GENERAL MANAGER
Responsible for directing the day to day and long range efforts of a top 60 SE market cluster. Responsibilities include high energy, proactive, spot and program marketing/sales; creative positioning of the station to the local advertising community; relationship-building with church leaders; partnering with national ministry clients to improve financial performance. The position entails oversight of all station departments, with particular emphasis on sales: local direct, digital, long-form and NTR. Qualified candidates must have demonstrated ability to exceed financial/budget goals; hire, train and motivate sales talent; and protect/enhance value of the station's FCC license.
Salem Media Group is an integrated media company, with Broadcast, New Media and Publishing and Syndication. We serve all of the significant U.S. markets, including the majority of top 25 markets. Our audiences enjoy family-friendly content through Christian Teaching/Talk, Conservative News/Talk, Spanish Christian Talk, Business Talk and CCM formats. Salem Media Group is an equal opportunity employer.
For consideration, candidates will have a track record of at least five years’ experience successfully managing radio stations and/or sales departments in a comparable market. Knowledge and skills in developing local direct conceptual spot sales is essential. Familiarity with the religious and conservative core audience, its issues and concerns, is preferred. Career stability and the ability to recruit, train and grow sales talent is essential.
We are seeking a professional broadcast manager who is positive and energetic in style and who approaches management in a disciplined, yet flexible manner.
Please visit salemmedia.com, click on Careers to apply online.
Salem Media Group is America’s leading radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher targeting audiences interested in Christian and family-themed content and conservative values. In addition to its radio properties, Salem owns Salem Radio Network, which syndicates talk, news and music programming to approximately 2,000 affiliates; Salem Radio Representatives, a national radio advertising sales force; Salem Web Network, a leading Internet provider of Christian content and online streaming; and Salem Publishing, a leading publisher of Christian themed magazines. Salem owns and operates 99 radio stations, with 61 stations in the nation’s top 25 markets – and 29 in the top 10. Each of our radio properties has a full portfolio of broadcast and digital marketing opportunities.
