Director of Digital & Radio Content

Townsquare Media•Cedar Rapids, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Director of Digital & Radio Content - Cedar Rapids/Waterloo This is a Full-time in-office position working closely and collaboratively with a Team Townsquare Media has an immediate opening for a Director of Content in Cedar Rapids/Waterloo. You’ll lead our local content teams, developing and executing a strategy to produce the best local content, on-air, online, and on site. We have great Cedar Rapids/ Waterloo brands and a team of talent that you’ll lead to market-leading performance. You’ll develop your team’s individual talents to help them engage audiences on multiple platforms, performing on-air, and writing on website and socials. You’ll also be a local content creator, write and create clickable, sharable local content on our great online platforms. And you’ll work creatively and collaboratively with your on air, online, production and sales teams, and with our advertising partners. You’ll receive excellent training in both on-air and digital content creation. Competitive salary and immediate bonus opportunity. All the benefits: health, dental, 401k, etc. Put yourself in the picture with the multi-platform team that started it all—Townsquare!

Requirements

Demonstrated success as a leader
Strategic thinker and attentive to the trends in the business.
Strong judgment
3+ Years of management experience
Strong writing and communications skills
On-air programming experience
Familiarity with a wide variety of digital assets
Strong business acumen
Desire to win

Responsibilities

Clear vision for the future of local content in the Cedar Rapids/Waterloo area, a strong desire to win and the confidence to manage a strong, staff
Leadership and ownership of our experienced teams and strong local brands in the Cedar Rapids/Waterloo market; on-air, online, and onsite
Expertise with content creation and curation
Ability to develop market leading talent and create a positive culture where employees are engaged, especially when you can’t be in both markets simultaneously.
Creating tribes that actively engage their audience on-air, online, and onsite
Expertise building programming clocks, music sequencing, and fundamentals of strategy and tactics designed to increase station time, time spent listening, and occasions
Sound design and audio architecture writing creative, impactful audio elements for station imaging and client commercials and updating to keep fresh
Extremely creative in the development of unique content and multi-media strategies, and ways to publish in an omni-channel company.
Work with sales team to provide solutions to clients and create monetizable programs, sponsorships, and events
Attend other programming/sales meetings as requested
Total responsibility for the overall sound of all stations
Knowledge of multiple formats
Experience in winning in a competitive landscape
Creation and implementation of multi-purpose ideas that grow ratings, digital audience, and revenue
Learn the Townsquare content publishing, social media procedures and help your team implement them to grow on-air, online, and on-site attendance
Inspire others to strive for excellence beyond their limitations
Able to do a co-hosted show, voice track or go live on one or more Townsquare radio stations when needed, vacation relief, sick days or in case of emergency, etc.