What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Sales Representative position at Hearst Connecticut Media Group?
**Company Overview:** Hearst Connecticut Media Group is a leading news organization in the state, serving readers across all platforms through its news portfolio.
Hearst Connecticut Media Group provides innovative, unique advertising and marketing solutions for local and regional businesses to grow and succeed.
We are seeking a digitally savvy, highly motivated Account Executive to join our advertising team at Hearst Connecticut Media Group. As an Account Executive, you will be responsible for developing and managing a sales pipeline and building new business relationships with local advertisers throughout Connecticut.
**Job Description:**
- Lead Generation: Call on local small to medium sized businesses to show the value of our suite of digital media advertising products from social media, display, video, programmatic, SEO/SEM to traditional advertisements.
- Product Expertise: Become an expert on our digital and print products/services. The first three weeks of hire, you will be provided with both global and local training to be fully educated before even going out on your own You will also have full support throughout your career which includes continual learning and training to grow and achieves success as an Account Executive.
- Execute sales tactics: Implementing marketing strategies, delivering effective sales presentations with passion to consistently earn, retain and increase revenue.
- Advertising Solutions: Create engaging advertising solutions to solve clients' business needs.
- Client Solutions: Recommend new products and promotional opportunities to current clients and handle objections efficiently.
**Required Skills and Qualifications:**
- Purposeful: You are direct and get things done quickly, with confidence, integrity, and determination.
- Adaptable: You react and adjust to changing conditions and come up with practical ideas to deal with them.
- Driven: You have self-assurance and competitive drive, delivering high-quality, organized, and repeatable results.
- Communicator: You are a lively and intelligent person with a stimulating influence on others.
- Trend-Savvy: you will keep informed of industry developments to ensure our digital advertising strategies remain cutting-edge and effective.
**Benefits:**
- Dynamic Environment: A great work environment where it's never boring.
- Comprehensive Training: Paid in-depth sales and product training.
- Competitive Compensation: Competitive base salary with uncapped commissions for unlimited earning potential.
- Collaborative Culture: Ideas and input are always welcome.
- Benefits Package: Health, dental, vision coverage, flex spending accounts, short & long-term disability insurance, 401k with company match, and paid time off, and additional perks.
