Sales Assistant

Sales Assistant

Adams Outdoor Advertising (AOA), the fourth largest and largest private Outdoor Advertising firm in the U.S., is seeking a Sales Assistant to be responsible for advertising sales department proposals, tracking and reporting all weekly and end of month numbers, projections, updating inventory reports and answering incoming calls as a company representative.

Essential Functions of Position Include:

• Distributes all sales related information.
• Creates outgoing proposals and presentations.
• Compiles information for Account Executives.
• Compiles insertion orders and folders when needed.
• Compiles weekly projection numbers for sales management of the market.
• Performs weekly update of inventory of all reports on Inventory Management System.
• Acts as assistant to SM and at times the GM of the market.
• Answers incoming calls as a company representative.
• Makes advertising/media kits.
• Updates prospect kits.
• Conducts research on current and potential clients as well as market trends.
• Acts as a liaison between clients, AEs and various departments.
• Develops inventory maps to aid in the selling process.
• May distribute and update internal and external marketing materials.
• Sends proof of performance pictures and reports to clients.
• Could be required to attend weekly sales meetings.
• May work with the Regional Business Manager on accounts receivables.
• Performs other functions that may be assigned by supervisor.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One to two years general office/clerical experience. Knowledge of advertising functions and terms.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent data entry and computer skills.

Adams Outdoor Advertising:

• AOA, founded in 1983 by Steve Adams, is the fourth largest, and largest privately-held, Outdoor Advertising operator in the U.S. AOA operates in the following 12 markets: Ann Arbor/Kalamazoo/Lansing (MI), Beaufort/Charleston/Florence (SC), Charlotte (NC), Eastern Pennsylvania (PA), Madison (WI), Norfolk (VA), Peoria and Champaign (IL).
• Searchlight Capital Partners, a leading global private investment firm, in partnership with British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, one of the largest asset managers in Canada, invested in AOA in 2021.