Media Advisor - Ad Sales

Hour Detroit Magazine; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Hour Detroit Magazine, part of Hour Media, seeks a driven media sales professional to lead advertising sales for our metro Detroit portfolio, covering print, digital, and event sponsorships. The role focuses on helping businesses reach target audiences while building lasting client relationships.

The ideal candidate is results-oriented, skilled in consultative selling, and motivated to contribute to the continued growth of our publications.

Qualifications

• Relentless work ethic.
• Effective sales skills, negotiation techniques and superior communication skills are essential to the job.
• A proven ability to plan, develop and implement sales strategies that produce results is necessary.
• Ability to develop custom marketing proposals and ideas.
• Excellent phone and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Research and cold call prospective advertisers.
• Ongoing high level of sales activity (phone calls, e-mails, networking, face to face meetings, virtual meetings).
• Effectively articulate and communicate the marketing opportunities available to help companies reach target audiences.
• Speaking daily to industry professionals.
• Introducing our brands to new partners.
• Manage and track sales activity. Regular local and regional travel.
• Achieve revenue and activity goals.

Skills

Relentless work ethic

Effective sales skills

Negotiation techniques

Superior communication skills

Sales strategy planning

Marketing proposals

Phone communication

Job description

Hour Media, the nation's largest publisher of city and regional magazines, seeks a driven media sales professional to lead advertising sales for our metro Detroit portfolio. This role covers print, digital, and event sponsorships across our trusted brands, including Hour Detroit, DBusiness , Detroit Design, Compass Media, and many other print, digital, and event platforms. The position focuses on helping businesses reach their target audiences through high-profile platforms while building lasting client relationships. The ideal candidate is results-oriented, skilled in consultative selling, and motivated to contribute to the continued growth of these publications.

Location: Troy, MI

Job responsibilities

• Research and cold call prospective advertisers
• Ongoing high level of sales activity (phone calls, e-mails, networking, face to face meetings, virtual meetings)
• Effectively articulate and communicate the marketing opportunities available to help companies reach target audiences
• Speaking daily to industry professionals
• Introducing our brands to new partners
• Manage and track sales activityRegular local and regional travel
• Achieve revenue and activity goals

Qualifications

• Relentless work ethic
• Effective sales skills, negotiation techniques and superior communication skills are essential to the job
• A proven ability to plan, develop and implement sales strategies that produce results is necessary
• Ability to develop custom marketing proposals and ideas
• Excellent phone and communication skills