Advertising Sales- Hybrid Position Job at ZipRecruiter in Saint Louis

Overview

Guide Book Publishing, founded in 1991, is an industry leader in publications serving the communication needs of non-profit organizations. We publish direct-mail advertising for 800 micro-communities (3-5 mile radius) in 24 states through community guides & directories. Our Advertising Account Executive position is designed for strongly self-motivated and strategic thinking individuals.

Every two to three weeks you will switch from one assignment to the next, where your job is to sell new direct-mail advertisements to businesses around a local area. We are looking for someone driven to observe how to best help that community’s businesses expand their customer opportunities through direct-mail advertising in our products.

We always have remote full-time positions available in St. Louis. This is our second position option for advertising sales. It is designed for those who work better having the option of coming into an office environment to stay focused.

This position is 70% phone calls, emails, and video meetings; 20% researching potential customers; and the remaining 10% completing contracts. Basic computer skills of excel, scanning, emails, etc. is a must in this position.

Local assignments open the opportunity to make in-person visits to companies. In addition to the local assignments, opportunities exist for developing and maintaining large business accounts in your metro.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Generates and develops new business to meet the specified production goals.
• Understands and communicates information regarding company services to new clients.
• Responds to all inquiries and requests in a timely and professional manner by functioning as liaison between client companies and operations staff.
• Completes contracts for business advertising. Ensures that all required client paperwork is complete, accurate, and submitted on time.
• Maintains and nurtures existing large client relationships
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Compensation Program

Payroll is based on Cash In from Sales (with a Draw against Future Commissions useful while ads are entering your sales funnel).

Assignment Targets, Monthly Targets, Quarterly Targets, and Annual Targets are set-up with an incentive pay program for hitting those numbers.

Qualifications

Competencies

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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