****.Digital Media Sales Executive - Remote

Company: excelerate Digital
Location: Austin
Posted on: March 27, 2020

Job Description:

Excelerate Digital is a division of The McClatchy Company, a leading media organization with a common goal of connecting top-tier advertisers and agencies with high quality audiences across multi-platform campaigns to drive a strong KPI-driven return. We are currently looking for Digital Media Sales Executive - Remote to help with our new business development & market expansion.

Come Join McClatchy - a place where you have a voice and the ability to impact our future!

Work from your home office in any of these locations:

Locations include: Austin TX, San Antonio TX, Minneapolis MN, Tampa FL and Orlando FL.

Learn a little bit about us: McClatchy

General Summary:

McClatchy is looking for a dynamic sales executive who thrives on building relationships and growing revenue through strategic media and marketing packages. This growth position is part of a market expansion so it will be crucial to have a hunter mentality but also be able to lay the groundwork for a successful business expansion. We are looking for someone who has significant experience identifying and building effective digital strategies across multiple advertising categories. Your approach with advertisers and agencies will be to connect them with high quality audiences across multi-platform campaigns to drive a strong KPI-driven return.

This Account Executive will utilize the breadth of digital and traditional services from our Excelerate Agency, 40MM unique visitors across our owned & operated websites and brilliance in branded content from our Creative Lab to achieve client objectives. You should be well versed in data and knowing how to use targeting and tactics to achieve various performance indicators for clients.

You know how to identify strong leads as well as build and maintain ongoing agency and advertiser relationships. Our ideal candidate should have existing relationships that can quickly build a pipeline of targets.

The Strategic Account Executive is an important role in driving new digital revenue with large regional companies and strategic business verticals. This individual is responsible for developing and executing initiatives for client acquisition and revenue generating activity across our fast growing digital business. This position assists in the development and execution of all digital advertising strategies, along with new market development to grow revenue and market share. Primary responsibilities include direct sales, client development and engagement, product knowledge and modeling.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Identify quality Tier 1 / Tier 2 prospects, reach out to potential clients, and work through sales cycle to close new business accounts

Understand, assess, and develop plans for areas for growth (cross-sell/up-sell/new customers) within identified opportunity categories and assigned geography and share insights with local sales team

Collaborate with internal strategy team to create proposals after gaining a complete understanding of the client's needs through a CIA

Communicate the ROI of the solution and educate the client on the solution,as needed

Target and build strong relationships with agencies and advertisers to ensure long-term success

Work with internal teams to meet and exceed client performance expectations and identify additional revenue opportunities

Ability to work in a fast paced environment

Travel to meet with prospects and clients as needed

Key Competencies:

Digital mindset with strong understanding of digital marketing ecosystem

Strong communication skills with the ability to understand each client and their unique business needs, interpret client needs, and communicate

recommended strategy to help business achieve objectives

Highly organized - process and detail oriented

Results oriented with the ability to work independently while contributing to the goals of the team.

Strong sales mentality and experience with complex negotiations

Critical thinking

Accountability

Work effectively within a team-oriented and collaborative environment

Category and local market/competitive landscape knowledge and connections

Act as key client advocate and liaison

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree preferred

Experience: 3-4 years prior digital media account management experience required; digital agency experience preferred.

Ability to travel (up to 50%).

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