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Advance Local

Senior Account Executive

Advance Local, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298


Diversity & Inclusion are at the core of our mission to strengthen and empower the communities we serve.

As a Senior Account Executive with MassLive Media serving the Boston region and Eastern Massachusetts, you will be part of a dynamic sales team driving advertising revenue for one of the country's largest privately-owned media companies. Your sales success will come from new business development efforts, as well as client growth, through our industry-leading digital advertising and custom marketing products. You'll be supported by our leadership team, our interactive sales and product training program, and our commitment to provide resources for your successful sales career.

In this role, you will:

Achieve your sales goals by prospecting new business and developing existing accounts to grow our overall brand

Meet with local business owners and decision-makers to uncover and understand their business needs and goals so that you can advise clients on our comprehensive product mix including digital, search, video and mobile solutions

Work with colleagues to design custom advertising and marketing solutions that fit your clients' needs

Present solutions to clients, working collaboratively to achieve the product mix aligned to their goals

Further your client relationships through retention and upselling

Review campaign results, learn from data and celebrate your successes

Work with our advertising fulfillment team to provide accurate information for each client campaign

For this position we're looking for candidates with:

Bachelor's degree or a combination of education with related experience

5 years sales experience and knowledge of industry

Proven success of increasing sales in a competitive marketplace, using a needs-based selling approach

Experience in digital advertising would give you a head start

Skills build on to effectively negotiate and close sales with our products

Ability to build rapport and confidence with clients

Excellent communication skills - to write, create and deliver effective presentations

Self-motivation and resilience

Ability to effectively organize your day, multi-task by pivoting to various sales activities to build your pipeline, and work under deadlines

Familiarity with CRM sales management software experience, ideally SalesForce (we'll provide training)

Solid skills in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly in Power Point & Excel to create presentations and review data.

This job requires reliable transportation to meet with customers and attend in-person sales meetings/company meetings as needed.

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