Sales Assistant - Full or Part Time
Cumulus Media

Job Info

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Job Description

CUMULUS MEDIA | Grand Rapids has an immediate opening for an either full time or part time Sales Assistant for our 5 station cluster. The sales assistant is an integral part of a radio advertising sales team and provides administrative support to the sales reps and managers. The ideal candidate will be dependable, hardworking and have the ability to balance multiple deadline-oriented projects while maintaining a great attitude and sense of humor in a fast-paced work environment. If this sounds like you, and you are looking for a great opportunity to learn the sales side of the radio broadcasting industry, read on.

Who We Are:

CUMULUS | Grand Rapids currently features 5 stations in the West Michigan Area. Our stations include: Legendary Classic Rocker 97 LAV, The Q 94.5 AAA format that is blowing up in the ratings, Hot FM 105.3, home of Michigan's only all-female morning show (Gray and Green Show), Thunder Country 107.3, and The Ticket(Sports talk with the HUGE show, Dan Patrick, and Jim Rome). This cluster of 5 stations reaches thousands of listeners on a daily basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Primary role is acting as a liaison between our sales team, our clients and our other inter-company departments and especially be able to organize and implement our national sales
• Organize and input both new and revised orders; assist in creating sales proposals, digital campaigns; and provide customer care to help eliminate problems, and grow our business
• Assists Account Executives with orders and traffic as needed
• Prepares and assembles reports and presentations
• Provide research materials using Tapscan, Media Monitors, Scarborough, etc.
• Keep sales materials/ media kits up to date
• Backup for Account Executives as needed to input traffic instructions into Vcreative
• Backup for Receptionist
• Attend National promotions as needed
• Answers telephones, type correspondence and schedules appointments
• Maintains account lists and mailing lists and employee lists
• Provide support to clients by providing documents, forms and other paperwork to ensure seamless execution of client media buys
• Assist Traffic Managers by gathering copy and traffic and working to solve clearance issues
• Works on highly time sensitive projects, adhering to deadlines
• Manages multiple project requests simultaneously with quick turnaround time
• Responsible for entering National orders and commercial copy
• Additional duties as designated by the General Sales Manager, Market Manager or Business Manager related to sales or administrative functions

Job Requirements

• 1-3 Years of experience in sales, marketing, advertising and/or promotions preferred but not required
• Extensive computer skills including but not limited to extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, image manipulation, social media and the ability to adapt to proprietary computer systems
• Background in radio station continuity or sales helpful
• Self-starter that is detail oriented, organized, and must be excellent at written and oral communication and possess strong multitasking skills
• Dependable with a strong work ethic and possess a team player attitude
• Aptitude to make decisions and work independently without immediate direction or supervision
• Ability to interact with management and staff at all levels

What we offer:

• Competitive pay
• Professional growth and career path
• Focused, responsible and collaborative work environment with the ability, to ask "what if" and try innovative solutions
• If full-time: 401K, HSA, paid vacation and holidays

For more information about CUMULUS MEDIA, visit our website at: [ Link Removed ]

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

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