Boston
Local Sales Manager – HOT 96.9 
Greater Media’s Hot 96.9/WBQT is looking for a highly motivated and successful Local Sales Manager.
Greater Media is a privately owned company with five successful stations broadcasting in the Greater Boston area. Hot 96.9 is Boston’s newest and fastest growing radio station playing Today’s Rhythm and All the Best Throwbacks.
Qualifications for this position include the following:
- Sales experience in commercial radio required (3-5 years) – management experience a plus;
- Competitive personality willing to go above and beyond to exceed budgets!
- A desire to win and provide the best customer service to our clients;
- The creativity and imagination to construct winning sales programs that get real results;
- The ability to identify, recruit, train and keep new sales talent;
- Leader in developing new business;
- Conduct weekly training sessions, incorporating new training methods;
- Effective verbal and written skills as it pertains to staff and client communication;
- Experience with agency and transactional selling;
- A proven track record developing plans to hit budgets monthly, quarterly and yearly!
- Powerful presentation skills which will help close business with individual account executives;
- A manager who operates from a foundation of integrity while putting the clients’ needs first;
- Desire to get the job done while keeping the sales staff motivated!
Greater Media offers comprehensive employee benefit plans, as well as a matching 401k program. Qualified candidates, please sent a cover letter and resume to: ndesautels@hot969boston.com -or-
Hot 96.9 / WBQT-fm
Attn: General Sales Manager
55 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125
Fax: 617-822-6871
~No phone calls please ~ Greater Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer ~
6/2013
Junior Developer / Designer – Greater Media Boston
Greater Media Boston seeks an enthusiastic and motivated Junior Developer to assist in all aspects of radio station websites and client driven microsites. This includes design, development, and ensuring dynamic functionality with great UI in mind.
The Junior Developer is responsible for the development, implementation and support of the technical and functional infrastructure and applications for the location’s digital assets.
In collaboration with the Interactive team, marketing and sales, this position’s daily responsibilities include: graphic design, microsite creation, adding UI design and maintaining station websites.
Qualified candidates should be proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and be able to work on their own AND in a team environment. Knowledge of Visual Studio using VB.NET programming language and SQL Server a plus!
All candidates must include links to your online portfolio or sample material.
This person will report to the Interactive Sr. Developer.
Qualified candidates, please submit a cover letter (including links) and resume to:
csmyth@greatermediaboston.com -or- Mail to:
Greater Media Boston
Attn: Colin Smyth, Digital Sales Director
55 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
~No phone calls please ~ Greater Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer ~
6/2013
General Sales Manager – WKLB / Country 102.5
Country 102.5 – Country Music Association’s 2012 Major Market Station of the Year – is looking for a General Sales Manager!
Country 102.5 delivers the hottest music to Boston as the exclusive country music station in the market. Today’s country music blends rock, pop, bluegrass and country influences into a format that delivers a variety of sounds to not just the country fan, but the music fan. From breaking new artists to playing the best of country’s mega stars like Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Zac Brown Band and more – Country 102.5 delivers what the passionate music fan is looking for today. In addition to being Boston’s #1 Country Music station, WKLB is was also named the CMA 2012 Major Market Station of the Year! Greater Media is a privately owned media company with four other Boston radio stations: WMJX-FM, WBQT-FM, WROR-FM, and WBOS-FM).
The primary focus of the General Sales Manager is to maximize revenue through sales of all existing resources and develop, recruit and lead a highly skilled sales team:
Responsibilities:
- Achieve or exceed station budgets and forecasts
- Effectively manage the station sales department, including inventory management, pricing and negotiations
- Hire, train, and retain the best available sales talent
- Develop non-traditional revenue opportunities through creative customer focused advertising programs
- Motivate sales staff through weekly training and active involvement on sales calls
- Report revenue forecast and station progress to the Director Of Sales on a weekly basis
- Work well with programming, promotions department and other sales managers
Qualifications:
Impeccable leadership skills, an effective communicator and contagious enthusiasm for both the product and selling ideas that work for clients. Integrity, creativity, and aggressive problem solving are important traits.
Skill requirements:
- Facility with account and inventory management software
- Strong written and verbal skills
- Effective time management and organizational skills
- Must be able to work effectively in pressure filled sales environment
- Must be a strong, self-motivated individual with a passion for winning
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5+ year’s commercial radio sales and management experience. A four-year degree preferred. Send cover letter and resume to: hr@greatermediaboston.com or to:
Mark Keaney, Director of Sales
Greater Media Boston
55 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
~No phone calls please ~ Greater Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer ~
5/2013
Continuity Director – Greater Media Boston
Greater Media Boston is looking for a Continuity Director to join our busy five radio station cluster’s Traffic Department. The ideal candidate must work well in a team/group setting and possess and even temperament, with the ability to work with multiple personality types.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Schedule commercial copy on programming log;
- Back-up traffic duties where necessary.
