Online Account Executive BlogHer
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BlogHer, the leading participatory news, information and entertainment community for women online, seeks an Online Account Executive to join a dynamic sales team that is building sponsorship programs with Fortune 500 marketers. The candidate must be interested in working in an entrepreneurial, start-up environment and have experience selling high quality online content and creative marketing programs. This individual must have current client direct and agency contacts and a proven track record. S/he must be an advocate of social media and word-of-mouth advertising. S/he must be willing to be an advocate and educator at the front line of new marketing practices, and s/he must feel strongly about promoting best practices and high editorial standards.
Responsibilities:
Work as a team with a Director at BlogHer on a joint agency and client list
Help educate clients and agencies regarding the value of the marketing with the BlogHer audience
Clearly understand and communicate client marketing objectives to BlogHer team
Prospect, build and maintain relationships within assigned territory at both client and agency levels
Co-create proposals for sponsorship programs with BlogHer marketing and client services team
Work in tandem with conference/event sales team to cross sell into BlogHer Conferences
Consistently meet or exceed sales goals
Regular reporting to senior management in sales
Qualifications:
3-4 years experience selling online media
Experience and/or interest in blogs and social media
Entrepreneurial: Experience cold calling and contact-building
2+ years experience with integrated/consultative selling
Interest and/or experience in account management
Strong presentation skills in-person and in writing
Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel
Experience with Salesforce or other contact database management software
Client and Agency media contacts in any consumer womens vertical a big plus
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New York City, NY
United States
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