Sales Assistant

Cox Enterprises is a leading communications, media and automotive services company. With revenues of more than $17 billion and approximately 55,000 employees, the company's major operating subsidiaries include Cox Communications (cable television distribution, high-speed Internet access, telephone, home security and automation, commercial telecommunications and advertising solutions);

Cox Media Group is an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of CoxReps. Additionally, CMG owns Cox Target Media, which operates Valpak, one of North America's leading direct marketing companies, and Savings.com, a leading online source for savings.

* Answering phones in a professional and courteous manner. * Distribution of daily sales reports and daily order entry. * Work with advertising agency representatives with makegoods, contracts, etc. * Assist with order entry and sales activity reports for Account Executives and Managers. * Work with Wide Orbit, Media Ocean, Media Line traffic systems. * Work with clients and trouble shoot issues on a daily basis. * Back up other sales assistants as necessary. * Participate in and contribute to sales coordinated events, assist with client and sales meetings. * Distribution of department incoming and outgoing mail.

* High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. * 1 year of office experience * Ability to read and interpret documents such as sales orders, written instructions. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with groups of customers or employees of organization. * Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. * Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. * Experience with computer keying and experience in/familiarity with broadcasting. Knowledge of Microsoft Office. Needs to be proficient in Excel, Word and Power Point. * Must have excellent communication skills both in person and on the telephone. * Must be personable, demonstrate initiative, and be a self-starter with attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced, high volume, time sensitive environment. * B.A. preferred * Media experience preferred (Wide Orbit traffic system experience a plus).