What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Account Executive position at Brkthru?
About Brkthru:
Brkthru was founded with a client-centric philosophy in an industry where service is often overlooked. Our mission is to be the preferred partner of local advertisers and agencies, creating and managing successful paid digital media campaigns for local, state, regional and national brands in nearly every B2C and B2B vertical and industry. Our campaigns reach customers on digital devices such as smartphones, tablets, computers and digital TV.
We are guided by our core values and we center them in the hiring process and our workday to build teams that exemplify Positive Attitude, Caring, Contribution, Communication, and Trust.
Why Brkthru?
We are a close-knit team of highly experienced marketing and digital media professionals who care about their clients, their business, and their media campaigns. Our client-first philosophy sets us apart, with a 90% client satisfaction rating and equally impressive client retention to prove it. We are growing quickly, ranking for the third year in-a-row to the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America for 2024, 2023, and 2022. Brkthru also ranks as #196 out of 500 in the Advertising & Marketing category.
The Opportunity
The Associate Account Executive is responsible for hunting new territory and developing new business. This is a critical and highly visible position that is integral to growing revenue and maintaining client relationships at Brkthru. The Associate Account Executive (AAE) reports to the Regional Director (RD) of Client Success.
This is a fully remote role with client and internal travel required as needed.
Brkthru operates as a fully remote company with occasional mandatory travel for training and off-sites, provided with advance notice. We uphold the expectation that all team members maintain a dedicated and reliable workspace, free from distractions, to ensure optimal productivity.
Location:
This is an in-market sales role with travel for client meetings and internal meetings required. We are currently prioritizing candidates based in or near a top 100 DMA.
Brkthru operates as a fully remote company with occasional mandatory travel for training and off-sites, provided with advance notice, and in-market travel for sales positions. We uphold the expectation that all team members maintain a dedicated and reliable workspace, free from distractions, to ensure optimal productivity.
Responsibilities:
- Curate and maintain a solid pipeline of active and pending business
- Conduct thorough needs analyses across all verticals, industries and business types
- Ability to close and win business consistently
- Source and identify potential customers through networking initiatives, cold-calling, etc.
- Work cross-functionally with support teams to prepare and deliver sales presentations to potential and existing customers
- Prepare regular sales reports as well as territory plans
- Resolve customer complaints in a timely and professional manner to maintain customer loyalty
- Established ability to create and maintain long term client relationships
- Responsible for receiving customer referrals and client testimonials
- Maintain an accurate and up to date CRM system at all times
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements
- 2 years of experience in sales within the advertising industry
- Digital Media experience highly preferred
- Demonstrate exceptional organizational, problem solving, and customer service skills
- Excellent internal communication within all departments
- Possess and demonstrate the company Core Values
- Proven track record of achieving (or exceeding!) goals and sales quotas
- Ability to travel for client and internal meetings as need
Benefits
- This is a base plus commission position. The base compensation range for this role is between $60,000-75,000 commensurate with experience and skills identified during the interview process. On Target Earning is estimated to be $100,000 . OTE includes the base salary and potential commission earnings. OTE potential is dependent on individual performance and sales success.
- This is a full-time, exempt position.
- Medical/ Dental/ Vision/ HSA and FSA/ Long Term Disability/ Life and AD&D/ and more…
- Company paid Short Term Disability
- 401k Retirement plan with company match
- Pizza Fridays and Hub Hangouts
- Reimbursement of Home Office Expenses
- A generous number of Holidays, PTO, and summer Fridays
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related conditions), national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, age, family status, marital status, veteran or military status, the presence of a medical condition or physical or mental disability, height, weight, misdemeanor arrest record, genetic information, citizenship, hair (including texture or protective hairstyle), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law, and encourage all applicants to apply.
Salary : $60,000 - $100,000