Website Hville Blast
Hville Blast/Bham Now/The Bama Buzz
Account Executive
Huntsville, AL
Full Time/Salary/Commission/Benefits Included
We are looking for a high energy marketing leader, based in Huntsville, who is driven to help the local community thrive through modern media. The Account Executive (AE) is responsible for prospecting, selling and supporting advertising offerings by Bham Now, Hville Blast and The Bama Buzz. If you enjoy building relationships, love digital media and care about supporting the growth of the greater Huntsville area, this might be the opportunity for you. You must be well organized, possess excellent communication skills, enjoy learning about digital media and be passionate about all things local.
What this role entails:
Client Facing
- Build and maintain excellent client relationships.
- Identify and contact appropriate new leads/prospects.
- Hold discovery meetings to learn about the prospect’s mission, goals and pain points.
- Strategize and craft proposals based on appropriate Bham Now/Hville Blast or Bama Buzz offers that support the prospect’s marketing and communication goals.
- Present offer in a persuasive, engaging and natural way. Ask for the business.
- Reviews/shares traffic reports with clients adding value on the ‘why’ of performance.
- Meets with clients/attends events outside of normal business hours when needed.
- Submits accurate invoicing to clients each month.
Leadership/Teamwork:
- Has a positive and confident demeanor that is uplifting and encouraging for others.
- Proactively seeks solutions to problems taking responsibility for resolution.
- Maintains excellent internal communications and relationships including producing accurate sales reports for upper management, client details for the Content Team and accurate records for the CRM and invoicing.
- Proactively offers ideas for product improvement or new sales opportunities for the company.
- Alerts company leadership, as appropriate, on any client or product issues. Offers solutions or recommendations.
- Exhibits excellent teamwork across all facets of the company by volunteering to help/support others as needed even outside of the AE role.
- Seeks out continuous improvement in sales strategies and leadership as approved by the company
- Secures appropriate internal approval levels for proposals.
Expertise:
- Strategic analysis of client needs and our offerings.
- Understands all facets of the media products and services being offered by Hville Blast and its affiliates.
- Actively builds potential clients through new leads, cold calls, existing relationships, networking events or other means.
- Creates proposals appropriate for the client needs and budget. Reviews for accuracy.
- Hones and delivers a skilled sales pitch to potential clients in an effort to secure a sale.
- Tracks media purchase to ensure that it is completed accurately and on time.
Skills and Qualifications:
- BS. in Business, Marketing, Advertising or related. Min GPA 3.0.
- Preferably 3-5 years successful sales experience in media or marketing.
- Demonstrated strong personal appreciation and interest for digital media, marketing and communications
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent Excel skills and PowerPoint skills
- Outstanding listening and persuasive presentation skills
- Detail oriented
- Flexible. Ability to multi-task
Income/Benefits
- Guaranteed base salary.
- Monthly commission based on sales results. No commission cap.
- Bonuses for exceptional sales performance.
- 3 weeks paid PTO + sick time + Holidays+ your birthday off!
- Fully paid Silver Level Benefits on day one
- Company contributed IRA available on day one
- Hybrid work after successful on-boarding
- Must be resident of the Huntsville area and able to travel to Huntsville meetings daily.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, gender, religion or physical handicap.
Qualified candidates please send resume and cover letter to hello@bhamnow.com
To apply for this job email your details to hello@bhamnow.com