CUMULUS MEDIA | Shreveport/Bossier City, LA is searching for an exceptional individual to join us as our VP/Market Manager due to an internal promotion. Our market leaders have the support of great products and assets, tremendous training tools, and a team that supports business development and rewards performance.
Cumulus Media of Shreveport/Bossier City currently features 5 stations in the metro area and surrounding counties. With a diverse group of stations we hyper-sever the marketplace with top rated mainstream urban, KMJJ-FM and urban AC, KVMA-FM. In addition to those great brands our cluster is also home to legendary country station, KRMD-FM. We also serve the local community with our hot AC KQHN-FM and Lite-Rock KRMD-AM. In addition we have a robust digital sales portfolio and strong events calendar. At Cumulus Shreveport/Bossier City we strive to hire passionate, driven, resourceful, problem solvers who have the ability to drive the evolving, diverse culture of the Power of Radio to success.
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
Job Requirements
Qualifications:
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
7-8 years of steady progression as a sales leader
2-3 years’ experience as a sales manager or higher
Responsible for budgeting, strategic account planning and basic understanding of financial statements
5 years’ experience managing an outside b2b sales force
Strong understanding of lead generation, CRM/SFA and account mgmt.
Must be a recognized top-performer, high-energy/hard charging personality with strong goal-orientation and ability to coach and mentor
Bachelor’s degree preferred
What We Offer
Competitive pay with performance incentives
Focused, responsible and collaborative work environment with the ability, to ask “what if” and try innovative solutions
Supportive Leadership
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance coverage
401K with company match to plan for the long-term
Paid Vacation & Holidays
For immediate consideration, please visit
https://cumulusmedia.jobs.net/
For more information about CUMULUS MEDIA, visit our website at:
https://www.cumulusmedia.com/
CUMULUS MEDIA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
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Job Snapshot
Employee Type
Full-Time
Location
Shreveport, LA (Onsite)
Job Type
Media - Journalism - Newspaper
Experience
Not Specified
Date Posted
07/03/2024
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Sales and Business Development
Industries
Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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