PT Promotions Assistant

Cumulus Media Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Job summary

Cumulus Media in Indianapolis is seeking a part-time Promotions Assistant to join our radio team. This role involves promoting our stations at events, coordinating on-site activations, and assisting with prize fulfillment and social media outreach.

You will travel to events around the area, engage listeners, and represent the stations in a positive, energetic manner. No experience is required, but a valid driver’s license and ability to lift up to 50 pounds are necessary.

Qualifications

• No experience required; customer service experience is a plus
• Must have valid driver’s license and clean driving record
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand for extended periods
• Outgoing, energetic and social media savvy
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Flexible schedule; available to work at least 20 hours per week

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and executing promotional events and campaigns
• Set up and break down remote broadcasts and station events; troubleshoot on the fly
• Represent stations at events in a friendly, upbeat manner
• Data entry of events and contests
• Create posts for social media and website updates; review promotional information
• Assist with prize closet, calendars and event coordination
• Assist with vehicle inspections and maintenance

Skills

Customer service

Outgoing personality

Multi-tasking

Social media skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Company Overview

Cumulus Media is an audio-first media company delivering premium content to a quarter billion people every month — wherever and whenever they want it. Cumulus Media engages listeners with high-quality local programming through 380 owned-and-operated radio stations across 84 markets; delivers nationally-syndicated sports, news, talk, and entertainmentprogramming from iconic brands including the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, US Soccer, and AP News, across more than 7,800 affiliated stations through Westwood One, a leading national audio network;and inspires listeners through the Cumulus Podcast Network, an established and influential platform for original podcasts that are smart, entertaining, and thought-provoking. Cumulus Media provides advertisers with personal connections, local impact and national reachthrough broadcast and on-demand digital, mobile, social, and voice-activated platforms, as well as integrated digital marketing services, powerful influencers, full-service audio solutions, industry-leading research and insights, and live eventexperiences.

Position Overview

CUMULUS MEDIA | Indianapolis is in search of a hard-working Part-Time Promotions Assistant. If you are looking to get a foot in the door to the radio industry, have an outgoing personality and have a passion for radio, this is a great opportunity for you! This job will consist of general office duties as well as going out into the community to interact with listeners and promote our stations.

The Promotions Assistant travels around the area and represents the Cumulus stations at specified events, acting as Brand Ambassadors. This includes set-up and breakdown of pop-up tents and tables, hanging banners, interacting with listeners and executing on-site activations. To join the team, you must be able to lift 50 pounds, and be on your feet for extended periods of time.

In the office, the Promotions Assistant handles prize fulfillment, event preparation, contest building, attending weekly promotions meetings, posting on radio station social media platforms, brainstorming new ideas, and other promotion-oriented tasks. The position also includes running errands and helping with vehicle maintenance.

Would you describe yourself as an extrovert? Are you social media savvy? We’re looking for charismatic applicants, with smiling faces and outgoing personalities. If you love talking to people and listening to great radio, this could be the perfect job for you. If you desire a job where no day is the same as the last, this could be for you! This position is a great foot in the door to an exciting career in media!

Key Responsibilities & Qualifications

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in planning, organizing & execution of promotional events and digital campaigns
• Execute proper technical and physical set-up and breakdown of remote broadcasts and station events; ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues on the fly
• Represent stations at events in an upbeat, outgoing and friendly manner
• Data Entry of Promotional events and contesting
• Create e-blasts, social media posts & website posts; review promotional information and graphics
• Inventory and maintenance of prize closet, calendars, events for current and upcoming promotions
• Assisting the Promotions and Marketing Department with projects as needed in the office
• Assist with vehicle inspections, fuel and coordinating maintenance
• Ability to drive station vehicles with attached trailer
• Maintain and storage of station equipment

Qualifications:

• No experience necessary, however Customer Service experience helpful
• Must have a valid driver’s license and clean driving record
• Reliable; have a flexible schedule and be available to work at least 20 hours per week, including days, nights, weekends and holidays
• May require lifting or moving up to 50 pounds
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time
• Outgoing, energetic, detail-oriented and responsible
• Proficient using computers and Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Multi-tasking abilities
• Event experience a plus
• Works well with a variety of personalities
• Passion and desire to perform at a high level in a competitive environment
• Positive attitude, even in stressful situations, is a must
• Desire and bravado to share innovative ideas with team
• Ability to ask for clarification, when needed
• Strong Social Media skills

Pay Range

USD $15.00 - USD $15.00 /Hr.

What We Offer

• Focused, responsible and collaborative work environment with the ability to ask, "what if" and try innovative solutions
• 401K with company match

EEO Statement

CUMULUS MEDIA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).