This newly created position offers you the opportunity to make your mark and grow your career by leading a seasoned sales team within an established media company undergoing an exciting transformation. As Sales Manager, Advertising, you will leverage your strong sales background, leadership skills and knowledge of the digital space to coach and mentor a team of Sales professionals while also driving strategy and measuring performance. You'll play a high-profile, consultative role as part of a new initiative on the cutting edge of digital journalism; this is a new area of focus for us and your successes will be noticed.
We have built a team of top talent in a truly collaborative environment in which you'll share ideas and explore the latest trends. Our new company is nimble and innovative, with an energetic culture and state-of-the-art facilities and tools. You'll help pave the way and your talents, determination, and drive will be key to your success.
To be a good fit for this opportunity you will have:
A bachelor's degree OR equivalent experience.
Five years of sales experience with three years of relevant management experience building successful sales teams; experience in the print and digital space is highly preferred.
CRM sales management software experience with a leading platform, preferably Salesforce.com.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite of products including Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook.
The ability to effectively represent the companys strategic vision and goals throughout the organization.
The ability to collaborate effectively with a variety of stakeholders.
The ability to manage multiple high-level tasks and prioritize workflow.
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PA Media Group is a digitally focused news and information company which publishes and operates The Patriot-News, PennLive, Central PA Magazine and a growing suite of print and digital products. The Pulitzer Prize winning Patriot-News has been serving the communities and people of central Pennsylvania since 1854. That has been increasingly enhanced by PennLive, which continues to experience tremendous growth and reach. PA Media Group is committed to being the most comprehensive, in-depth source of news and information for readers delivered how they want it online, on their phone or tablet, and in print.
PA Media Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental impairment, sexual orientation or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.
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