Monday, September 24, 2012

Full Time Radio Promotions Manager – Athens, Georgia

Job Description: The Promotions Manager is responsible for coordinating the branding, promotion, and marketing of Cox Medial Group Athens’ radio stations and clients’ businesses.  Responsibilities include on-air imaging, planning, and coordination of station events, client events and entitlements, and maintaining a high performing promotions team.  Duties include coordination of outside advertising, station remotes, appearance and other events, handouts and premium items, on-air promotions and contesting, working with digital assets, and assisting the sales team in order to satisfy clients and maximize revenue opportunities.

The ideal candidate will be creative and possess strong organizational skills, balance the revenue needs of the stations with the commitment to client satisfaction and product excellence.  Necessary skills include the ability to execute short term tactics with keen attention to detail while seeking opportunities that will advance the long term strategic marketing efforts of the stations.  This position will work closely with the Operations Manager, Program Directors, and sales team and will report to the VP/General Manager.

Developed Skills:

Organization

Verbal and written communication

Basic computer skills

Event setup and logistics

Attention to detail

Understanding of basic marketing principles

Firm grasp of target demographics’ needs, wants and tastes

Desire to learn new things

Good listening skills

 
Trainable Skills:

Remote broadcast setup

Database management

Promo Suite

Copywriting

Managing an efficient street team

 
Mandatory Skills:

Bachelors degree in related field or equivalent experience

3-5 years in mass media

Successful execution of complex events

Successful track record of managing promotions events and teams

Experience hiring, training and supervising a high performance promotions team

Must possess a valid GA driver’s license and appropriate insurance coverage

 
Preferred Experience:

A leadership role in marketing or promotions for a radio station or cluster

Involvement in external advertising and marketing campaigns

Database management

Experience with social media

Sales collaboration

 
Cox Media Group Athens offers an environment focused on excellence and an opportunity to join a company with a strong sense of customer mission.  Unlimited earning potential, great benefits, and all the necessary tools to get the job done.

Send resumes to: Scott Smith
                                Cox Media Group Athens

                                1010 Tower Place

                                Bogart, Georgia 30622

                                 scott.smith@coxinc.com

Cox Media Group, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, is an integrated broadcasting, publishing, and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of Cox Reps.  With revenues exceeding $1.5 billion, company operations include 15 broadcast television stations, one local cable channel, 86 radio stations, four metro newspapers, more than a dozen non-daily publications, and over 100 digital services.  Cox Media Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

 

Job Opportunity: Radio Account Executive


Do you have the creativity and the marketing smarts to develop highly profitable ad campaigns... and do you love to SELL those campaigns?


-Can you be direct and convincing when you know it's right for the client?

-Do you naturally earn trust with the people you meet?

-Do you always live up to your commitments, even if it requires going the extra mile?

-Do you consistently out-produce others with whom you work?

If this is you, we should talk.  Cox Media Group Athens might just have a job with YOUR name on it!

We have a key sales opening right now...

Account Executive (new business developer)

This position requires a bright, resourceful, highly motivated and committed player who will venture out into the market to create high-dollar-potential prospects and to develop profitable new opportunities for both advertiser and station.

The ideal candidate will have a college degree and one to two years media sales experience, possess a keen understanding of team marketing and creative sports packaging, and have a strong command of digital display advertising, SEM, and social media.

Cox Media Group Athens offers an environment focused on excellence and an opportunity to join a company with a strong sense of customer mission.  Unlimited earning potential, great benefits, all the necessary tools to get the job done, plus the best on-going sales training in America is our pledge to you.

Send resumes to eric.lauer@coxinc.com

Cox Media Group, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, is an integrated broadcasting, publishing, and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of Cox Reps.  With revenues exceeding $1.5 billion, company operations include 15 broadcast television stations, one local cable channel, 86 radio stations, four metro newspapers, more than a dozen non-daily publications, and over 100 digital services.  Cox Media Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

With sadness

With great sadness, we relay to you the passing of one of our former graduates,
Mr. Ryan A. Baker.
Ryan was the son of Ms. Deborah Baker, who is responsible for lots of the
delicious dishes prepared in our cafeteria. He was also the drama teacher at both the
Habersham Ninth Grade Academy and Habersham Central High School.
Ryan passed away yesterday after an extended illness.
A memorial service for Ryan is planned for
Thursday, Sept. 6, 3:30pm, at the
Ebenezer Baptist Church in Mt. Airy, Ga.
The family will receive friends at the church from 1:00 - 3:00pm prior to the service.