Advertising Account Executive

LINK MediaCovington, KY

$60,000 - $75,000 / year

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Overview

Schedule

Full-time

Career level

Senior-level

Compensation

$60,000-$75,000/year

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job Description

LINK Media is looking for a Advertising Account Executive to help us sell advertising and sponsorships for print, digital, social media and events for LINK nky and CityBeat. We need someone with drive and determination to help us sell through our inventory and support the good work we're doing in the community. We're a small company, so everyone we hire is a critical member of the team, and must be willing to work quickly, accept that we don't have everything figured out, remain flexible, and above all else, understand that what we are creating is bigger than any one person, or personality.

Compensation: Negotiable based on experience. Anticipated first-year compensation $60k - $75k.

What We Expect from You:

Sales. You will be making sales calls and holding sales meetings every single day.

Networking in the community to meet new prospects and promote LINK nky and CityBeat

Clear communication with our production and accounting staff to execute on sales closed

Excellent, consultative customer service to keep our advertisers and sponsors happy

Creative ideas for sponsorships and advertisers for our different content areasDon't be a jerk. We expect ethical and honest treatment of your team and our advertisers and sponsors.Skills We Need You to Have:B2B sales experience or trainingProposal creation experienceCreativity

Strong communication – written and oral – abilities

No degree needed, but one in business or marketing wouldn't hurt

Did we mention you shouldn't be a jerk?

What You Can Expect from Us:Full benefits package - medical, dental, vision and life

PTO and paid holidays

All the equipment you need to do your job

Training and support on LINK's internal style and our culture

A giant newsroom full of tiny desks in beautiful downtown Covington, KY

A sales team with no jerks

You'll Need to Share Our Mission and Uphold Our Guiding Principles

Mission: LINK Media strengthens vibrant communities through independent, sustainable local journalism.

Guiding Principles:

We are:

Solutions-Focused: We don’t just report the news of the day. We dig deeper, informing our audience about how our community might solve its biggest issues.

Unapologetic Community Fans: We believe in our community—in what it is today, and what it has the potential to become. We want to see our community advance, and we understand the part that we play in that advancement.

Inclusive: We explore the issues that affect all of our readers, and give a voice to the diverse corners of our community, whether that diversity is economic, political, geographic or otherwise.

Good Stewards: It is our responsibility to make good use of our resources and to maintain a sustainable business model, so that we may serve the community long into the future.

Independent: We do not make endorsements, or publish our own opinions, about the issues that are facing our community. In addition to our reporting, outside opinions from multiple viewpoints will be sought, and clearly marked as such, in order to provide the robust debate that our community needs to make critical decisions about our collective future.LINK is an equal opportunity employer. LINK prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. LINK conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

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