Account Executive

Sorry, this job was removed at 06:04 p.m. (CST) on Friday, Aug 02, 2024
Be an Early Applicant
Staten Island, NY
60K-98K Annually
1-3 Years Experience
AdTech • Marketing Tech
The Role

Job Description

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are at the core of our mission to strengthen and empower the communities we serve.

Compensation for this position is comprised of a base salary plus incentive compensation. The base salary range is $60,000 - $65,000 per year. Additional incentives bring total potential compensation to $90,000 - $97,500.

As anAdvance LocalAccount Executive with the Staten Island Advance and SIlive.com, you will be part of a dynamic sales team driving advertising revenue for one of the country's largest privately-owned media companies. Your sales success will come from new business development efforts, as well as client growth, through our industry-leading digital and print advertising products. You'll be supported by our leadership team, our interactive sales and product training program, and our commitment to provide resources for your successful sales career.

If you're a dynamic sales professional with proven experience opening doors, a network of decision makers at larger and top tier companies, this is an excellent opportunity to take your earning potential to the next level where your career in digital marketing can thrive. We set the stage for your success, providing you with ample prospecting support, closing resources, digital marketing solutions training and a competitive compensation structure.

This job requires reliable transportation to meet with customers, as well as travel to our Staten Island office 1 -2 times per week.

What you'll be doing:

  • Achieve your sales goals by prospecting new business and developing existing accounts to grow our overall brand
  • Meet with local decision-makers to uncover and understand their business needs and goals and advise clients on our comprehensive product mix including digital ads, search, social, email, video, mobile and print solutions
  • Collaborate with colleagues to design custom advertising solutions and marketing campaigns to fit your clients' needs, and to close new business
  • Present solutions to clients, working collaboratively to achieve the product mix aligned to their goals
  • Build rapport with clients for retention and upselling
  • Review campaign results, learn from data and celebrate your successes
  • Work with our advertising fulfillment team to provide performance data insights for each client campaign
  • Organize your day by pivoting to various sales activities to continuously build your pipeline, and work under deadlines
  • Use your self-motivation and resilience to persevere through the cold-calling process

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

  • A minimum of 1 year of experience in sales, with knowledge of or experience in digital advertisting sales a plus
  • Bachelor's degree or a combination of education with related experience
  • Proven success of increasing sales, meeting and exceeding quotas in a competitive marketplace, using a solution-based selling approach
  • Experience selling in the Healthcare, Education, or Home Services industries are a plus
  • Ability to control the sales process both virtually and in person
  • Skills to effectively negotiate and close sales with our products
  • Creative mindset to break down barriers and overcome objections
  • Excellent communication skills - to write, create and deliver compelling presentations, with a polished demeanor
  • Familiarity with CRM sales management software experience, ideally SalesForce (we'll provide training)
  • Solid skills in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly in Power Point Excel to create presentations and review data

Additional Information

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, mental health support options, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a competitive 401(k) plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

The Staten Island Advance Media Group offers a comprehensive suite of print and digital advertising solutions to generate more leads, build your brand awareness and ultimately grow your business. As the largest, most trusted news source of relevant news and information on Staten Island, we make it easy to reach the customers your business needs to grow.

Staten Island Media Group is a part of Advance Local Media, one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching 52+ million people monthly with our quality, real-time journalism and community engagement. Our company is built upon the values of Integrity, Customer-first, Inclusiveness, Collaboration and Forward-looking. For more information about Advance Local, please visit www.advancelocal.com.

Advance Local Media is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment, and is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Advance Local does not provide sponsorship for work visas or employment authorization in the United States. Only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered for this position.

The Company
HQ: New York, NY
372 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1992

What We Do

Advance Local, one of the largest media groups in the United States, operates the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching more than 50 million people monthly with its quality journalism and community engagement.

Jobs at Similar Companies

Effectv Logo Effectv

Account Specialist, Sales Development

AdTech • Digital Media • Marketing Tech
Hybrid
Englewood, CO, USA
2157 Employees
54K-81K Annually
Remote
Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
Remote
New York, NY, USA
97K-141K Annually

Similar Companies Hiring

Effectv Thumbnail
Marketing Tech • Digital Media • AdTech
New York, NY
2157 Employees
RollWorks Thumbnail
Marketing Tech
US
AdRoll Thumbnail
AdTech
US

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account