VP/Market Manager
Cumulus Media
Job Description
Cumulus Media (OTCQB: CMLS) is an audio-first media company delivering premium content to a quarter billion people every month — wherever and whenever they want it. Cumulus Media engages listeners with high-quality local programming through 394 owned-and-operated radio stations across 84 markets; delivers nationally-syndicated sports, news, talk, and entertainment programming from iconic brands including the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, US Soccer, AP News, and the Academy of Country Music Awards, across more than 7,800 affiliated stations through Westwood One, a leading national audio network; and inspires listeners through the Cumulus Podcast Network, an established and influential platform for original podcasts that are smart, entertaining, and thought-provoking. Cumulus Media provides advertisers with personal connections, local impact and national reach through broadcast and on-demand digital, mobile, social, and voice-activated platforms, as well as integrated digital marketing services, powerful influencers, full-service audio solutions, industry-leading research and insights, and live event experiences. For more information visit www.cumulusmedia.com.
Position Overview
CUMULUS MEDIA Colorado Springs, CO is searching for an exceptional individual to join us as our VP/Market Manager. Our market leaders have the support of great products and assets, tremendous training tools, and a team that supports business development and rewards performance.
Key Responsibilities & Qualifications
Competency:
- Approaches role as a coach would
- Continually raises standard of performance
- Invests resources in actions to reach long-term goals
- Empowers team and allows them to own their work
- Sees more opportunities and fewer obstacles
- Type of person talented professionals naturally follow
- Makes sound business decisions in alignment with leadership objectives
Focus:
- Identify, recruit and develop high-performance sales talent and build a successful team to ensure continued top-line growth
- Lead the local and regional sales effort and focus on diversifying the broadcast sales portfolio and penetrate growth business categories
- Drive sales, deliver growth, exceed goals and live in the details of the business
- Work across departments to optimize execution
- Contribute your talents and time to meeting challenges, solving problems and rising to the opportunities before us
- Ensure every decision has a thoughtful game plan to tactfully execute
- Takes responsibility for our teams' efforts and outcomes, celebrating successes
Experience:
- Steady career progression as a top performer
- Ideal background a successful track record and reputation as one of the “best” in the advertising sales solutions including integrated, idea-based programs utilizing on-air, on-site, and digital
- Strong business acumen and understanding of lead generation, CRM, account/business development
- Strong goal orientation and ability to coach and lead the sales team
Pay Range
USD $140,000.00 - USD $175,000.00 /Yr.
What We Offer
- Competitive Pay
- Focused, responsible and collaborative work environment with the ability to ask, “what if” and try innovative solutions
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance coverage
- 401K with company match
- Paid Vacation, Sick & Holiday time off
- Parental leave time off benefits, life insurance, disability insurance, wellness, and an employee referral bonus program
For immediate consideration, please visit: https://jobs.cumulusmedia.com/careers
For more information about Cumulus Media, visit our website at: https://www.cumulusmedia.com/
EEO Statement
CUMULUS MEDIA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).