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Director of Business Development

If you have been searching for a career opportunity with more heart and soul than your traditional corporate job, you’ve found it.

Cincinnati CityBeat, a Euclid Media Group company, is on the hunt for a passionate, experienced and energetic individual to be our Director of Business Development. This position will work with local businesses and cultural events of all types, creating customized integrated digital marketing solutions to include a broad portfolio of digital agency services.

We’re a forward-thinking media group that takes pride in collaborating with and growing local businesses and events. We want the best and brightest and we aren’t shy about it. Most of all – we want motivated, sharp, and creative people with the desire to win on our team.

Do you have what it takes?

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain a robust sales pipeline through prospecting, pre-call planning, needs analysis, presentations, and closings
• Maintain and grow working knowledge of digital media products such as SEO, Paid Media, Digital Display Advertising, Social Media, Programmatic Advertising, E-mail Marketing, Web Design, Content Production, and more.
• Create and develop proposal decks, product rollouts, sales collateral, and any supporting materials
• Track client's success with existing digital/integrated campaigns and collaborate with team members on strategies to grow and retain business year over year
• Activate new advertising accounts and continually identify sales opportunities
• Create customized marketing proposals and media campaigns
• Understand that every business in the Greater Cincinnati market is a prospect
• Aggressively pursue and close new business
• Perform with a high level of activity to successfully meet internal performance metrics
• Provide superior customer service and reporting to clients in order to retain and grow business
• Maintain a thorough and current knowledge of Cincinnati CityBeat’s media solutions portfolio, including ever-growing digital marketing solutions and resources
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of past and current account histories and statuses
• Fulfill functions and duties of the position in a professional and timely manner

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of digital advertising services and trends
• Possess a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience and proven results
• Solid professional relationships with business owners, marketing directors, networking groups, and the community.
• Exercise excellent time-management and organizational skills
• Thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Possess exceptional verbal communication skills
• Maintain curiosity and passion for local business and Cincinnati culture
• Possess a strong work ethic with the ability to work under pressure, organize and prioritize responsibilities

WHO IS EUCLID MEDIA GROUP?

Euclid Media Group is a marketing, media, and event production company, serving clients and brands throughout the United States. EMG specialized in digital agency services and the multimedia production of relevant news and events for the culturally engaged consumer, with media properties in eight markets including San Antonio, Texas; Orlando, Florida; Tampa, Florida; Cleveland, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; St. Louis, Missouri; Louisville, Kentucky; and Detroit, Michigan. Collectively, EMG reaches 3+ million monthly website visitors, 1+ million social media followers, and prints 150k free weekly publications and glossy lifestyle magazines. We produce more than 30 cultural events and festivals annually.

Cincinnati CityBeat is Cincinnati’s multimedia source of events, news, arts, and culture since 1994. We provide locally targeted advertising solutions to help businesses reach the highly desirable, socially, and culturally engaged consumers.

Cincinnati CityBeat is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

NEXT STEPS:

• Submit resume and cover letter to resumes@citybeat.com
• No resume will be considered without a cover letter

Sponsorship Sales Specialist

Do you love Cincinnati? Are you passionate about sales, events and sponsorship trends, and want to be a part of Cincinnati’s progress?

If you have been searching for a career opportunity with more heart and soul than your traditional corporate job, you’ve found it.

Cincinnati CityBeat, a Euclid Media Group company, is on the hunt for a passionate, experienced and energetic individual to be our Sponsorship Sales Specialist. This position will work with local businesses and brands of all types, creating customized experiences and exposure through marketing and events annually.

We’re a forward-thinking media group that takes pride in collaborating with and growing local businesses and events. We want the best and brightest and we aren’t shy about it. Most of all – we want motivated, sharp, and creative people with the desire to win on our team.

Do you have what it takes?

