Hybrid Vice President of Sales

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About the role

  • Vice President of Sales at iHeartMedia leading Eastern Iowa revenue growth and client relationships. Overseeing sales activities, managing teams, and achieving revenue targets in dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

  • Manage local Account Executives with goal of meeting/exceeding station revenue, prospecting and new business targets
  • Oversee advertising sales activities in assigned market; is accountable for achieving/ exceeding targeted advertising sales revenues for the market and for controlling sales expenses
  • Translate market and station business strategies into specific actions to generate sales and revenue
  • Direct sales activities and processes that generate new business and deepen existing relationships
  • Set sales goals and guide subsequent goal-setting processes
  • Prepare budgets and revenue forecasts
  • Obtain, allocate and adjust operations resources to achieve sales and service goals
  • Oversee management of available advertising inventory to drive most profitable sales
  • Meet with key accounts
  • Recruit, hire and ensure ongoing training and development of Account Executives
  • Join sales calls and conduct in-field coaching to develop Account Executives
  • Review and adjust sales territories, product mix targets and assigned call lists
  • Direct other functions such as marketing, advertising, production, traffic and sales operations

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of broadcasting, marketing, promotion, and collection standards
  • Proven ability to grow new business and find new revenue opportunities
  • Excellent leadership and coaching ability; can successfully coach others in sales practices
  • Deep understanding of local markets, customers, and competitors in order to target needs and drive sales
  • Ability to create productive, long-term customer relationships
  • Scrappiness to be an entrepreneurial self-starter
  • Excellent ability to organize, prioritize, and multi task
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills across multiple groups
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and collaboration with others
  • 3+ years experience as an Account Executive or Sales Manager in media industry with proven track record of success
  • College degree preferred, but not required

Benefits

  • Employer sponsored medical, dental and vision with a variety of coverage options
  • Company provided and supplemental life insurance
  • Paid vacation and sick time
  • Paid company holidays
  • A Spirit day to encourage and allow our employees to more easily volunteer in their community
  • A 401K plan
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost – services include telephonic counseling sessions, consultation on legal and financial matters, emotional well-being, family and caregiving
  • A range of additional voluntary programs, such as spending accounts, student loan refinancing, accident insurance and more!

Job title

Vice President of Sales

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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