Media Operations Manager jobs in Eugene, OR

CUMULUS MEDIA | EUGENE, OR is looking for a dynamic, self-motivated Sales Manager to drive revenue in our market. The Sales Manager provides leadership to station’s local sales efforts by giving direction, training and feedback to sales team. Assist account executives in prospecting, developing and maintaining direct and new business, as well as local agency business, to assure established sales goals are met.

We are looking for someone who lives by our FORCE Cumulus values; WE are Focused, Responsible, Collaborative and Empowered! If you are looking for a great culture and professional environment, then Cumulus could be the home for you.

CUMULUS MEDIA | EUGENE, OR is located in one of THE most beautiful cities in Oregon! We are an hour from the Oregon coast, an hour from the Cascade mountain range and close to the High Desert in Central Oregon. It’s a beautiful place to live and work. Our cluster has 6 stations, a large suite of digital products and we are the local affiliate for the Oregon Ducks!

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a sales plan that will meet station’s revenue goals with emphasis on customer-focused selling to direct, new direct, vertical categories, digital, NTR, station features and major account sales
• Identify, recruit, train, coach, manage and develop high-performance Sales talent and build a successful team to ensure continued top-line growth
• Maintain an ongoing recruitment effort to ensure top quality team, always having a bench of 3 or more candidates
• Attend high profile account presentations; provide coaching and leadership to sales team
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with Sales Team members to evaluate pending business for conversion and note in CRM accordingly
• Participate and lead Sales staff meetings and training sessions
• Manage inventory and reporting in Stratus/Wide Orbit
• Manage administrative functions connected with forecasting revenue, rate, pricing and order approvals
• Actively participate in business & community associations with the intention of developing extensive relationships with local influencers and decision makers
• Develop and build relationships with clients by providing quality customer service
• Lead communication with other departments to assure quality service when placing orders and arranging promotions
• Oversee special event sales
• Provide managerial assistance in local and national rate negotiations, sales plans and budgeting
• Develop creative, solution oriented, customer-focused revenue programs and ancillary sales projects
• Oversee and manage expenses of the Sales organization
• Generate revenue from personal account list

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