Corporate Advertising Sales- Remote Work

Job Description

Job Description

Summary : 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 600 micro-communities (3-5 mile radius) in 24 states through community guides & directories. Our Corporate Advertising Account Executive position is designed for strongly self-motivated and strategic thinking individuals with experience in selling to corporations.

Your job is to focus on selling advertisements into every book in a metro area, or across the country, to large corporations and companies looking to expand their local advertising reach. 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.

As this is a remote full-time position, staying organized and focused, are a priority. 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 contacts open the opportunity to make in-person visits to companies.

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 small base salary useful while ads are entering your sales funnel).

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.