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VP / Market Manager
Cumulus Media
Detroit, MI, United States
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CUMULUS MEDIA | Detroit, MI 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.
Our Detroit clustercurrently features 3 stations in the Detroit Metro Area, featuring WJR-AM 760-flagship station for the Detroit Lions and Michigan State University Football and Basketball Radio Broadcasts; 96.3 WDVD-Home of the Blaine Fowler Morning Show and Today’s Best Music & More; and WDRQ NASH FM 93.1 FM-The Home for 10 In a Row Country.
About Cumulus Media:
A leader in the radio broadcasting industry, CUMULUS MEDIA (NASDAQ: CMLS) combines high-quality local programming with iconic, nationally syndicated media, sports and entertainment brands to deliver premium content choices to the 245 million people reached each week through its 434 owned-and-operated stations broadcasting in 89 U.S. media markets (including eight of the top 10), approximately 8,000 broadcast radio stations affiliated with its Westwood One network and numerous digital channels.
Together, the Cumulus Radio Station Group and Westwood One platforms make CUMULUS MEDIA one of the few media companies that can provide advertisers with national reach and local impact. The Cumulus Radio Station Group and Westwood One are the exclusive radio broadcast partners to some of the largest brands in sports, entertainment, news, and talk, including the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, the Olympics, the GRAMMYs, the Academy of Country Music Awards, the American Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, and more. Additionally, it is the nation's leading provider of country music and lifestyle content through its NASH brand, which serves country fans nationwide through radio programming, exclusive digital content, and live events. For more information, visit www.cumulusmedia.com.
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
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