AD Sales Position

CHSR 97.9 FM in Fredericton is a campus-based community station based out of the Student Union Building on the University of New Brunswick campus. Established as a student club in 1961, it has now grown into a vital alternative voice for the community while providing practical training-and-development hub for students and community members. It now broadcast on FM throughout all of the greater metropolitan Fredericton area, as well as streaming online and digitally as podcasts. We are a volunteer-driven radio station, drawing volunteers from both the UNB and STU campuses as well as from the greater Fredericton community. We are committed to providing an alternative to mainstream radio, both in terms of musical content and spoken word coverage. Our eclectic mix of programs and to learn more about the station can be accessed on our website, chsrfm.ca.

Job Description

CHSR is seeking an individual for the contract position of Ad Sales Representative. We seek a person who can help build up our Ad Sales process and revenue, as well as help design, support, manage our growing Ad clientele.

This person would be working daily alongside the staff (Station Manager, Program Director and Volunteer Coordinator) as well as with interested volunteers. The position reports to the Station Manager, but may spend a significant proportion of their time out in the community.

The Ad Sales Representative will help us promote our ad sales potential, build a process for seeking out customers for Ads, perform ad sales, track Ad revenue, design the ad building process, document a training routine for Volunteer Ad Sales Team Members and develop the tracking and response for ads, as well as other related issues.

We are seeking highly motivated and organized individuals with demonstrated experience in related fields.

The Ad Sales Representative should have:

• a demonstrated track record in AD sales, particularly in radio
• knowledge of online ad sales
• excellent communication skills, both in spoken and written English
• strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to do direct pitch Ad sales
• the ability to both manage existing sales and drive new sales a must
• the ability to instruct and manage a volunteer Ad sales team
• knowledge of common word-processing software, such as Microsoft Word, Open Office or Google Docs, required
• experience in radio, especially community radio, is a definite plus
• knowledge of the Fredericton region market is a definite plus
• audio editing familiarity a plus
• candidates must live in or near the region for the duration of the contract

The funding pool from which the position is drawn is limited, so it is a single contract covering 44 weeks of employment. Commission is available on ad sales. We are offering $14/hr gross pay (before taxes and appropriate deductions). The position is intended as 16-hr/week, and we operate all weeks of the year, although statutory holidays will be given.

The successful candidate will start after January 4, 2014 and will be employed until the end of the contract ending on November 6, 2015.

We will pay for parking and related expenses for local travel, materials or advertising.

Send your resume to: stationmanager@chsrfm.ca, drop them off in person to CHSR, Room 223, Student Union Building, UNB Fredericton campus, or mail them to:

Station Manager

CHSR 97.9 FM

21 Pacey Drive

The University of New Brunswick

Fredericton, NB

E3B 5A3