Jr. Advertising Sales Executive

Jan. 25, 2012

New York, NY

Confidential

Company Overview

Are you looking to join an award winning and growing company in the digital marketing industry?

Direct Agents is a full service performance-based digital marketing agency, providing brand advertisers with customized online advertising campaigns. With over 9 years of experience in launching and managing successful acquisition based online campaigns, Direct Agents is committed to helping advertisers achieve quality and measurable results. Some of our clients include ServiceMaster Brands, Lending Tree, Bloomspot, Scholastic and Disney.

At Direct Agents you will be working with top professionals in the online industry and working towards the common goal of being very knowledgeable and successful at what you do. We are looking for candidates who are dedicated and passionate about online media and who want to be part of a company and team with tremendous growth potential.

The role: Jr. Advertising Sales Executive

We are looking for a professional, detail oriented, and aggressive individual to work with our Sr. Advertising Sales Executives and Sales Team on a variety of sales projects and tasks. In the beginning, you will focus on opening the door and setting up calls and meetings with mid to large sized companies for our Senior Ad Sales Team.

After a short period of time, the Jr. Advertising Sales Executive can grow into an Advertising Sales Executive and begin to build his or her own book of business.

Duties:

Assist Senior Ad Sales Executives with building new business through opening up doors and setting up meetings

Assist with the preparation of proposals, responses to Request for Proposals (RFP's) and other new business development initiatives

Assist with preparation of campaign plans and execution strategies

Work closely with various teams in the organization- including the Media Buying and Account Management teams

Present with VP and other team members in client co-pitches to help land new business

Attend industry conferences and look for new client growth opportunities

Prepare contracts, insertion orders, and reports on a regular basis

Requirements

1-3 years of experience in sales and / or marketing support, preferably at an ad agency or media company

BA / BS degree in Communications, Marketing, Business Administration, Public Relations or other related fields.

Experience cold calling mid to large sized businesses and setting up meetings with high level business executives

Experience growing and developing client business

Entrepreneurial, professional, and strong work ethic

Detail oriented and excellent time management and organizational skills.

Strong proficiency with computers, especially Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).

Compensation

Competitive Base salary and bonus plan determined by experience

Competitive benefits plan

To apply for this position, please click on the following link: http://directagents.theresumator.com/apply