Vice President/Market Manager

Company Overview

The audio industry is on fire — from podcasting and streaming to smart speakers and live radio — and there’s never been a more exciting time to join and grow with one of the country’s largest and most sophisticated audio companies!

Cumulus Media (OTC: CMLS) is an audio-first media company delivering premium content to over a quarter billion people every month — wherever and whenever they want it. Cumulus Media engages listeners with high-quality local programming through 401 owned-and-operated radio stations across 85 markets; delivers nationally syndicated sports, news, talk, and entertainment programming from iconic brands including the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, CNN, the Academy of Country Music Awards, and many other world-class partners across more than 9,400 affiliated stations through Westwood One, the largest audio network in America; and inspires listeners through the Cumulus Podcast Network, its rapidly growing network of 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. Cumulus Media is the only audio media company to provide marketers with local and national advertising performance guarantees. For more information, visit www.cumulusmedia.com.

Cumulus Media | (Salt Lake City, UT) currently features five brands serving the Salt Lake City metro area:

• 93.3 The Bull, Utah Country - KUBL FM
• K-Bear 101.1, Utah’s Rock Station - KBER FM
• B 98.7, Today’s Hits & Yesterday’s Favorites - KBEE FM
• Power 94.9 & 101.9, Utah’s New Hit Music - KENZ FM (94.9) and KHTB FM (101.9)
• 860 KKAT, Utah’s Talk Station - KKAT AM
  
  

We reach three-quarters of a million listeners on a weekly basis. At Cumulus Salt Lake City, we strive to hire passionate, driven, resourceful problem-solvers who have the ability to drive our evolving, diverse culture to its fullest potential.

Position Overview

CUMULUS MEDIA | (Salt Lake City, UT) 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.

Competency

Key Responsibilities & Qualifications

• 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
• 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/jobs

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).