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Vice President of Sales - (Minneapolis, MN)
Entertainment & Media Industry Company
Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Job Description
Company, Inc. is one of the leading global media and entertainment companies specializing in radio, digital, outdoor, mobile, live events, and on-demand entertainment and information services for local communities and providing premier opportunities for advertisers.
Company, Inc. consists of two main media businesses: Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (NYSE: CCO) and the wholly owned Company. Between these divisions, we focus on providing a spectrum of multi-platform advertising and marketing opportunities for partners and world-class entertainment content and events for listeners and users.
With 245 million monthly listeners in the U.S., 97 million monthly digital uniques and 196 million monthly consumers of its Total Traffic and Weather Network, Company has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America. It serves over 150 markets through 859 owned radio stations, and the company’s radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM, HD digital radio, satellite radio, on the Internet at Company website and on the company’s radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile app, in enhanced auto dashes, on iPads and smartphones and on gaming consoles.
iHeartRadio, Company’s free digital radio service, is the No. 1 all-in-one digital audio service with over 345 million downloads; it reached its first 20 million registered users faster than any digital service in Internet history and reached 50 million users faster than any digital music service and even faster than Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest. The company’s operations include radio broadcasting, online, mobile, digital and social media, live concerts and events, syndication, music research services and independent media representation.
Position Overview:
Company Minneapolis/St. Paul seeks a highly motivated and experiencedVice President of Salesto lead a team of six to eight sellers for the Cluster of KDWB, K102, KFXN, KTCZ, Kool 108, ALT 93.3, KTLK AM 1130, PRIDE 96.7, HOT 102.5 and iHeart Radio Digital Sales.
In order to be considered for this opportunity you will be required to demonstrate success in developing high performing teams of integrated marketing experts. You must possess the ability to push your team to excel in developing new business.
This is a highly promotional-driven group that needs a creative, pro-active leader. This position is not for a ‘hands-off’/sit behind the desk manager, but for a leader who is out on the street, making calls with our sellers and has a strong track record of recruiting the best sales talent in the industry.
Required Skills:
• Recruit, hire, retain and train the best sales talent to work in a fast pace results oriented environment.
• Meet and exceed revenue goals.
• Build goal oriented developmental business plans and budgets, in conjunction with the Market President and Senior Vice President of Sales.
• Conduct weekly one-on-one meetings, and regular performance evaluations with your direct reports that hold them accountable for achieving their revenue goals.
• Work closely with station programming and promotions teams to create sales opportunities that will enable sellers to integrate multiple brand assets into customized client-marketing solutions.
• Identify and develop high-value revenue opportunities with local new direct businesses, (both radio and non-radio advertisers).
• In-the-field training/coaching of sellers that will enable them to leverage station assets, (on-air, online, on-site and mobile), to achieve revenue goals.
• Work closely with SVPS to develop and manage an effective key account strategy.
• Monitor and evaluate the market and know all competitive Company website on two categories of business out of the following potential categories: automotive, retail, health, education, recruitment, financial, home improvement, food and beverage and perhaps a couple of other categories
• Work well with all departments in a collaborative environment.
Required Experience:
You must possess:
• 3+ years of media leadership experience.
• Track record of leading your sales team to outperform the market and revenue goals.
• Creative, idea-generating, non-transactional sales approach to business.
• Full understanding of and history of success, in selling integrated marketing solutions.
• Excellent communication skills.
No Phone Calls Please.
All inquiries will be kept confidential.
All management levels encouraged to apply.
To apply, visit our Company career website - Company website/.
Please include resume and cover letter.
Company is an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.