Sports Sales and Marketing Executive

Sports Sales and Marketing Executive - Portland, ME

WBLM 102.9 and WCYY 94.3/103.7 are not only known for the best Classic and Modern Rock in Northern New England, but we are also the Maine/New Hampshire broadcast home for the New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, and Boston Celtics.  These Townsquare Media radio stations is hiring an Account Executive to sell Sports Marketing programs around these championship teams. The ideal candidate will be a sports fan with B2B sales experience.  This position will have a heavy emphasis on broadcast sales, representing all sports programming options on our stations which include; Boston Celtics, Boston Bruins, The New England Patriots, Local High School sports coverage on air and streaming radio. WBLM is an affiliate of the New England Patriots, WCYY 103.7 is an affiliate of the Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, AFC and NFC Championship games, and the Super Bowl. Our stations also create marketing opportunities for all major sporting events including the college basketball tournament and whatever is making news in the sports world.

If your passion is sports and you want to work in the business of sports then this is a position that will fulfill your dreams.  This sports sales position requires a “get it done” attitude, you work well with a team, and you have a passion to make a difference for local companies utilizing the power of the greatest franchises in sports.  If you have had success in business and/or sales or a background in sports marketing then we’d like to talk with you about joining our winning team.

Responsibilities

• Represent WBLM/WCYY and all of its affiliates in the local marketplace.  You will be selling advertising on fan-favorite brands which include; The New England Patriots, The Boston Bruins, The Boston Celtics, High School sports coverage, college basketball tournament and other major sporting events on air and streaming.
• You will prospect, identify, and connect potential clients using our proprietary data and analytics 
• You will present winning strategies using all of our station assets to help businesses achieve marketing objectives
• Build and maintain close working relationships with internal teams to identify sales opportunities

Qualifications

• Professional, motivated, committed, competitive with a positive can-do attitude.
• 1+ years of sales or sports marketing experience 
• Goal-oriented, strong work ethic, and a desire to learn and grow a career in Sales
• Valid Driver’s license, auto insurance, and vehicle
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred but not required

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package with uncapped earning potential
• A company specific sales training program to learn about all of our assets 
• 3 weeks of PTO + 9 paid holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(K) Retirement Plan
• Casual, high-energy work environment at our Multi-Media Facility
• Company provided laptop
• Unlimited growth opportunities! 

About Us

Townsquare is a community-focused digital media, digital marketing solutions, and radio company focused outside the Top 50 markets in the U.S. Our assets include Townsquare Interactive, a digital marketing services subscription business providing websites, search engine optimization, social platforms, and online reputation management for approximately 21,900 SMBs; Townsquare IGNITE, a proprietary digital programmatic advertising technology with an in-house demand and data management platform; and Townsquare Media, our portfolio of 357 local terrestrial radio stations in 74 cities with corresponding local news and entertainment websites and apps including legendary brands such as WYRK.com, WJON.com, and NJ101.5.com, along with a network of national music brands including XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com, UltimateClassicRock.com, and Loudwire.com.

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