Local Account Executive – Halton Region

Posted 5 Days Ago
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Hamilton, ON, CAN
Hybrid
Mid level
Digital Media • News + Entertainment
The Role
Identify and close new local B2B clients through proactive prospecting, build tailored digital advertising strategies, grow and retain accounts with upsells, maintain accurate forecasts and CRM, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver results.
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Company Description

We're a digital media and marketing consultancy backed by one of Canada's most recognized local media brands. We partner with businesses across Halton Region to solve real marketing problems: connecting them to the right local audiences, at the right time, through digital advertising, hyper-local targeting, and exclusive event sponsorships that no one else in the market can offer.

Your job? Find those businesses. Earn their trust. Build a book that grows.

Our Commitment To Diversity: We strive to be a leader in building and cultivating an employee community framed around fairness, support and opportunity. We believe that what makes us different, makes a difference. And as a team, the diversity of our backgrounds, interests and experiences is what enriches our work, and our workplaces. We welcome all, and we strive for an inclusive culture that allows individual growth and shared success.

Job Description

You don't wait for leads to come to you. You build your pipeline, work your network, knock on doors, and then turn those wins into long-term client relationships that pay you year after year.

If that's how you're wired — this role was built for you.

Most sales roles make you choose between hunting new logos and nurturing existing ones. This role rewards both.

You'll have the freedom to prospect aggressively — cold outreach, referrals, community networking, market research — and the tools to grow and deepen the accounts you win. The longer you're in territory, the more you earn. That's the model. That's the goal.

You're not selling ads. You're consulting on marketing strategy — diagnosing a client's business challenge and prescribing the right digital solution. That makes you invaluable to your clients, not interchangeable.

  • Base salary + uncapped commission on every deal you close
  • Quarterly performance bonuses tied to targets
  • Top performers consistently earn $100K+ — and the ceiling goes higher for those who push it

No commission caps. No arbitrary limits. Your effort = your income.

 

What You'll Actually Do

Hunt:

  • Prospect relentlessly — cold outreach, community events, referrals, networking
  • Build a strong, qualified pipeline from day one
  • Research your market and stay ahead of competitor moves

Consult:

  • Meet with local business owners and decision-makers to understand their real marketing challenges
  • Build tailored advertising and media plans with measurable outcomes
  • Present and pitch solutions that genuinely move the needle for clients

Grow & Retain:

  • Develop deep, strategic relationships with your existing accounts
  • Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities as client needs evolve
  • Forecast accurately and keep your CRM current — it works for you, not just the organization

Collaborate:

  • Work with marketing and product teams to deliver compelling proposals
  • Stay sharp on digital advertising trends, audience strategy, and the local competitive landscape

Qualifications

  • Have B2B outside/field sales experience — especially in a consultative or solution-sell environment (we'll consider strong hunters without it; we can teach the fundamentals)
  • Have a proven track record of hitting or exceeding quota
  • Are self-directed and disciplined — you manage your own schedule and hold yourself accountable
  • Communicate with confidence, listen well, and can tailor your pitch to any room
  • Have a working understanding of digital advertising and audience strategy (a genuine advantage, not just a buzzword)
  • Hold a valid Ontario G driver's licence and have reliable transportation

Please note: This role involves handling client credit card information. PCI compliance is required; full training is provided during onboarding.

What You Get

  • Unlimited earning potential with a commission structure that rewards closers
  • Defined pension plan—genuinely rare in today's market
  • Health coverage and comprehensive benefits
  • Vehicle allowance plus a company laptop and smartphone
  • Continuous professional development and learning resources
  • A supportive team that's invested in your success
  • Territory ownership: you build it, you grow it

This is a hybrid role based in Halton Region. You'll spend approximately three days per week face-to-face with clients and prospects — the rest is yours to manage. You set your own pace, own your calendar, and answer for your results.

Additional Information

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for candidates, including persons with disabilities. In compliance with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Ontario Human Rights Code we will endeavour to provide accommodation to persons with disabilities in the recruitment process upon request. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please notify the hiring manager upon scheduling the interview of your requirements.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. Our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) uses AI for initial screening and assessment; however, all final selection decisions are made by our Hiring Managers.

Skills Required

  • B2B outside/field sales experience
  • Proven track record of hitting or exceeding quota
  • Self-directed and disciplined with strong time management
  • Confident communicator and strong listener, able to tailor pitches
  • Working understanding of digital advertising and audience strategy
  • Valid Ontario G driver's licence and reliable transportation
  • PCI compliance for handling client credit card information (training provided)
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The Company
HQ: Rosebery
2,500 Employees
Year Founded: 1892

What We Do

Torstar Corporation is a leading Canadian media and data company that aims to help people better understand the world and each other. Built on a long and distinguished history in daily and community newspapers and nationally recognized digital businesses, The Torstar Group of Companies includes The Toronto Star, The Hamilton Spectator, the Waterloo Region Record and other regional daily news brands, as well as 75 community news brands across Ontario with a number of digital properties including eyeReturn, VerticalScope, Homefinder.ca and Save.ca. Our flagship newspaper, the Toronto Star, was founded in 1892, and its website, thestar.com, is now one of the most-visited newspaper sites in the country. Today over 2500 dedicated employees work together to continuously improve how we serve our customers and clients and report on the most important stories affecting people's lives.

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