Market President

Location

Cedar Rapids, IA | United States

Job description

Market President

At Townsquare, we are a team of driven individuals who strive to be the leader in local media by building the strongest brands in the market, and monetizing those brands on air, on line and on site through our premier marketing and advertising solutions.

We are looking for a hands-on leader with proven success in the media and advertising space to join Townsquare as a Market President. This is a management position with a focus on driving revenue by building a culture of success and leading their team to become the best in-class media company in Cedar Rapids/ Waterloo market!

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all aspects of the market operation with a particular focus on revenue generation across Townsquare’s multiple media and entertainment platforms.
• Create a vision and strategy for consistent revenue and profit growth, with the ability to communicate and execute the plan
• Support the content team (on air and on line) and hold them accountable to executing the brand strategy and delivering content excellence.
• Recruit, train & develop top sales talent
• Lead their sales team to exceed revenue targets by developing a sales strategy and holding the team accountable to hitting and exceeding their individual goals.
• Ensure the station’s license is in order and that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other federal, state and local rules and regulations are followed.
• Drive key account growth through the selling of results based, integrated programs while also pushing significant new business development.
• Prepare and manage the fiscal budget. Develop/implement strategic goals to exceed local advertising, live events and digital services budgets.
• Represent TSM to key client accounts and community; developing strong client relationships and community partnerships that further our business.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of sales management experience in the media/advertising space
• Must have experience with digital advertising 
• Radio/Broadcast experience is preferred
• Track record in exceeding budgets and outperforming the marketplace
• Proven ability to recruit, lead, motivate and coach others to achieve revenue results
• Must have experience in local media or broadcast and a strong understanding of digital advertising solutions
• Positive, encouraging management style that will lead from the front – this is NOT a sit-behind the desk management position
• Experience in putting together multi-media advertising campaigns

Benefits

• 3 weeks of PTO (+ 9 paid holidays)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Casual, high-energy work environment
• Opportunity for upward mobility
• Company provided laptop
• Competitive salary + bonus program
• Company discounts
• Pet Insurance
• Time off for volunteering
• And much more…

About Us

Townsquare is a radio, digital media, entertainment and digital marketing solutions company principally focused on being the premier local advertising and marketing solutions platform in small and mid-sized markets across the U.S. Our assets include 357 radio stations and more than 330+ local websites in 74 U.S. markets, a digital marketing solutions company (Townsquare Interactive), a proprietary digital programmatic advertising platform (Townsquare Ignite) and approximately 200 live events. Our brands include local media assets such as WYRK, KLAQ, K2 and NJ101.5; iconic local and regional events such as WYRK’s Taste of Country (update link!), the Boise Music Festival, the Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival and Taste of Fort Collins; and leading tastemaker music and entertainment websites such as XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com and Loudwire.com.

TOWNSQUARE MEDIA BROADCASTING, LLC MAINTAINS A DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE AND IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. APPLICANTS MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE U.S

Townsquare Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Townsquare Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Townsquare Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Townsquare Media’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

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