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain a robust sales pipeline through prospecting, pre-call planning, needs analysis, presentations, and closings
• Create Unique experiences through event sponsorships of all kinds
• Maintain and grow working knowledge of Event Advertising, Print Display, Digital Display Advertising, Social Media, Programmatic Advertising, E-mail Marketing, Content Production, and more.
• Create and develop proposal decks, product rollouts, sales collateral, and any supporting materials
• Track client's success with existing digital/integrated campaigns and collaborate with team members on strategies to grow and retain business year over year
• Activate new advertising accounts and continually identify sales opportunities
• Create customized marketing proposals and media campaigns
• Understand that every business in the Greater Cincinnati market is a prospect
• Aggressively pursue and close new business
• Perform with a high level of activity to successfully meet internal performance metrics
• Provide superior customer service and reporting to clients in order to retain and grow business
• Maintain a thorough and current knowledge of Cincinnati CityBeat’s events and media solutions portfolio, including ever-growing digital marketing solutions and resources
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of past and current account histories and statuses
• Fulfill functions and duties of the position in a professional and timely manner

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of digital advertising services and trends
• Possess a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience and proven results
• Solid professional relationships with business owners, marketing directors, networking groups, and the community.
• Exercise excellent time-management and organizational skills
• Thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Possess exceptional verbal communication skills
• Maintain curiosity and passion for local business and Cincinnati culture
• Possess a strong work ethic with the ability to work under pressure, organize and prioritize responsibilities

WHO IS EUCLID MEDIA GROUP?

Euclid Media Group is a marketing, media, and event production company, serving clients and brands throughout the United States. EMG specialized in digital agency services and the multimedia production of relevant news and events for the culturally engaged consumer, with media properties in eight markets including San Antonio, Texas; Orlando, Florida; Tampa, Florida; Cleveland, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; St. Louis, Missouri; Louisville, Kentucky; and Detroit, Michigan. Collectively, EMG reaches 3+ million monthly website visitors, 1+ million social media followers, and prints 150k free weekly publications and glossy lifestyle magazines. We produce more than 30 cultural events and festivals annually.

Cincinnati CityBeat is Cincinnati’s multimedia source of events, news, arts, and culture since 1994. We provide locally targeted advertising solutions to help businesses reach the highly desirable, socially, and culturally engaged consumers.

Cincinnati CityBeat is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

NEXT STEPS:

• Submit resume and cover letter to resumes@citybeat.com
• No resume will be considered without a cover letter

Advertising Account Executive

Cincinnati CityBeat has served the Greater Cincinnati area for 25 years with cultural and political reporting, entertainment previews, food and drink reviews, events coverage and much more.

Today, we are a diverse media entity, serving our clients needs via digital, print, ecommerce, social and experience-based marketing solutions.

Our Account Executives are key members of a dedicated team, focused on mutual success for our clients and our business.

If the following sounds like you, we’d love to speak with you:

• You are energetic, outgoing and passionate
• You live with integrity
• You are fearless and welcome challenges
• You have a track record of getting to the decision maker
• You conduct yourself with professionalism in person, in writing and over the phone

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Aggressively prospect develop and close new business via a variety of sources
• Work cohesively with prospects and clients to discover their needs and recommend our best solutions
• Maintain ownership of the sales cycle from first contact through maintenance
• Meet and exceed monthly, quarterly and annual sales goals

Compensation:

• Base salary + commission + Bonus
• Paid Vacation/PTO
• 401(k)
• Spiffs and prizes around special events

Basic Requirements:

• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and follow through
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• 1-2 Years sales experience preferred

Email resume and cover letter to: tfrank@citybeat.com

No phone calls, please.

Freelance News Reporter

Love local news? Want to write about it? CityBeat is looking for qualified investigative and short-form journalists to cover our news beat on a freelance basis.

Compensation: Pay is per story and based on length and depth of research/interviews.

Schedule: We are looking for someone to produce at least one impactful long-form piece a month, as well as various breaking news content.

Requirements: Applicants must be avid CityBeat readers and familiar with our style and voice, as well as the topics we cover as an alt weekly. Experience in news writing and reporting for a publication(s) is a must. Other buzzwords for desirable applicants: ethical, independent, self-starter, compassionate, curious, loves data research, inspired by sharing local stories, skilled interviewer. 

