RVP/Market Manager

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 394 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 7,800 affiliated stations through Westwood One, a leading 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 | (Baton Rouge) currently features currently features 5 stations in the Baton Rouge area and surrounding counties. Our stations include: 94.1 WEMX-FM, WXOK HEAVEN-AM1460, WRQQ-FM CLASSIC HITS 103.3FM, KQXL Q106.5 FM, and ALT 92.3FM. The cluster of 8 stations reaches thousands of listeners daily, both on air and online.  

Cumulus Media | (Baton Rouge) is searching for an exceptional individual to join us as our Regional Vice President/Market Manager, overseeing the Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans and Columbus/Starkville markets. Our market leaders have the support of great products and assets, tremendous training tools, and a team that supports business development and rewards performance. This position will report directly to the President, Cumulus Operations.

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

• 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/careers

For more information about Cumulus Media, visit our website at: https://www.cumulusmedia.com/

CUMULUS MEDIA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).