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Job Description

_Strengthening and empowering all of the communities we serve._

PA Media Group is a full-service sales and marketing organization seeking dynamic, sales professionals interested in growing our clientele and your personal career. We offer competitive base pay and monthly commission structures, making you the driver of your income. If you're a sales media professional with a proven track record of developing digital sales revenue and meeting targets, your search is over. Come join our team!

If you have a minimum of two years of solid digital advertising sales skills, this could be your chance to work for one of the country’s largest privately-owned media companies that provides an interactive sales and product training program, and resources that support our sellers from prospecting new business opportunities through client retention. Clients will rely on you to be the expert consultant and help them achieve their business goals. You will leverage your critical thinking skills and creativity to develop innovative solutions.

We serve businesses throughout the central PA region and beyond with our dynamic product mix. We set the stage for your success with an interactive sales and product training program that focuses on sales techniques and digital marketing solutions.

In this role, new business growth will be a primary focus. Candidate must have strong interpersonal skills in both written and verbal communication, be driven to achieve new business revenue and monthly goals, have ability to upsell and optimize campaigns along with excellent presentation skills and command of product knowledge. We’re looking for someone with a strong business network who knows how to leverage connections and spot opportunities.

An average day for you will include cross collaboration with account team members for current client success as well as prospecting, conducting meetings to gain new clients, and pitching strategic campaigns. You will be expected to consistently build your sales funnel and work to close business at a high velocity.

Compensation for this position is comprised of a base salary plus incentive. The base salary range is $54,000 to $56,000 per year. Additional incentives bring total potential compensation to $93,000 to $96,000.

For this position you should have:

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience

* Passion for digital advertising

* Knowledge of needs-based selling/consultative approach

* Proven success of increasing sales in a competitive marketplace (willingness to develop new business and cold call)

* CRM sales management software experience with a leading platform, preferably with SalesForce

* Excellent communication and presentation skills -- written and verbal

* Assertiveness, goal-orientation and self-motivation

* Ability to multi-task, handle pressure and work under deadlines

* Solid PC skills including proficiency with MS Office Suite, Power Point & Excel (Salesforce experience helpful but not required.)

This job requires reliable transportation to meet with customers in Central PA region.

This position is hybrid with working from home most days and in office sales meetings weekly.

About us: We're ranked as the leading news and information source for Pennsylvania by Comscore.

Additional Information

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, mental health support options, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a competitive 401(k) plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

PA Media Group is a part of Advance Local Media, one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching 52+ million people monthly with our quality, real-time journalism and community engagement. Our company is built upon the values of Integrity, Customer-first, Inclusiveness, Collaboration and Forward-looking. For more information about Advance Local, please visit www.advancelocal.com .

PA Media Group is a digitally focused news and information company which publishes and operates PennLive, The Patriot News and a growing suite of digital and print products. The Pulitzer Prize winning Patriot-News has been serving the communities and people of central Pennsylvania since 1854. PA Media Group is committed to being the most comprehensive, in-depth source of news and information for readers throughout the state.

_Advance Local Media is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state or local law._

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Advance Local does not provide sponsorship for work visas or employment authorization in the United States. Only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered for this position.