Now Hiring - CityView Media - Advertising Account Executive in Fayetteville, NC

Full description of the position

Job Description:

• Securing print, digital and social media ad sales across CityView Media’s Brands, meeting sales goals with each issue
• Furthering client relationships and establishing new ones
• Identifying Market Opportunities for Growth

Job Brief:

CityView Media is the Greater Fayetteville Area’s largest news organization with a monthly lifestyle magazine, a digital daily newsletter full of the day’s most important news stories, annual targeted publications, a robust social media following, and four community events. CityView is known for its feel-good stories and beautiful photography, “Seen at the Scene” (photographs from events around Fayetteville and Ft Bragg), its timely reporting on government news, and its presence throughout the community as a news leader.

CityView is looking for a dynamic, outgoing, engaging person to join our sales team. This person will play a key role in increasing income and revenue by working with new and existing clients, generating leads, managing sales, visiting clients, and keeping timely sales activities records.

CityView’s goal is to provide exceptional, informing, and engaging advertising messaging for area businesses.

This is a commission-based position with an interim training salary. Account executives report sales activities daily and attend two weekly meetings: sales and operations.

Responsibilities:

• Meeting sales goas for each CityView publication through face-to-face meetings, phone calls and emails
• Building and strengthening long-lasting customer relationships
• Attending sales meetings, events and training to keep abreast of the latest development
• Report and provide feedback to management
• Identify emerging markets and market shifts while being aware of new products and developments, and remain knowledgeable of our competition’s products and promotions
• Engaging on CityView’s social media accounts

Requirements include:

• Proven sales experience with the demonstrated ability to consistently meet or exceed goals
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with clients and internal organizational staff
• Ability to prioritize and multitask
• Strong business sense and industry experience
• Community knowledge
• Willingness to attend events as a representative of CityView Media
• Self-motivated and driven

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $48,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Commission pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Fayetteville, NC 28303: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Work Location: One location