springfield, MO is the center of the US and a growing market right for the next boom! The city is home to some of the best lakes (Table Rock Lake and Lake of the Ozarks), beautiful Branson, MO, live shows, entertainment, shows, concerts, streets festivals and more. Springfield is also a golf mecca and is home to PGA courses, Top of the Rock, and more amazing local courses with rolling hills and lake views. There’s plenty of outdoor recreation, from parks to bike trials, and a tasty food scene to include 10 new downtown restaurants. It’s a great place to live and lead a sales team! The Local Sales Manager position reports to the Director of Sales and is responsible for the revenue performance of a team of Account Executives whose goal is to exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets. To be considered for this position, you must have a minimum of five (5) years of digital and/or Broadcast sales experience, a successful track record in business development, selling sports sponsorships, growing market share, employee recruitment, employee retention, and sales training. This is not a desk job, you are expected to be out in the field daily with Account Executives training, coaching, and executing customer needs analysis, proposal solutions, and monthly business reviews. + Develops and executes sales strategies which result in exceeding assigned revenue budgets. + Drives new business advancement. + Manages inventory and revenue forecasting. + Manages recruitment, training, evaluation, and development of Broadcast/Digital Account Executives. + Allocates budgets and approves budget expenditures. + Manages Accounts Receivable. + Develops and cultivates client relationships both local and national alongside Account Executives. + Makes decisions regarding hiring, evaluation, promotion, and termination of employees. + Develops Advertising Packages + Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements & Skills + Bachelor's degree in marketing, advertising, mass communications, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience. + A minimum of five years of Digital and or Broadcast sales experience is required. + Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. + Fluent in English. + Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record and reliable transportation + Experience guiding, directing, and motivating personnel; including setting and monitoring performance standards. + Experience establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. + Ability to identify the developmental needs of others and to coach, mentor, or otherwise help others to improve their knowledge or skills. + Proficiency with Microsoft 365, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Zoom. + Experience with WideOrbit Traffic, WideOrbit Media Sales, and Matrix preferred. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv. EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.