About The Position |
The National Account Executive sells integrated marketing programs for the Successful Farming profit center. Those programs and packages include multimedia vehicles such as: digital, social, print, radio, broadcast, events, database, etc. This position also develops relationships across the entire customer base.
In-office Expectations: This position is hybrid in-office, with the ability to work remotely for up to 2 days per week.
About The Brand:
Successful Farming is the trustworthy authority for families who make farming and ranching their business. Successful Farming began in 1902 as a publication built on service journalism to help American farmers. Today, our brand includes an award-winning magazine reaching 393,000 farmers and ranchers. We focus primarily on corn, soybean, wheat, and livestock producers across the United States. Our website, Agriculture.com, launched in 1995, was among the first serving American agriculture. Today, we welcome more than 700,000 unique visitors monthly to the site. Our brand also includes podcasts, two radio programs, and several social media platforms.
About The Positions Contributions:
70%
Sells integrated marketing programs across the Successful Farming portfolio of products. Minimum expectation is for the National Account Executive to achieve sales quota target goal each year.
20%
Establishes relationships with all key customers throughout assigned territory.
5%
Provides accurate business forecasts to management.
5%
Manages travel and entertainment budgets within allocated budgeted amounts.
The Role’s Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising, Agriculture or related field strongly preferred, or equivalent training and/or experience.
Experience:
Minimum of five years successful sales and customer experience.
Specific Knowledge, Skills, Certifications and Abilities:
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to think strategically and integrate resources to help customers reach their objectives.
Strong organization and scheduling skills.
Solid grasp of marketing concepts.
Strong sales skills.
Good problem-solving skills.
Good computer skills including expertise with Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Adaptable and effective negotiating skills.
Understanding of agricultural and/or advertising industry preferred.
% Travel Required :
25% of in-market travel
IV. Core Values |
∙ Collaboration
∙ Customer Focus
∙ Results Orientation
V. Work Environment
Physical Work Area:
Travels out-of-state to client locations. Job duties are performed in an office environment, client locations, restaurants, etc.
Office Equipment and/or Machines:
Computer, phone, printer
Top Skills
What We Do
Dotdash Meredith is America’s largest digital and print publisher. Our 40+ iconic and fast-growing brands harness the best intent-driven content, the fastest sites, and the fewest ads to help nearly 200 million people every month, including 95 percent of US women, make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, Southern Living and more.
Why Work With Us
Dotdash Meredith has a people-first mentality - our audience, our employees, our teams. We take our role of providing the best content across the best brands very seriously and we are always looking to make sure that our teams have the space to be creative, innovate and try out new things.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.