- Collect & process audio for programming logs;
- Maintain commercial instructions and audio library.
Skills:
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet strict deadlines, multi-task and possess strong communication skills;
- Typing (35-40 wpm);
- Computer knowledge and experience (Marketron preferred);
Education/Experience:
- College degree preferred or similar higher learning (i.e. broadcast school/trade school);
- Preferred candidate should have a minimum of two years radio or media traffic/continuity experience;
Qualified applicants send cover letter and resume to:
Email: trafficjobs@greatermediaboston.com
Or mail to:
Kerry Joyce Coldwell, Traffic Director
Greater Media Boston
55 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
~No phone calls please ~ Greater Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer ~
5/2013
Sales Promotion Project Manager – Greater Media Boston
The Sales Promotion Project Manager is responsible for executing small and large scale promotions on behalf of our sales force. You will manage from start to finish event marketing, consumer promotions, digital promotions and more on behalf of our five (5) radio stations with the intent of creating results for our advertisers.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist in planning, managing, and coordinating promotions through all facets of marketing, including: idea development, securing cross promotional partners, sourcing vendors, understanding logistics, managing and executing promotions from start to finish, creating ROI recaps, while creating profitable results for each campaign;
- Lead in idea generation by developing best in class promotions that will garner results for our advertisers large and small;
- Create professional looking recaps explaining all elements of the promotion focusing on results;
- Contribute to development of our promotional sales plan and long-term strategic plan with specific focus on marketability of our promotions, strategy, and tactics;
- Identify and bring new promotional opportunities to life; drive the new promotional idea development process by creating ideas and partnerships that are innovative, consumer-driven and profitable;
- Assist in creating a minimum standards of execution and cross promotions with the idea of driving profitable results for our company and our clients;
- Develop briefs for cross promotions or event marketing that include initial costs, ideas, executable outline and direction on design with the idea that these opportunities should be sell-able and results driven;
- Execute event marketing promotions by becoming a brand ambassador for our clients, responsible for whatever goals our clients need… lead generation, sampling, or couponing;
- Additional duties as assigned by supervisor.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Minimum 2-4 years in product management experience in a marketing/promotional company;
- Bachelor’s degree preferred;
- Media and/or promotional agency experience preferred.
Creative Skills:
- The ability to think out of the box when developing and executing all aspects of the promotion;
- Resourcefulness to improvise and adapt to deal with daily challenges via creative problem solving;
- Project management experience, including P&L/budget management.
Communication Skills:
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills are required. The incumbent will work with diverse audiences, work cross-functionally for results and collaborate with external partners. Must enthusiastically champion support for projects and ideas that are to be executed.
- Must demonstrate strong analytic skills, strategic thinking, creative thinking, team leadership, planning, organizational, and problem solving skills.
- PowerPoint Master (you must effectively communicate and dazzle us with your skills).
- Entrepreneurial mind-set: creative, resourceful, risk taker, business savvy, adaptable.
- Photoshop and HTML skills are a plus.
Qualified candidates, please submit a cover letter and resume to:
hr@greatermediaboston.com -or- Mail to:
Greater Media Boston
Attn: Human Resources
55 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
~No phone calls please ~ Greater Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer ~
5/2013
Greater Media Marketing Group – Interactive Internship Opportunities
Web Content Intern (Journalism student)
- Write and edit content for our five station web sites.
- Create content feeds from syndicated news services.
- Generate ideas for new content features.
Design Intern (Interactive Graphic Design student)
- Create graphics for feature channels and content channels on our five station web sites.
- Create banner ads and graphic design elements.
- Design web pages and other projects, as needed.
Video Internship (Video Production student)
- Video production and video editing for a variety of video projects, including coverage of live events, cyber remotes, video interviews and video podcasts for our five station web sites.
- Work on special video projects, as needed.
- Gain experience using a fully-equipped video streaming and live webcast studio.
