Sales/Continuity Assistant at Cumulus Media Inc.

Company Overview

CUMULUS | Albuquerque, NM currently features 7 stations including heritage News Radio KKOB, KTBL The Pit, KNML The Sports Animal, KRST-FM, KOBQ-FM, KDRF-FM, and KMGA-FM. At Cumulus Albuquerque we strive to hire passionate, driven, resourceful, problem solvers who have the ability to drive the evolving, diverse culture of the Power of Radio to success. The cluster of 7 stations reaches thousands of listeners on a daily basis.

Position Overview

CUMULUS MEDIA | Albuquerque has an immediate opening for a Sales/ Admin Assistant This is an outstanding opportunity to work with some of the top radio talents in the country and become an ambassador for Cumulus. We are looking for an individual with an outgoing personality that also has the ability to be flexible, proactively supportive, productive, friendly, and most importantly, loves radio.

The sales assistant/coordinator is an integral part of a radio advertising sales team and provides administrative support to the sales reps and managers.

Key Responsibilities & Qualifications

Key Responsibilities:

• Primary role is acting as a liaison between our sales team, our clients and our other inter-company departments
• Oversee the Continuity process, connecting our advertisers creative with our systems to air those commercials
• 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
• Receptionist Duties
• 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 our promotions department when needed and attend national promotion events
• Assist in station social media posts
• 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 Sales Manager or Market Manager related to sales or administrative functions

Qualifications:

• 1-3 Years of experience in an office environment supporting sales, marketing, advertising and/or promotions
• 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

• What We Offer
  
  
  • 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/jobs
  For more information about Cumulus Media, visit our website at: https://www.cumulusmedia.com/
  
  

EEO Statement

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