Account Executive, Recruitment

Job Description

As anAdvance LocalAccount Executive with Oregonian Media Group, you will be part of a dynamic sales team driving advertising revenue for one of the country's largest privately-owned media companies. Your sales success will come from new business development efforts, as well as client growth, through our industry-leading digital and print advertising products. You'll be supported by our leadership team, our interactive sales and product training program, and our commitment to provide resources for your successful sales career.

If you are a dynamic advertising salesperson with experience in the digital space who knows how to drive results, then this is your opportunity. We set the stage for your success with an interactive sales and product training program that focuses on sales techniques and digital marketing solutions.

This position is primarily an outside sales position with some inside sales responsibilities. You will meet with HR professionals and decision-makers to uncover hiring and branding needs, collaborate with colleagues to design custom marketing packages, go on sales calls, hold virtual meetings, analyze campaign results, and celebrate your successes.

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience

• Passion for digital advertising

• Knowledge of needs-based selling

• Proven success of increasing sales in a competitive marketplace

• Experience using a CRM, preferably Salesforce

• Excellent communication and presentation skills - written and verbal

• Assertiveness, goal-orientation, and self-motivation

• Ability to multi-task, handle pressure and work under deadlines

• Solid PC skills including proficiency with MS Office Suite

Additional Information

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a substantial 401k plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

Oregonian Media Group is the most trusted source for news and information in Oregon and Southwest Washington. A digitally focused company, Oregonian Media Group provides content when and where readers want it - online, on smartphones and on tablets - through OREGONLIVE and a range of digital products. As the largest media company in the state, Oregonian Media Group is also advertisers' strongest media partner, with an innovative suite of products to help them connect with their best customers.

Oregonian Media Group is a part of Advance Local, one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 25 cities, reaching 50+ million people monthly with our quality, real-time journalism and community engagement. Our company is built upon the values of Integrity, Collaboration, Accountability, Fearlessness, and Customer Focus. For more information about Advance Local, please visit www.advancelocal.com.

Advance Local is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental impairment, sexual orientation, marital status or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.