Advertising Director

Position Available at River Cities Reader

Posted March 2, 2008

Type of Position: Permanent Full-Time

The River Cities` Reader seeks a professional, highly organized and motivated Advertising Director to oversee the success of a small sales team responsible for selling display, classified and online advertising. The successful candidate will be a strong growth driven leader, outstanding communicator and proven strategic planner with a documented media sales performance history.

Responsibilities include : recruiting, managing and motivating sales team; developing and executing sales strategies to achieve budgeted goals and using Salesforce.com to manage sales team accountability, customer contacts, relationships and opportunities. Must be an effective oral and written communicator with a strong work ethic and proven track record.
Will manage a major account list, establish new major accounts and manage delegation of account lists and territories to sales team.

Please email cover letter and resume to Todd McGreevy, todd.mcgreevy@gmail.com.

The individual hired will work closely with and answer to the Publisher to achieve team wide advertising revenue goals.
This role requires an individual with strong advertising expertise, creativity and strategic vision and effective management and motivation skills.

Other duties will include :

  1. Implement strategic work flow and sales processes to manage existing client relationships and grow new relationships via aggressive prospecting.
  2. Build client relationships through developing promotions for advertisers with potential ROI and branding opportunities available by advertising with the River Cities` Reader.
  3. Identify and analyze competitive advertising sales opportunities, product, and market dynamics to make recommendations on positioning strategies for the River Cities` Reader.
  4. Manage and lead a Customer Service Rep to ensure adequate support for outside sales Account Execs in order for the Sales Team to meet weekly ad production deadlines, generate spec ad plans, prepare contract proposals, assist with collections, and implement existing and new marketing initiatives.

Compensation & Benefits
Competitive Base Salary
Sales Team Performance Bonuses
Paid Holidays and Sick Leave
Small Group Health Insurance Plan

 

Account Executive
We're looking for savvy, outgoing, talented people who can't live without the Reader, and who want to join the team that makes it happen every week.

If you can think on your feet, listen, multi-task, write well and carry a tune (well you don't really have to carry a tune)..... we're interested.

Top candidates will get a chance at a profitable career growing the Reader through a position in outside sales and marketing. All candidates must have a documented media sales performance history for consideration.

Email your resume and an erudite letter to Todd McGreevy, Publisher, at sales@rcreader.com


Internships 

The Reader accepts applications for internships on an ongoing basis. 

Sales & Marketing intern candidates, please contact Todd McGreevy - sales@rcreader.com

For a pdf with more information, click here. 

 

Graphic Design intern candidates, please contact Shawn Eldridge - shawn@rcreader.com

For a pdf with more information, click here.

 

Editorial intern candidates, please contact Jeff Ignatius - jeff@rcreader.com

For a pdf with more information, click here.

 

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