Sales Development Representative

Reposted 23 Days Ago
Chicago, IL, USA
In-Office
48K-65K Annually
Entry level
Big Data • Digital Media • Marketing Tech • Social Media • Analytics • Business Intelligence
The Role
As a Sales Development Representative at Cision, you'll identify potential customers, schedule demos for Account Executives, make outbound calls, and assist in prospecting and communicating customer needs while meeting monthly quotas.
Summary Generated by Built In
 
At Cision, we believe in empowering every individual to make an impact. Here, your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your unique perspective fuels our collective success. As part of our global team, you'll thrive in an environment that champions curiosity, collaboration, and innovation, all while making meaningful contributions to the brands we accelerate. 
 
Join us in shaping the future of communication and building authentic connections that matter. Whether you're solving complex problems or driving bold innovations, your growth is our success, and together, we’ll create the conversations of tomorrow. 
 
Empower your impact at Cision. Be seen, be understood, be you. 
 
About the Role 

The primary function of a successful Sales Development Representative is centered around inbound and outbound interactions with new or existing fans of Cision through a variety of avenues. The goals of a Sales Development Representative are to identify where the fan is within their Cision journey and book a qualified appointment for Account Executives.

What You'll Do 

  • Scheduling quality demos for sales team by identifying, researching, and contacting potential customers and ensure those demos occur.
  • Hitting or exceeding a monthly quota and acting as the first point of contact for potential clients while executing marketing and sales tactics.
  • Making 60+ outbound cold calls and customized emails per day using sales enablement tools
  • Prospecting quality contacts and accounts that are a best fit for using the Cision platform, while partnering with sales representatives to ensure that opportunities are moving forward
  • Collecting market data before and during customer outreach to understand prospective customer needs and effectively communicate those needs to the sales team
  • Become an expert with the Cision products and services, buyer types and the tools necessary to be successful: Salesforce CRM, New Voice Media, Microsoft Outlook, LinkedIn, etc.
  • Begin to expand your knowledge of Cision’s broader Sales methodology and sales cycle

What You'll Bring 

  • An individual with a passion to start / grow a career within Sales.
  • Relentless and always wanting to learn
  • Received a 4-year degree from an Accredited College.
  • An interest in moving to a consultative Sales position within a software company.
  • You will have an innate hunger, self-motivation, and work ethic.
  • Be confident running high-volume pipelines in dynamic, quick-moving and rapidly changing environments.
  • Positivity and desire to uplift and share knowledge with your TEAM.

What We Offer

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Flex Time Off
  • Health Savings Account
  • Global Wellness Days
As a global leader in PR, marketing and social media management technology and intelligence, Cision helps brands and organizations to identify, connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business results. PR Newswire, a network of over 1.1 billion influencers, in-depth monitoring, analytics and its Brandwatch and Falcon.io social media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cision's award-winning solutions, including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud®, visit www.cision.com and follow @Cision on Twitter.
 
Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation and achieving long-term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.
 
Cision is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected statuses.
 
Cision is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Cision will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]
 
Please review our Global Candidate Data Privacy Statement to learn about Cision’s commitment to protecting personal data collected during the hiring process. 

For Individuals based in New York, Illinois, Colorado, Washington, and California, Cision is required to disclose a salary range for this role. This compensation range is specific to these states, however base pay may vary depending on a range of relevant factors.

Chicago Pay Range
$48,000$65,000 USD

Skills Required

  • Received a 4-year degree from an Accredited College.
  • Passion to start and grow a career within Sales.
  • Confidence in handling high-volume pipelines in dynamic environments.

Brandwatch Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Brandwatch and has not been reviewed or approved by Brandwatch.

  • Flexible Benefits Work is remote-optimized with hybrid options, flexible core hours, and a home-office stipend that support varied working styles. Feedback suggests this flexibility is a notable strength relative to other elements of the package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Unlimited PTO plus additional wellness days and paid holidays/volunteer time provide generous time-away policies. Feedback suggests these policies are attractive on paper, with usage shaped by team norms.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Medical, dental, vision, FSA, mental-health resources (EAP, Headspace), and learning access/stipends indicate a broad wellbeing offering. Feedback suggests these benefits can help offset cash-pay concerns for some roles.

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The Company
New York City, NY
5,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Brandwatch is the world’s leading digital consumer intelligence company, allowing users to analyze and utilize conversations from across the web and social media. It is the perfect platform to make sense of your consumers, their needs, wants, and interests. With official access to Twitter, Reddit, and Tumblr's firehose, plus data coming from 100 million other sites, our historical archive includes over a trillion conversations, with 501 million new ones added every day. Our platform then combines queries and AI to help you parse and analyze the data that's useful to you. From there it can be chopped, sliced, and combined to find insights you can put into action.

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