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 :
- Implement
strategic work flow and sales processes to manage existing client
relationships and grow new relationships via aggressive prospecting.
- Build client relationships through developing promotions for advertisers with potential ROI and branding opportunities available by advertising with the River Cities' Reader.
- Identify
and analyze competitive advertising sales opportunities, product, and
market dynamics to make recommendations on positioning strategies for
the River Cities' Reader.
- 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.