How to apply: Please send a resume, cover letter and three recent clips to mzummo@citybeat.com.

Photography/Web Edit Internship

Compensation: Recommendations for college credit; parking reimbursement of up to $5/day

Schedule: Varies based on credit requirements, but generally 8-10 hours per week

Position Summary: Our photography/edit internship gives students the opportunity to further their education in photojournalism and editorial photography as well as content creation. Interns will schedule, photograph and edit photos that will be used alongside stories in print and online in articles/blogs/slideshows. Interns will gain experience in event photography with CityBeat hosted events as well as events held throughout the city. In addition to photography, interns will also learn how to source, build slideshows and create captions that will be used on the web.

Requirements/Qualifications: Interns should be comfortable with basic journalistic and photography principles. High ethics are required. You should have your own photography equipment and be familiar with Photoshop/Lightroom. While our hours are flexible, interns must also cope with a varying workload. The ideal intern is an avid CityBeat reader and someone familiar with the sides of Cincinnati we cover.

How to apply: Send your portfolio, cover letter and resume to mmcdonel@citybeat.com.

Editorial Internship

Compensation: Recommendations for college credit; parking reimbursement of up to $5/day

Schedule: Varies based on credit requirements, but generally 8-10 hours per week

Position Summary: Internship revolves around working directly with CityBeat editorial staff to help produce the weekly print and online content.

Requirements/Qualifications: Interns are required to be pursuing a degree or certificate in journalism. We are looking for highly motivated, skilled writers with a working knowledge of AP style. Interns should have taken courses including news writing and journalism law and ethics. Advanced feature writing courses are preferable. While our hours are somewhat flexible, interns must also cope with a varying workload. The ideal intern is an avid CityBeat reader and someone familiar with the sides of Cincinnati we cover.

How to apply: Send your portfolio, cover letter and resume to mmcdonel@citybeat.com.

Events/Promotion Internship

Compensation: Recommendations for college credit; parking reimbursement of up to $5/day

Schedule: Varies based on credit requirements, but generally a maximum of 15 hours per week, including after-hour events (evening/weekend) and some office hours.

Position Summary: The CityBeat Events department specializes in outrageous signature events for CityBeat and A-Line Magazine as well as corporate, nonprofit and individual partners. Under direction of the Promotions/Marketing Coordinator and Event Producer, intern job duties include but are not limited to general design and text for direct mail pieces and event promotion materials; communication with vendors; maintenance of event guest lists and databases; volunteer recruitment and cultivation; research and data collection relevant to CityBeat and our events; creating interactive web sites/giveaways; office, data entry and administration duties; and occasional social media updates and/or event promoting.

Requirements/Qualifications: Interns should have a basic knowledge of special events and/or the hospitality industry. Ideal candidates will possess general knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel, as well as the ability to quickly learn new programs. Must be outgoing, able to get people involved and interested in the CityBeat brand. You need to have reliable transportation to and from events/office/errands/etc.

How to apply: Send cover letter and resume to tfrank@citybeat.com. 

WHO IS EUCLID MEDIA GROUP?

Euclid Media Group is a marketing, media and event production company, serving clients and brands throughout the United States. EMG specialized in digital agency services and the multimedia production of relevant news and events for the culturally engaged consumer, with media properties in eight markets including San Antonio, Texas; Orlando, Florida; Tampa, Florida; Cleveland, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; St. Louis, Missouri; Detroit, Michigan; and Louisville, Kentucky. Collectively, EMG reaches 6+ million monthly website visitors, 1+ million social media followers, and prints 150k free weekly publications and glossy lifestyle magazines. We produce more than 30 cultural event and festivals annually.

CityBeat is Cincinnati's area’s multimedia source of events, news, arts and culture since 1988. We provide locally targeted advertising solutions to help businesses reach the highly-desirable, socially and culturally-engaged consumers.

CityBeat is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. Our reporting, our products, our events are better when we celebrate, support, and include perspectives from varied backgrounds. As an equal opportunity employer, we endeavor to build teams that reflect diversity.