The Internship Programs for Greater Media Boston and Greater Media Marketing Group are non-salaried positions which are designed to give students hands-on experience. The programs are available to college students, working for academic credit, who are able to work approximately 10-15 hours per week for twelve weeks. Interns are trained and supervised by the department managers of Greater Media Boston and GMMG. Interns must be resourceful and willing to initiate projects. Good communications skills and attention to detail are important. Are you looking to get radio broadcasting/digital marketing experience as part of your college course program? Please send a cover letter and resume to:
Please send a cover letter and resume to:
Greater Media Boston
55 Morrissey Blvd
Boston, Ma. 02125
Or by email to: hr@greatermediaboston.com
Greater Media is accessible by MBTA (Red Line – JFK)
~No phone calls please ~ Greater Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer ~
4/2013
Account Executive – WBOS, WKLB, WMJX, WROR, WBQT
Do you like the idea of running your own business? Do you want to compete at the highest level? Do you love the art of selling? If so,… we want to talk to you!Greater Media Boston is looking for talented sales people. What can you expect? High sales commissions, a great work environment, and an incredible product! We’re specifically looking for people with the following qualifications:
- Quantifiable success in radio/media sales or a related industry;
- The drive, hunger, and ability to see the sales process through from prospecting to the final close;
- Courage to ask for and deliver remarkable programs;
- A love and passion for winning;
- Integrity and pride in being a full service rep;
- New business expertise and a creative mind;
- A desire to exceed expectations and move up quickly;
- Independent and entrepreneurial performers;
- Excellent verbal and written communications;
At Greater Media Boston, you will be surrounded by people who love to have fun and work extremely hard. We offer great benefits and lots of incentives for self starters, while enjoying the stability of a privately-owned media company with five of Boston’s best radio stations. If you think you are ready for the next step in your career and think you have the talent to make it happen – we want to hear from you! Send your resume to:
Please send a cover letter and resume to:
Greater Media Boston
55 Morrissey Blvd
Boston, Ma. 02125
Or by email to: hr@greatermediaboston.com
Greater Media is accessible by MBTA (Red Line – JFK)
~No phone calls please ~ Greater Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer ~
Street Team (PT)- WBOS-WBQT-WKLB-WMJX-WROR
Greater Media Boston stations, WBOS 92.9, WBQT HOT 96.9, WKLB 102.5, WROR 105.7 and WMJX 106.7, are seeking part time Street Team Members who are interested in learning more about event marketing and the fascinating world of Radio Broadcasting and Promotions. As part of the Street Team, you will work to gain exposure for the radio stations at station-produced and/or sponsored events, area concerts, sporting and cultural events and other on-site opportunities relevant to the station’s marketing and sales effort.Candidates must be detail oriented, creative and outgoing. They must have strong communications and organizational skills and must be able to represent the station(s) in a positive manner at events. Candidates should have strong people skills, web/internet knowledge, and must be able to multi-task and meet deadlines. All candidates should possess a desire to learn more about promotional/marketing strategies for radio. In order to be considered for the position, candidates must have a valid driver’s license and must be capable of loading the station vehicle in preparation for events. This position is limited to a 12 month employment period. *Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Set up, execution, and breakdown of station appearances,
- Representation of the station in a positive manner,
- Maintenance of station vehicle and prize inventory,
- Interaction with clients at sales appearances,
- Upholding appropriate station image at all events,
- Communication with Promotion Coordinator before and after events,
- Assistance in recruiting and training interns.
If you think you have the talent and qualifications to be a (part time) Street Team Member, with a Greater Media Boston radio station, please send your resume and information to: Please send a cover letter and resume to:
Greater Media Boston
Attn: Street Team
55 Morrissey Blvd
Boston, Ma. 02125
Or by email to: hr@greatermediaboston.com
Greater Media is accessible by MBTA (Red Line – JFK)
~No phone calls please ~ Greater Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer ~
1/2013
Internship Program – WBOS-WBQT-WKLB-WMJX-WROR
The Internship Program for Greater Media Boston radio stations Radio 92.9 – WBOS-FM, Country 102.5 – WKLB-FM, Magic 106.7 – WMJX-FM, 105.7 – WROR-FM and HOT 96.9 Boston is a non-salaried position* which is designed to give students hands-on experience with the various aspects of major market radio stations. The program is available to students, working for academic credit, who are able to work 10-15 hours per week for approximately 10-12 weeks (or per your school’s requirements). Interns are trained and supervised by the department manager for the particular station(s) you are assigned (i.e. Programming Promotions, IT/Engineering, Interactive, etc.).
Interns must be resourceful and willing to initiate projects. Good communications skills and attention to detail are important.
Are you looking to get radio broadcasting/marketing experience as part of your college course program?
To be considered, please send a cover letter that includes confirmation that you understand our internship program is unpaid; that you WILL be receiving academic credit from your school; minimum hours needed to receive credit; desired duration of your internship; and the deadline for you to register your internship at your school. This information is very important in order for us to consider you for placement.
Please send requested information and resume to: hr@greatermediaboston.com –or- mail your information to:
Greater Media Boston
Attn: HR/Internship
55 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02215
~No phone calls please ~ Greater Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer ~
5/2013