Director of Sponsorship Sales

Representing Georgia Public Broadcasting

A rare opportunity to represent one of the country’s leading public radio corporate sponsorship teams.

It’s All About You!

• Are you a leader who loves to coach a staff comprised of legacy and newer corporate sponsorship advisors?
• Are you an analytical thinker who uses quantitative and qualitative data to develop and create strategies?
• Do you have a competitive gene that helps you build a team of winners to exponentially grow revenue?
• Do you naturally geek out when you open a spreadsheet to analyze sales forecasts, identify opportunities, and create sales initiatives?
• Does your best work occur when you’re a valued collaborative team member, share ideas, and feel energized by learning opportunities?
• Do you love to work hard, play hard and enjoy an environment where you create your own work/life harmony backed by generous PTO and solid benefits?

If you answered ‘yes’, we should talk!

What Success Looks Like Here

This rare opportunity to lead Georgia's Public Broadcasting corporate sponsorship team is built for a strategic leader pro who wants to drive revenue for our client and its non-profit mission to serve our Atlanta region.

Success in this role will be measured by your:

• Manage an Account List and demonstrate revenue performance for the team.
• Ability to evaluate market performance and develop a plan to increase activity and maximize revenue
• Nurture talent to build and maintain positive working relationships between station employees and Enginuity colleagues
• Proficiency in leading and coaching a team on consulting skills, account development, and Enginuity systems /procedures
• A pipeline of mission-driven talent ready to join the team should the need arise

What A Typical Day Might Look Like

You’ll help your team develop creative, high-impact multimedia opportunities that provide outstanding results for our public media sponsors. You’ll collaborate with other Market Leaders across our organization, learning and sharing insights.

As you establish relationships with the city's movers and shakers – and make existing partnerships your own - you’ll lead by example as you set the strategy for team members to identify new business categories and close new accounts.

As a natural connector, you’ll grow your community and engage with local business owners and C-suite decision-makers to generate leads. You’ll engage your curiosity, further develop your media expertise, and use Georgia Public Broadcasting content, features, digital assets and events to expand sponsor offerings.

Your days are varied, with GPB serving as your inspiration and soundtrack to your workday.

You’ll Be In Good Company

We’re creative thinkers and doers who love to collaborate and share ideas - and we’re eager to learn from you. We care deeply about how we work together and rely on our employee-inspired values to shape our working community. You’ll be proud to work in an environment where everyone feels their voice is heard and that they belong!

You’ll be blown away by the depth of digital, print, and broadcast media knowledge across our teams, find comfort in our work-life harmony, and appreciate our generous PTO policy, enabling you to recharge your creative batteries!

Are We A Match?

We’re looking for someone special - a creative media sales leader with determination and the vision to capitalize to deliver outstanding results for Georgia Public Broadcasting and sponsors. Driven by the shared mission of independent public media, you’ll help create sales strategies that deliver win-wins in the market as you inspire and mentor your team to excel.

You have what it takes if you

• Are a confident and experienced leader who loves to excel and lead as a role model - exceeding expectations is how you roll!
• Have experience as a creative media sales professional, adept at developing integrated multi-media campaigns that produce outstanding results
• Are a natural connector with a very strong local and regional network in and around Atlanta
• Are both a visionary and a tactician who excels at setting a course for your sales team, coaching and guiding them to reach a common goal – it’s what you do!
• Personify success by identifying and developing new categories and key accounts and inspire your team through your coaching and enthusiasm.

Oh, and you have to have a clean driving record.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Hybrid Work Location

This job will hub-from-home, in-office 2 days a week for those important connections and meetings. You’ll divide your time between the office for meetings, team one-on-ones, and collaboration with time spent in your home office or out and about connecting with the community. While we want you out there networking, use your discretion to complete paperwork or calls from the comfort of your home office, too.

Benefits

Hybrid in office 2-days

Health Benefits

Company Paid Life Insurance

Generous PTO

Dental Benefits

Company Paid Identity Theft Protection

Volunteer Time

Vision Benefits

401(k)

Discount Programs

11-National Holidays

Company Paid Disability insurance

Bring Your Whole Self To Work. Each Day. Everyday.

As leaders in mission-driven media, we seek talent as unique as the audiences we help our clients reach. That’s why we are committed to a culture of inclusion where individuals from every walk of life feel respected, are treated fairly, provided work-life harmony and an opportunity to excel. Our mindful objectives include curating a diverse workplace where we invite authenticity, encourage curiosity, and treasure collaboration.

So, bring yourself to Market Enginuity – your skills, experiences, ideas – where your whole self is welcome.

With a deep appreciation for public media, we've spent two decades building an organization dedicated to fueling mission-driven, educational, and inspiring independent media. Join our American University Radio team to drive revenue growth for our partner and do well by doing good!: Learn more about us and https://www.gpb.org/