General Sales Manager

Spencer Media Group is seeking an experienced leader to coach, empower and grow its sales team in Spencer, Iowa. This role guides media advisors to expand their clients’ businesses while steering a company that spans traditional, current, and emerging media platforms. The General Sales Manager will lead a high‑performing team and drive initiatives that bridge legacy media with today’s digital landscape.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a top-tier, performance-driven sales group.
• Guide the team in upholding standards for quality, community impact and revenue growth.
• Drive initiatives that connect traditional media with modern and emerging platforms.
• Direct a roster of high-caliber sales professionals.
• Motivate the team to achieve greater results through selling clicks, visits, calls and searches that help clients be found and chosen by their customers.

Requirements

• Demonstrated success in sales leadership and people management.
• Track record of measurable sales achievements.
• Ability to blend innovative approaches with proven methodologies.
• Strong communication and team-building capabilities.
• Solid understanding of the local market and openness to new technologies.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Job Summary

Spencer Media Group operates as a click, visit, call and search media company. The organization seeks an experienced leader to teach, coach, empower and grow the sales team in Spencer, Iowa, a community commonly regarded as a premier place to live and located near a celebrated vacation area surrounding five glacier lakes. The team delivers strong revenue and meaningful community impact, and the new leader will honor the company’s traditions while thriving in the evolving media landscape, guiding a successful group of media advisors to expand their clients’ businesses and, in turn, the company’s growth.

Why this role is for you

• You bring extensive experience and strategic insight.
• You value both tradition and progress in a dynamic industry.
• You foster personal and organizational growth.

Work Location

In person – Spencer, IA (onsite)