Director, Business Development
WNYC Radio
New York Public Radio -- home to WNYC, WQXR and award-winning national programming such as Radiolab and On The Media -- seeks a committed, creative, enterprising professional with proven success in building new business opportunities that cross traditional and digital media to join our team as the Director, Business Development. As a key member of NYPR’s Business Development and Digital Media team, you will play a leading role in driving the strategy for increased revenue, audience and impact for NYPR and its growing portfolio of properties, which includes a line of digital products, cross-media distribution outlets, and new and existing program franchises.
You will be accountable for:
- Working with internal constituents to define and execute revenue growth strategies
- Sourcing and evaluating new business opportunities
- Negotiating with partners both inside and outside the public radio system
- Creating budgets and business models
- Conceiving and finalizing deal terms and monitoring success metrics against goals
- Helping develop a culture of rigorous business strategy within the context of a mission-driven, not-for-profit media company
You are:
- Demonstrably entrepreneurial, proactive, scrappy and resourceful
- Fluent in the concepts, terminology and business landscape of both modern (digital) and traditional (radio) media
- Good at building financial models in Excel, business plans and presentations in PowerPoint, and good at knowing those tools’ limitations
- Described by former coworkers as somebody who develops relationships easily, moves freely across organizational boundaries and knows how to lead without formal authority
- Equally comfortable working with software developers, radio producers, senior executives, vendors, talent, ad sales teams, marketing and audience-development professionals, board members, donors and many others
- Adept at managing uncertainty, rapid change and ambiguity
- Connected to the media and technology communities in NYC and beyond
- Seasoned, but not senior – you have 4-6 years of experience
- Committed to NYPR’s mission and objectives
- Willing to travel, as needed
- Optionally an MBA
All positions at NYPR require:
- Compliance with WNYC/WQXR policies and guidelines.
- Ability to work extended hours as needed.
- The intellectual and emotional depth, maturity, self-confidence and interpersonal skills to work effectively with the senior leadership team, colleagues, staff and external partners and provide motivation at all levels of an organization.
- Excellent communication skills—both oral and written—with an impressive reputation for building and maintaining relationships with people at all levels of an organization, across a diverse range of cultural, generational, ethnic, racial, educational and social backgrounds
- Use of a computer, telephone and other office and/or broadcast equipment.
- Ability to communicate effectively through a variety of methods including but not limited to; email, internet based applications for internal and external communications.
- Affinity for New York Public Radio; WNYC and/or WQXR content and mission a plus
Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.
Please submit cover letter with salary requirements and resume. New York Public Radio must receive all information requested in order to consider your candidacy.
New York Public Radio is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites and encourages qualified applicants from all walks of life.
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Please submit cover letter with salary requirements and resume. New York Public Radio must receive all information requested in order to consider your candidacy.
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Position Summary
Field
Radio
Organization/Station(s)
WNYC Radio
Job Category
Budget/Finance, Business/Sales, Communications/Marketing
Job Status
Full time
Date Posted
August 5, 2013
Deadline
Open Until Filled
Location
New York, New York