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Sales Assistant in Providence, RI at Cumulus Media

Date Posted: 2/11/2021

Job Snapshot

Job Description

Cumulus Media | Providence currently features 5 stations in the Providence metro area.  WPRO-AM, WPRO-FM, Lite 105, Hot 106 and WPRV-AM. Our stations reach hundreds of thousands of listeners on a weekly basis.  At Cumulus Providence we strive to hire passionate, driven, resourceful, problem solvers who have the ability to drive the evolving, diverse culture of the Power of Radio and Digital to success.

CUMULUS MEDIA | (Providence) has an immediate opening for a full 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.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Primary role is acting as a liaison between our local and national sales team, our clients, and our other inter-company departments.
  • Organize and input both new and revised local and national orders; assist in creating sales proposals, digital campaigns; recaps and provide customer care to help eliminate problems and grow our business.
  • Prepares and assembles reports and presentations.
  • Provide research materials using Tapscan, Media Monitors, Scarborough, Topline/Futuri, etc.
  • Keep sales materials/ media kits and promotional planner up to date.
  • Assist with traffic instructions through vCreative.
  • Answers telephones as needed, type correspondence and schedule appointments.
  • Provide support to clients by providing documents, forms and other paperwork to ensure seamless execution of client media buys.
  • Works on highly time sensitive projects, adhering to deadlines.
  • Manages multiple project requests simultaneously with quick turnaround time.
  • Provide post logs to clients as needed
  • Research invoice spot discrepancies and process required paperwork as needed

Additional duties as designated by the Sales Managers, Market Manager or Business Manager related to sales or administrative functions

 

 

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

  • 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.
  • Self-starter that is detail oriented, organized, and must be excellent at written and oral communication and possess strong multitasking skills while working from the office and/or remotely.
  • 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
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance coverage
  • 401K with company match to plan for the long-term
  • Paid Vacation & Holidays

For immediate consideration, please visit https://cumulusmedia.jobs.net/

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).