Business Development Associate

Job Description
For this opening we will consider candidates from the following locations: Chicago,IL,United States |
Are you early in your sales career or trying to break into sales?
Do you thrive in a goal-oriented setting where you're supported to succeed and celebrated when successful?
Is it important that you're part of a culture where career advancement and other opportunities are directly tied to your performance?
If your answer is YES, we are looking for someone like you!
We are looking for a Business Development Associate to join our Notified Sales team!
The Business Development Associate is the entry point to a rewarding career at Notified. Working directly with Sales Executives - New Logo Hunters and Account Managers - you will be focusing on developing sales opportunities and booking qualified sales meetings.
You will enjoy the thrill of the chase as our representatives thrive on competition. Your commercial mindset and natural tenacity will be key in researching the right contacts, preparing your opening pitch, and closing the prospect for a first meeting that holds, while maintaining a casual, fun feel!
We are looking for someone who loves a challenge. Our training program is designed to be an ongoing process with a helpful management team that is invested in the success of each of our representatives! There are great progression opportunities within 8 to 12 months.
Your task would include:

• Developing sales opportunities through extensive cold-calling activities and other outreach tactics to turn prospective customers into qualified sales opportunities
• Maintaining established daily call volumes - work hard, play hard mentality needed
• Carefully and accurately documenting leads, and appointments through our CRM, ensuring Salesforce.com hygiene so you can accurately forecast and track how your meetings are turning into deals

What will you bring?

• Bachelor's/Master's Degree with major coursework in Business, Marketing, Sales, or related field
• Minimum 6 months of previous B2B Sales experience - prepare to give examples of tenacity, resilience, and achievement
• Determination and resilience will be key - you will have a quota, and your persistence and go-getter attitude will be a key part of your success
• Great communications skills - you must love talking to people, as this job requires you to be on the phone constantly
• A hunger to learn and develop yourself - we will give you all the tools to need to be successful so your personal drive and ambition is a must!

Minimum Qualifications:
Education:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business, marketing, or a related field

Experience:

• 1+ years of lead generation, sales, or marketing experience required OR applicable experience with lead generation, cold calling, networking, or other external outreach efforts

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Basic knowledge of sales theories and techniques and ability to deal tactfully and courteously with clients
• Strong verbal, written, and communication skills
• Ability to work both individually and with a team
• Competitive and team minded spirit with an eagerness to exceed targets regularly

BEST IN CLASS!

• "Best Press Release Distribution Company," MarTech Breakthrough Awards
• "PR Innovation of the Year," Gold Stevie® Winner, 2023 American Business Awards
• "Marketing/Public Relations Solution," Gold Stevie® Winner, 2023 American Business Awards

ABOUT NOTIFIED
Notified is committed to creating a more connected world by providing you with the tools you need to amplify your story. Together, our platform and our people elevate public relations, investor relations, and marketing for over 10,000 global customers.
We believe everyone has a story to tell and we're passionate about helping people and brands amplify their stories across the globe. We are proud to be the number one provider of enterprise webcasting and investor relations content distribution, as well as a global leader in press release distribution. Our clients have used Notified to monitor over 2 billion social media conversations and every year we run more than 100,000 events!
Our products are built so storytellers can do their best work. But we're not just a platform-personalized, caring service is how we operate. We add a personal touch to everything we do. We strive to deliver wisdom and insight by helping our clients reach global and targeted audiences, measure outcomes, and fulfill their commitments.
CULTURE AND BENEFITS
At Notified, we aim to help our employees and their families maintain a healthy work/life balance and build a financially secure future. Self-development and learning are key with all our global employees having access to our internal learning and development university DevelopU for career and skills enhancement.
EXAMPLE OFFERINGS:

• International work environment - we have offices in 17 countries
• Opportunities for innovation and creativity
• Hybrid work schedule (office/home)
• Comprehensive health insurance with localized options
• Extensive learning opportunities via our in-house virtual university with >8,000 online courses, videos, business books and certification preps
• Location-specific social outings and company events with amazing colleagues, such as laser tag, board game night, and company-wide trivia night

At Notified we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, support it, and build success upon it. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and no part of this advertisement is intended to discriminate on any grounds.