Account Executive- Oregon

Advance Local; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); Remote; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental and caregiver leave

Employee assistance program

Flexible holidays

Job summary

Advance Local Media is seeking an Account Executive – Regional (remote-based, ideally located in Oregon) to drive strategic, profitable revenue growth across Finance, Legal, and regional blue-chip clients with significant marketing budgets. The role offers base salary and commission, with total target compensation of $105,000–$115,000.

You will manage the full sales lifecycle, develop data-supported client presentations, and maintain a strong pipeline using Salesforce.com while collaborating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of two years of digital advertising sales, preferably in digital media.
• Demonstrated success at increasing sales in a competitive marketplace, consultative and solution-oriented selling, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Prior experience selling digital media advertising is highly preferred; motivation and quick learning ability required.
• Thorough knowledge of needs-based selling.
• Experience using CRM sales management platforms, preferably Salesforce.com.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Strong self-motivation and the ability to achieve goals independently.
• Excellent relationship-building skills.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication and presentation abilities, and active listening abilities.
• Commitment to teamwork and collaboration.
• Solid organizational skills with proven ability to multi-task, manage pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Regularly meet with existing and prospective clients.
• Apply needs-based selling to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Focus on profitable revenue growth, meeting or exceeding sales targets.
• Identify new revenue opportunities.
• Develop and deliver client presentations supported by data analysis.
• Manage a healthy pipeline using Salesforce.com to ensure consistent growth.
• Collaborate with Strategy, Marketing and Operations teams.
• Manage post-sale campaign execution, including creative coordination, fulfillment details and ongoing client communications to ensure successful campaign delivery.
• Work from your home office and travel to clients, conferences and team meetings as necessary.

Skills

Needs-based selling

Relationship-building

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Time management

Team collaboration

Presentation skills

Proactive sales

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

Salesforce.com

MS Office Suite

Job description

Job Description

Strengthening and empowering all of the communities we serve.

Account Executive

Remote-based position- ideally located in Oregon

Advance Local Media is hiring exceptional top producers to deliver high-value digital advertising solutions. If you excel in achieving extraordinary results, we encourage you to apply.

We currently have an opening for an Account Executive – Regional, in Oregon.

You will drive strategic and profitable revenue growth through your industry knowledge and experience delivering innovative data solutions. This position is responsible for the full sales lifecycle across a broad array of business categories including Finance, Legal, and regional blue-chip clients with significant marketing budgets to deliver measurable outcomes.

Compensation for this position is comprised of a base salary plus commission compensation. The base salary range is $60,000 to $70,000 per year. Additional commissions bring total potential target compensation to $105,000 to $115,000.

In this position you will:

• Regularly meet with existing and prospective clients
• Apply needs-based selling to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes
• Focus on profitable revenue growth, meeting or exceeding sales targets
• Identify new revenue opportunities
• Develop and deliver client presentations supported by data analysis
• Manage a healthy pipeline using Salesforce.com to ensure consistent growth
• Collaborate with Strategy, Marketing and Operations teams
• Manage post-sale campaign execution, including creative coordination, fulfillment details and ongoing client communications to ensure successful campaign delivery
• Work from your home office and travel to clients, conferences and team meetings as necessary

To be considered for this position you should have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of two years of digital advertising sales, preferably in digital media
• Demonstrated success at increasing sales in a competitive marketplace, consultative and solution-oriented selling, and an entrepreneurial spirit
• Prior experience selling digital media advertising is highly preferred; demonstration of motivation and quick learning ability are required
• Thorough knowledge of needs-based selling
• Experience using CRM sales management platforms, preferably Salesforce.com
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Strong self-motivation and the ability to achieve goals independently
• Excellent relationship-building skills
• Outstanding written and verbal communication and presentation abilities, and active listening abilities
• Commitment to teamwork and collaboration
• Solid organizational skills with proven ability to multi-task, manage pressure and meet deadlines

This role requires reliable transportation to regularly meet with clients.

Additional Information

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, mental health support options, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a competitive 401(k) plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

Advance Local Media is one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching 52+ million people monthly with our quality, real-time journalism and community engagement. Our company is built upon the values of Integrity, Customer-first, Inclusiveness, Collaboration and Forward-looking. For more information about Advance Local, please visit www.advancelocal.com .

Advance Local Media includes MLive Media Group, Advance Ohio, Alabama Media Group, NJ Advance Media, Advance Media NY, MassLive Media, Oregonian Media Group, Staten Island Media Group, PA Media Group, ZeroSum, Headline Group, Adpearance, Advance Aviation, Advance Healthcare, Advance Education, Advance Originals, Advance Recruitment, Advance Travel & Tourism, BookingsCloud, Catalyst IQ, Cloud Theory, Fox Dealer, Hoot Interactive, Search Optics, Subtext.

Advance Local Media is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Advance Local Media does not provide sponsorship for work visas or employment authorization in the United States. Only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered for this position.