Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Advance Local Media is hiring an Account Executive to deliver high-value digital advertising solutions. The role drives strategic revenue growth, manages the full sales lifecycle, develops client relationships and presentations, and oversees post-sale campaign execution for regional clients.
Responsibilities
- Regularly meet with existing and prospective clients
- Apply needs-based selling to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes
- Focus on profitable revenue growth, meeting or exceeding sales targets
- Identify new revenue opportunities
- Develop and deliver client presentations supported by data analysis
- Manage a healthy pipeline using Salesforce.com to ensure consistent growth
- Collaborate with Strategy, Marketing and Operations teams
- Manage post-sale campaign execution, including creative coordination, fulfillment details and ongoing client communications to ensure successful campaign delivery
- Work from your home office and travel to clients, conferences and team meetings as necessary
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum of two years of digital advertising sales, preferably in digital media
- Demonstrated success at increasing sales in a competitive marketplace, consultative and solution-oriented selling, and an entrepreneurial spirit
- Demonstration of motivation and quick learning ability are required
- Thorough knowledge of needs-based selling
- Experience using CRM sales management platforms, preferably Salesforce.com
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Strong self-motivation and the ability to achieve goals independently
- Excellent relationship-building skills
- Outstanding written and verbal communication and presentation abilities, and active listening abilities
- Commitment to teamwork and collaboration
- Solid organizational skills with proven ability to multi-task, manage pressure and meet deadlines
- This role requires reliable transportation to regularly meet with clients
- Prior experience selling digital media advertising is highly preferred
Benefits
- Commission compensation
- Remote-based position, ideally located in Oregon
- Work from your home office
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