Location: Seattle or remote
YourSports is seeking a motivated Internet sales person who is ready to sell sponsorship and advertising campaigns for our sports-targeted advertising network with over 500M monthly impressions.
If you are capable of selling sponsorship campaigns to companies like Gatorade, Rawlings, and Jones Soda while helping build the finest sports 2.0 sales organization in the business, then we want to hear from you.
As the Director of Online Ad Sales, you will be responsible for initiating and managing all facets of the sales process, particularly selling to large agencies and branded advertisers. Your current agency and client relationships will be instrumental to your success. As one of the founding members of the YourSports ad sales team, your incredible sales skills should be matched by your leadership and strategic thinking capabilities.
You:
* Excellent communication and presentation skills
* Excellent time management, Microsoft Office, and selling skills
* Thorough knowledge of CPM, CPC, CPA Sales models
* Love sports, especially high school and college sports
* Watch a lot of SportsCenter
* 2+ years of online sales experience including at least 1 as a Rep selling to major agencies and brands.
* Experience or knowledge of social media, online video, and ad networks
* Relationships with top marketing decision markers at traditional media companies and agencies
* Represent the companies you have worked for with pride and passion
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
* Generate revenue through prospecting and cold calling potential clients; identify business needs and develop ad sales solutions
* Generate advertising revenue through new account acquisition
* Maintain and up sell existing accounts
* Demonstrated experience prospecting and growing client requests for proposals (RFP)
* Analyze client data, ROI, media buying cycles, marketing philosophy, target demographics
* Educate clients on product and marketing strategies to improve Web presence
* Ensure new programs, products and updates are successfully launched
* Consistently meet or exceed aggressive sales goals and objectives
We offer a 35% commission and stock option grant package, along with an opportunity to work from home on your own time while building the next great sports media company in America—yoursports.com. Our average package price is $8,000.
Selling begins right away!
Candidates please include your cover letter and attach your resume below.