Inside Advertising Sales/New Business Development Position (B2B) (Chicago Downtown - River North)

Feb. 21, 2012

Chicago, IL

Confidential

We are seeking an exceptionally driven, Independent Regional Advertising Sales Manager (Consultant) to prospect and sell to attorneys and law firms that are looking to expand their client base.

Job Description:

As an Independent Regional Sales Manager, you will interview and recommend only those lawyers that meet our high standards and that you would hire or refer to friends and family. This is a high-level inside sales position where you do business on the phone and email with educated professionals - offering a critical-need service, helping them get new clients. We will provide all the tools required for success: laptop and phone, and in-depth sales training. Matched with your positive attitude, motivation, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and consultative selling ability, we have the formula for a successful career in online advertising sales.

Responsibilities and Qualifications:

Contact potential advertisers and clearly explain the advertising opportunity.

Assist contacted attorneys in completing a detailed application form, and answer attorney questions, forwarding as appropriate.

Work closely with Sales Leader to determine best opportunities given existing open advertising slots.

Track all calls in detail. All contact information must be recorded promptly, accurately, and completely.

Excellent sales and presentation skills.

Good people skills. Ability to work well with accounts and in-house LegalFish staff.

Good organizational skills. Excellent attention to detail.

Self-motivated. Work independently majority of time under direction of Sales Leader.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Upbeat, ambitious, strong work ethic, reliable, goal oriented.

Make calls quickly and efficiently to meet or exceed assigned quota.

Strong entrepreneurial mindset encouraged. Legal experience is helpful but not necessary.

Ideal for recent college graduates with a minimum of 2 to 3 years in B2B sales, with advertising, commercial real estate, or financial services sales experience preferred.

Our Core Values:

--Ongoing innovation with a clear understanding of the needs of our customers.

--Providing a trusted, high quality service for both lawyers and people looking for legal services.

LegalFish's Attorney-Client Matching (ACM) process, we provide comprehensive information about a lawyer's background - education, work experience, expertise, and personal philosophy. We also verify that lawyers have a valid license and are in good standing with their state bar association.

How to Apply:

Email a cover letter and resume to jobapplication [at] legalfish.com

*SERIOUS CANDIDATES ONLY*

IMPORTANT:

On emails, please put "Online ISM Ad Sales Pro" ONLY in the subject line.

Send your cover letter and resume ONLY as MS Word attachments or as an Adobe .PDF file. (Please do not send Wordperfect .WPD documents or text .txt files.)

No phone calls will be accepted. Please DO NOT call or email or come to our offices or bookstore to see if your resume was received. (ie: Please do not call, write, email or drop in on us to verify we got your resume; we don't have the time to respond.)

Please include your phone number, mailing address and email address. We will contact you if we decide to pursue your application, but not otherwise.

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