Sales Assistant

at  Cumulus Media

CUMULUS MEDIA | Harrisburg, PA has an immediate opening for a full time Sales Assistant for our Harrisburg, PA station cluster. The Sales Assistant is an integral part of a radio advertising sales team and provides administrative support to the Sales Reps and Sales 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 | Harrisburg, PA Our local stations in the Harrisburg, PA area include WINK 104 (WNNK-FM) Harrisburg Best Music, 105.7 THE X (WQXA-FM) Rocks, HOT 106.7 (WWKL-FM) Central PA’s HOTTEST Music, 93.5 WTPA (WTPA-FM) Central PA’s Classic Rock and SPORTS RADIO 96.5-95.3-1400 (WHGB-AM) Harrisburg’s Sports Station and home to Penn State Sports, NFL and Harrisburg Senators Baseball. Cumulus Digital is our portfolio of Digital Advertising Products for Local Businesses.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience as an Admin Assistant preferred
• Extensive computer skills including but not limited to extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PandaDoc, image manipulation, and the ability to adapt to proprietary computer systems
• Notary a plus but not required
• 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

EXPERIENCE

Not Specified

• Primary role is acting as a liaison between our sales team, our clients and our other inter-company departments
• Organizes and inputs both new and revised orders; assist in creating sales proposals, and provide customer care to help resolve problems, and grow our business
• Assists and backs up Account Executives with orders and traffic as needed
• Prepares and assembles reports and presentations
• Keep sales materials/ media kits up to date
• Receptionist duties of answering phones and greeting guests
• Answers Front Desk telephones, greets guests type correspondence.
• Assists Market Manager with National Sales and National Collections
• Provide support to clients by providing documents, forms and other paperwork to ensure seamless execution of client media buys
• Assists with maintaining the Political Public File
• Manages Office Supplies, Office Vendors, Credit Card Usage and Log.
• Assists with the market EEO Program and Outreach
• Manages the market Trade Agreements, Trade Usage and Trade Inventory
• Manages market Sweet Deals & Sweet Bids Program and Agreements
• Works on highly time sensitive projects, adhering to deadlines
• Manages multiple project requests simultaneously with quick turnaround time
• Additional duties as designated by the Director of Sales, RVP/Market Manager related to sales or administrative functions, or designated by the Company
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