Digiday Media, named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Media Companies, is looking for an energetic Sales Representative dedicated to our WorkLife brand to join its fast-growing team.
In this role, you will build relationships with current and new clients to grow sponsorship sales for our global industry events, online publication and platform, and content marketing offerings.
This is a great full-time opportunity for someone interested in a fun, fast-paced and challenging sales environment. We will provide you the opportunity to make contributions immediately, while developing the skills and knowledge to be successful in the long-term. Responsibilities include the following and will expand based upon company needs:
What we’re looking for:
· 3-5 years of digital marketing and sales experience at brands, agencies, publishers and/or marketing/ad tech firms.
· Experience working with major brands, publishers, agencies and/or tech platforms and their respective agencies preferred.
· Ability to build strong relationships with top marketing decision makers at strategic brands, ad agencies, tech platforms and/or publishers, and who understands how to make and keep clients on the cutting edge.
· Experience with tools like Netsuite to manage client and prospect pipeline.
· A basic understanding of the agency, publisher, ad tech, and mar tech environment.
· Self-starter who can work in a very fast-moving environment and can work beyond basic goals to achieve strategic objectives.
· This role will be remote to start out, with the option to work from an office location when circumstances allow.
How you’ll spend your time:
- Working collaboratively across the entire commercial side of the business alongside an ambitious team.
- Managing, maintaining and converting a realistic pipeline of opportunities based on revenue-based and other goals.
- Prospecting potential new advertisers and sponsors to add to the current list of clients for WorkLife, but also including Digiday in proposals as needed by the client.
- Developing, selling and managing online programs and other paid branded content placements such as brand article series, videos and various sponsored content tactics in.
- Landing calls and face-to-face meetings with new prospects and current clients.
- Engage in weekly team meetings and weekly one-on-one meetings with your manager to fine-tune your approach to winning large pieces of business.
- Follow your client list through the industry press and social media to stay on top of all activations and opportunities, as well as keep up with the competitive landscape.
- Reporting and fulfillment duties as specified by management, including updating Netsuite for account contact, opportunities and other activity.
Contact: Michael Choma, Publisher
mchoma@digiday.com
About Diversity and Inclusion at Digiday Media
At Digiday Media, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. We know through first-hand experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better results. In support of our continued prioritization for an inclusive workplace, where employees feel empowered to share their experiences and ideas, we’ve developed an internal board called Allies For Diversity and Inclusion, which helps to hold our organization accountable. Together, we will continue to progress towards a more diverse and inclusive workforce.
Digiday Media is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Base Salary: $75,000