Advertising Sales Account Executive Job at Lumen Media LLC in Charleston

Introduction
The largest network of market-specific luxury-focused magazines in North America is seeking a talented sales professional to join our team. We are seeking a new sales dynamo who will represent our powerful media products with professionalism and excellence and is ready to be our team’s next superstar.

The candidate we select will share our passion to deliver the absolute best marketing solutions for our clients; working with Realtors®, builders, and other luxury-focused business professionals to help them achieve their marketing goals across today’s most relevant platforms. You’ll enjoy calling on local and regional businesses within a supportive environment and ongoing training. We are hoping to hear from enthusiastic, pleasant, professional, outgoing individuals with a passion to be the best and a willingness to go above & beyond to deliver exceptional experiences for our clients and prospects.

Role Overview

• Building + maintaining excellent relationships with prospective and current clients
• Serving in an advisory sales capacity to help define, articulate, and understand clients’ needs, goals, and challenges, matching to the appropriate products and services.
• Effectively presenting to prospective / current clients, both in-person and virtually.
• Strong leadership skills and influential communicator
• Building and maintaining excellent business relationships to ensure future sales + retention
• Representing the company brand across the market, with a dedication to excellence, robust distribution, and networking.

We’re looking for a results-driven sales representative to actively seek out and engage customer prospects. The success of this role is all about relationships. You will represent and provide complete and appropriate solutions for every customer, with a focus on delivering the right set of solutions best suited to each clients’ unique needs.

Preferred Attributes + Skills

• Excellent knowledge of MS Office
• Familiarity with CRM tools + practices, with excellent follow-up and organization skills
• Expert at building strong, effective professional relationships
• Highly motivated and goal-driven with a proven track record in sales
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Expert prioritizing, time management, and organizational skills
• Ability to create and deliver influential presentations tailored to audience needs
• Relationship management skills and openness to feedback
• BS/BA degree or equivalent is ideal but not required. Will train the right person.
• Experience with Adobe Suite of products is beneficial but not required (i.e., InDesign, etc.)

·         An energetic, enterprising, “can-do-anything” attitude with a professional, polished demeanor

·         This person is tenacious and never gives up. When problems arise, focuses on the solution.

Compensation + Benefits

• Base salary + commission
• On-going sales training and personal growth opportunities
• A career path: As our company grows, we are always seeking to develop leaders from within to grow our brand even further.

This is a full-time, client-facing position. There are excellent growth opportunities for the right individual. We are looking for someone who will value & embrace our company’s vision and have the tenacity, drive, ambition, and commitment to grow and succeed. If you feel you meet the criteria above and want to work for one of the most respected publications in the country, please reply with a short letter of interest and resume for immediate consideration.