Account Executive

Job Description

Overview

Attention experienced and successful media sales professionals!
• Are you passionate about helping businesses grow and achieve their marketing objectives?
• Do you want to make a difference in the community?
• Do you want a support team that allows you to stay in front of clients?
• Do you want to be part of a team that has an average tenure of over 25 years?

Audacy Springfield is looking to add to our team a dynamic sales professional who is truly one of the BEST of the BEST!

Are you a sales superstar, looking for an extraordinary opportunity? Audacy Springfield is searching for the best. You won't find a more dedicated and loyal team anywhere else. Our average tenure is 25 years, with some over 35 years!

Imagine selling for legendary stations like 94.7 WMAS, WEEI, and Red Sox Radio. Audacy is the top local audio and digital company in the business.

You will make real money while making a real difference in our area. A full support team for all our digital & audio products. SEM, SEO, Social, display, podcasting and all things audio. Our recent 94.7 WMAS Children's Miracle Network Radiothon raised over $302,000 in just two days…Right from our studio home at the Basketball Hall of Fame… You will also have access to concerts, events, Red Sox and Patriots games for you and your clients.

Audacy has extensive digital marketing assets, widely attended events with unique sponsorship opportunities, and our e-commerce platform. In addition to our local outreach, you will have access to sell on a national level across all 48 Audacy markets, and be handsomely compensated for it! Audacy offers an attractive base salary, bonus compensation plus lucrative commissions beyond quota attainment. Our ideal candidate is self-motivated, creative, curious, proactive problem solver, tenacious, detail-oriented, money-motivated and would approach this job as if they were their own CEO. You should have an array of successful business relationships to speak proudly about.

Why you will want to join our sales team at Audacy and what can we offer you:
• Ability to create highly successful multi-platform advertising campaigns including the broad reach of broadcast radio, internet radio plus targeted digital solutions, with killer lifestyle events and e-commerce
• Access to selling on a national level within 48 Audacy markets
• On-going coaching and training and development
• We give our sales team the resources and support they need to be successful and earn a great income
• Opportunity to bring innovative marketing ideas to life that make a difference for your clients and their businesses
• You would be surrounded by other creative, collaborative, high energy people

Audacy offers full time employees with a comprehensive benefits package to include: health care coordinator, medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, disability, life insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, paid time off (sick, vacation, personal, parental, volunteer), 401(k) retirement plan, discounted employee stock purchase, student loan payment assistance program, legal assistance, life assistance program, identity theft protection, discounted home and auto insurance, and pet insurance.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do:
• • Build strong relationships with advertisers to ensure their success and repeat business
• Proactively develop new business by using all of our advertising and marketing assets
• Continuously learning and training on new assets and marketing techniques
• Create marketing campaigns and strategically sell to local and regional decision makers
• Close business and oversee the execution of the marketing campaign and exceed client expectations
• Provide exceptional customer service
• Achieve sales objectives and goals
• Continuously build your knowledge of industry trends, opportunities, and innovations

Qualifications

Required & Preferred:

The ideal candidate must:
• Proven success in selling media, event/sponsorship sales, or digital platforms.
• Ability to develop new business and manage sales with a proven track record of exceeding goals
• Thorough understanding of advertising and marketing including digital, audio, event and interactive.
• A creative mind to put together unique campaigns focused on solving client needs
• Strong problem solving skills - you're someone who identifies a problem as an opportunity to develop business
• A positive attitude and a desire to continuously grow your income
• Possess a hunter mentality with cold calling/prospecting experience
• Have a proven ability to negotiate and close with a high level of success, and must easily build relationships
• Consistently driving game-changing results, this individual knows how to identify, develop, and present customized solutions to clients using non-traditional and digital concepts
• With excellent written and oral communication skills, this individual easily commands the room during presentations
• Able to multi-task with a high degree of time management and organizational skills
• We are looking for driven individuals who refuse to lose or compromise their level of success
• In keeping with the other members of the Audacy team, the #1 trait we look for is a 'WINNING ATTITUDE'
• Working knowledge of Google Workspace, MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point) required.
• A valid driver's license, satisfactory completion of a motor vehicle record check, and, if the position requires use of applicant's own vehicle, proof of insurance, is required.

Important Notes:

Please be aware that Audacy will never ask you to send money at any point during the hiring process. Communication from legitimate Audacy representatives will only come from email addresses ending in @audacy.com. If you receive any suspicious requests or communications, please verify their authenticity before responding.

#LI-SG1 About Us

Audacy, Inc. is a leading multi-platform audio content and entertainment company that connects with 200 million consumers. Powered by its exclusive, premium audio content that includes unrivaled leadership positions in news and sports radio, Audacy operates one of the country's two scaled radio broadcasting groups, a rapidly growing direct-to-consumer digital audio platform, multiple audio networks, a major event business and a leading, award-winning podcast studio. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Responsibilities:

What You'll Do:
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- Build strong relationships with advertisers to ensure their success and repeat business
- Proactively develop new business by using all of our advertising and marketing assets
- Continuously learning and training on new assets and marketing techniques
- Create marketing campaigns and strategically sell to local and regional decision makers
- Close business and oversee the execution of the marketing campaign and exceed client expectations
- Provide exceptional customer service
- Achieve sales objectives and goals
- Continuously build your knowledge of industry trends, opportunities, and innovations

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d8wmj6-18-119-138-244-42 in your application.