Digital Sales Director: Growth & New Accounts

Capital City Press; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k retirement match

Paid time off

Paternity leave

Job summary

The Advocate in New Orleans seeks a Director of Digital Sales to accelerate digital revenue growth across Times-Picayune/NOLA.com and Gambit. You will lead a team of account executives and personally manage strategic accounts, building relationships with community leaders and senior executives.

Working with advertising, digital marketing, brand marketing, news and finance, you will shape audience-based solutions across digital display, SEO, social media, email, print and events, driving

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in advertising/media sales, digital marketing, agency environments, or similar.
• 3+ years of sales management experience in the media sales field.
• Proven track record in developing and managing a results-oriented advertising sales organization.
• Strong leadership, strategic planning, analytical, financial, sales management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and day-to-day management of account executives focused on new business development and digitally-focused new client acquisition.
• Serve as digital marketing strategist within the company, assisting teams in securing new and incremental digital revenue.
• Analyses marketplace to determine effective sales strategies for increasing advertising revenue across platforms.
• Develops creative strategies to maximize sales resources and optimize revenue development.
• Works with key advertisers to develop successful relationships; makes sales calls and attends client events to grow partnerships.
• Join account executives on calls to assist in closing sales pitches and upselling opportunities.
• Build digital sales presentations for key opportunities and provide ongoing training and support.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Team development

Digital marketing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising/Marketing

Job description

The Advocate in New Orleans seeks a Director of Digital Sales to accelerate digital revenue growth across Times-Picayune/NOLA.com and Gambit. You will lead a team of account executives and personally manage strategic accounts, building relationships with community leaders and senior executives.

Working with advertising, digital marketing, brand marketing, news and finance, you will shape audience-based solutions across digital display, SEO, social media, email, print and events, driving