Director, Client Solutions
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
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Job summary
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. in Chicago, IL seeks a Director, Client Solutions to drive airport portfolio advertising revenue through consultative selling to national, regional, and emerging brands. You will lead strategic opportunities and deliver innovative solutions to meet client needs.
This role requires a strong sales background, deep knowledge of media advertising, and the ability to collaborate with Creative, Operations, Marketing, and Finance teams to execute complex campaigns.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education/experience.
- 8+ years of progressive sales experience, 5+ years in media sales.
- Strong knowledge of media/advertising industry and ability to coach others.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills; proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Responsibilities
- Exceeds revenue goals monthly, quarterly, and annually.
- Identify high-probability, high-value prospects.
- Leverage research to qualify and connect with prospects.
- Generate regular outreach and weekly customer meetings.
- Conduct CNAs to uncover insights and drive proposals.
- Coordinate cross-functional activities to support outreach and deliverables.
- Maintain Salesforce records and sales pipeline.
- Collaborate with Creative, Operations, Marketing, and Finance to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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Job description
The Director, Client Solutions will be a new business professional, generating Airport portfolio advertising revenue through consultative selling directly to national, regional and emerging B2C and B2B brand owners in a designated territory and in collaboration with sales leadership. This role provides the opportunity to represent our industry-leading portfolio of products, services, and capabilities while delivering innovative solutions that meet customer needs.
- Exceeds monthly, quarterly, and annual sales revenue goals.
- Identifies high-probability, high-value companies and individuals as potential customers.
- Leverages tools, resources, and research to identify, qualify, and connect with prospective customers.
- Generates consistent outreach activities to secure weekly customer meetings.
- Conducts Customer Needs Assessments (CNAs) to uncover customer insights, identify opportunities, and drive proposal development.
- Leads cross-functional collaboration by providing insights and coordinating activities to support outreach, customer meetings, and key deliverables.
- Ensures customer satisfaction by coordinating account activities with Creative, Operations, Marketing, and Finance teams.
- Maintains accurate Salesforce records and manages the sales pipeline to provide visibility into opportunities and forecasted business.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, experience, or military experience preferred.
- Work Experience: 8+ years of progressive sales experience and success using consultative, customer needs analysis methods. 5+ years of media sales experience required. Established network of senior brand and marketing decision-makers, with a demonstrated ability to leverage industry relationships to generate new business opportunities and drive growth preferred.
- Skills: Extensive knowledge of sales principles and practices, and an ability to coach others on them. Strong knowledge of media and advertising industry, business cycles, key revenue and expense drivers. Excellent verbal and written communications skills including delivering effective presentations and leading meetings. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) and social media platforms.
- Achievement Orientation: Focusing efforts on meeting challenges and achieving high quality results consistent with the organization goals.
- Business Development: Researching and approaching new clients and markets in order to acquire new customers for the company.
- Client Focus: Providing service excellence to internal and/or external clients.
- Creativity and Innovation: Generating viable, new approaches and solutions.
- Digital Literacy: Using data to gain insights, solve problems, and inform decisions.
- Initiative: Dealing with situations and issues proactively and persistently, seizing opportunities that arise.
- Emotional Intelligence: Understanding the emotions of self and others, managing own emotions, and influencing others.
- Problem Solving: Identifying problems and the solutions to them.
- Time Management: Uses time effectively and efficiently, concentrates on the most important priorities.
Employee must have the ability to sit and/or stand at a desk for a minimum of 8 hours a day and complete tasks requiring repetitive use of hands.
Employee must have the ability to lift and move items up to 15 pounds.
Employee must have the ability to see written documents and computer screens, and to adjust focus.
This job is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Able to travel outside of the office up to 50% of the time.
- Has a valid driver’s license.
- Access to a reliable vehicle.
Rate: $125,000-$150,000 + Commission. This position may be bonus eligible, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.
- Multiple Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans to choose from
- Health Care Spending Accounts (HSA and FSA Options)
- Medicare Assistance
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Optional Short Term and Long Term Disability Plans
- Company Paid Employee Life and AD&D Insurance
- Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
- Voluntary Benefits: Critical Illness, Accident, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Assistance, and Pet Insurance
- Pre-Tax Commuter Spending Account
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401(k) Savings Plan with company match
- Paid Time Off (Accrued Vacation and Sick Plans)
- Free Digital Gym Membership and Discounted Memberships
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Employee Resource Groups
- Health, dental and vision plan options
- Spending and health savings accounts
- Employee assistance program
- Critical illness and accident insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k) Retirement with company match
- Paid time off Additional discount programs and benefits
- Identity theft protection
- Legal insurance
- Pet insurance
- Gym memberships
- Home and auto insurance
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Leadership development program
- Peer coaching
- Collaborative career development plans
- Training & development
Our organization participates in E-Verify.
Chicago, IL: 222 Merchandise Mart, Suite 570, 60654
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The Company is an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.
As an equal opportunity workplace, we believe that being your authentic self enables us to deliver innovative advertising solutions while enhancing our communities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive environment where we celebrate you as you are, and value your growth and passion.
As an equal opportunity workplace, we believe that being yourself enables us to deliver innovative advertising solutions while enhancing our communities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive environment where we celebrate you as you are, and value your growth and passion.
At Clear Channel Outdoor, we're more than a leader in Out-of-Home advertising. We're pioneers shaping the future of how brands connect with people in the real world. As one of the largest and most innovative advertising platforms in the U.S., we're redefining the power of OOH media with cutting‑edge creativity, impactful digital billboards, advanced data analytics, and measurement solutions. But what truly sets us apart is our people. Our employees describe Clear Channel Outdoor as a place where collaboration thrives, where teams explore solutions together, and, where the supportive culture created by coworkers fuels motivation and success. We believe in investing in our culture because we know that great business outcomes start with engaged, supported employees. Here, you'll find opportunities to grow your career, make a difference, and do meaningful work that creates a positive impact both inside and outside in the communities we serve. Joining our team means helping to push the boundaries of what's possible in Out-of-Home - and doing it in an environment where people, passion, and purpose come together to drive progress.
Clear Channel Outdoor is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please direct your inquiries to MyHR at 1-833-831-2089 or email us at MyHR@clearchannel.com. When you call this number to request an accommodation, you must have the information related to the specific position you are interested in (requisition number, job title, location, etc.).
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