GENERAL SALES MANAGER
Join Our Click, Visit, Call & Search company!
We are seeking an experienced leader to guide our Media Advisor team from Iowa’s capital city. We excel in bringing our clients more business by guiding them through the consumer journey while we make a difference in the community that we serve. We need a leader who is ready to be a part of transformational change in the evolving media landscape.
What We’re Looking For:
- Proven sales and management leadership.
- Documented sales success.
- Ability to balance innovation with proven strategies.
- Strong communication and team-building skills.
- Deep market understanding and openness to new technologies.
Why This Role is for You:
- You bring experience and insights while craving new information, systems and coaching.
- You value progress in a dynamic and evolving industry.
- You foster individual and organizational growth while adapting to new methods and engaging in continued training.
What You’ll Lead:
- An excellence-driven, Media Advisor team setting quality and revenue standards.
- Regular team training, coaching and growth reporting.
- The click, visit, call & search focused sales method.
Make Your Mark. Lead a team of exceptional sales professionals and inspire them to greater heights in a company that values integrity, innovation, and leadership.
Interested candidates should send their resumes and cover letter to the following:
Stephanie Heide
Vice President/General Manager
Des Moines Media Group
1416 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
sheide@desmoinesmediagroup.com
MEDIA ADVISOR
The Des Moines Media Group is adding a Media Advisor to our team! The right person will enjoy making connections with business owners, discovering their needs, and developing custom marketing solutions for their business. In this position, you will have the flexibility to manage your own time and the ability to grow your income because of your efforts.
The Des Moines area is experiencing explosive growth, and we need enthusiastic and persistent salespeople to find, sell, and service new business as well as work with existing clients. We have a highly successful team, and our clients have grown to expect the best from us.
If you are a high-energy, self-starter who has a passion for helping people succeed, you will find that our combination of great stations, exciting promotions, and the sales tools will be a formula for growth and achievement. Sales experience is preferred but not required. Send your résumé and cover letter to Stephanie Heide at sheide@desmoinesmediagroup.com.
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR & LAZER 103.3 MIDDAY HOST
This role oversees the creation and ongoing fulfillment of commercial content and other elements necessary in the production of radio and streaming for the cluster. This role requires a hardworking manager with a positive attitude to work closely with our sales team.
But wait, there’s more! LAZER 103.3 is looking for an experienced ROCK jock to take over middays. Yes – a real live human to do LOCAL radio! Our newest LAZER Hellraiser should love rock music, and falling in love with our community is a must. LAZER is a market-leading, top-rated radio station that is active on air, online, and on site. Des Moines is a live rock music city with shows almost every night.
Responsibilities include the following:
- Full commercial production, including but not limited to voicing, producing, and writing copy.
- Write, proofread, and voice copy as needed
- Energetic role in procuring and maintaining great, long-standing relationships with our business partners. Work closely with clients to fulfill any requirements their mission/partnership with us entails
- Maintain a supervisory role in all matters pertaining to audio/commercial production/inventory
- Work in a collaborative/accommodating fashion with the sales team.
- Execution of daily midday shows, including contesting, taking calls, etc.
- Social content creation: engaging posts and video that must be authentic, genuine, and honestly share parts of your life
Required:
- 2+ years of production and on-air experience
- Experience with creating and posting on social media platforms
- Functional experience editing audio, and if not already familiar – learn and work with Adobe Audition to produce audio in a timely manner.
- Multi-task in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
- Proficient in basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office tools.
- Organization, attention to detail, team spirit,t and excellent communication skills are a must.
If you’re interested in this dual role, rush your demo/aircheck, resume with social media handles and commercial/production samples to the following:
Leigh McNabb
Des Moines Media Group
1416 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
lmcnabb@dsmradio.com
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Please send the information specified above to the following person:
Shari Rudawski
Business ManagerDes Moines Media Group1416 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
srudawski@desmoinesmediagroup.com
