GRAY MEDIA SALES TRAINING PROGRAM SUMMER '26 - WALA
About Gray Media
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 45 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About WALA
The Sales Training Program at WALA FOX10 News is the most-watched local media organization in the Mobile/Pensacola market, producing the most hours of live news, weather, and original programming in English and Spanish for the Gulf Coast. The main studio is in Mobile, Alabama (the founding home of Mardi Gras), with a bureau in Orange Beach. Living along the Alabama/Florida Gulf Coast is an amazing lifestyle experience. You are reminded of classic southern charm, complete with street-lined oak canopies that boast historic, walkable neighborhoods and downtown entertainment districts, plus strong economic developments in tremendous shipbuilding and aviation growth industries. You’ll also find one of the fastest-growing counties in the country, featuring its white sandy beaches, beautiful Gulf water, tourism industry, food, and entertainment, creating one of the most diverse television markets in the country.
General Responsibilities
- Learn how to prospect and identify new business opportunities
- Practice real cold calls (with coaching—not guesswork)
- Build client presentations and proposals
- Support digital and broadcast sales strategies
- Work alongside experienced Media Executives and Sales Leaders
- Participate in weekly training designed to accelerate your growth
What You'll Learn
- How to confidently start conversations with clients
- How to sell multi-platform advertising solutions (TV + Digital)
- How to build and present a winning pitch
- How to manage a pipeline and grow revenue
Qualifications
- Be currently enrolled in a college/university, preferably in your senior year
- Strong work ethic and organizational skills
- College student, seniors preferred, earning a degree in Journalism/Communications, Sales, or related fields, with a desire to get hands-on experience in the local media industry