SVP, Sales and Sponsorships

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About Chicago Public Media</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Chicago Public Media is one of the nation’s largest local nonprofit news organizations. Home to WBEZ 91.5FM, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Vocalo. Chicago Public Media reaches more than 3.3 million people weekly across broadcast, print, and digital platforms. As a mission-driven organization, we aspire to be the most trusted news source Chicagoans turn to for understanding the people, events, and ideas shaping our community.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Chicago Public Media is a 100% community-funded newsroom powered by nearly 97,000 members whose support makes our journalism possible. This sustained community investment helped drive nationally recognized work in 2025, including 29 awards from esteemed organizations, including the Public Media Journalists Association, the Edward R. Murrow Awards, and the National Association of Black Journalists.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We believe independent journalism is essential to a healthy democracy and that access to objective, fact-based news is a right for every citizen. We serve the public interest by creating diverse content that informs and enriches our community, supported by a dedicated staff of approximately 250 professionals.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For more information, please see the Chicago Public Media<a href="https://www.wbez.org/annual-report-2024"> Annual Report</a>.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Position Summary</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are seeking an entrepreneurial Senior Vice President, Sales and Sponsorship to join Chicago Public Media.&nbsp; This role is ideal for someone who thrives on creating new revenue opportunities, enjoys working across teams, and isn’t afraid to challenge the status quo of our current media sales systems. We want you to help us evolve our sponsorship and advertising businesses that are truly for the public of Chicago.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Senior Vice President, Sales and Sponsorship will develop and execute a comprehensive advertising and sponsorship strategy that manages campaigns across multiple channels and platforms. This position will build a collaborative structure that leverages CPM’s talent and opportunity in Chicago’s vast corporate and community spaces.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Th