Traverse City-Cadillac,MI
Heritage Broadcasting
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About the role:
At Heritage Broadcasting Company of Michigan you will find a thriving, robust and exciting company with a world class facility and location in beautiful Northern Michigan. We offer competitive pay, first class benefits and opportunities to learn and grow alongside accomplished leaders in the industry.
The Company: Heritage Broadcasting’s roots began on air in 1954 and we have been growing and evolving ever since! We are proud to be the News Leader in Northern Michigan and a leading media organization in the area! Today, we are home to news, weather, and entertainment content through broadcast, print and digital platforms.
The Division: MyNorth Media division is GROWING! Grow with us and represent our 40+year-old, multi-award winning Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine. Digital is growing here too and MyNorth.com is one of Michigan's most successful websites!
The Position: Located in Traverse City, Michigan, we are seeking a motivated sales professional with proven experience working with local businesses to help them achieve their marketing goals. We want you on our team as a Sales Account Executive. Benefits include an excellent base salary plus unlimited commission, bonus plan, paid time off, and outstanding health benefits.
Our culture is teamwork and collaboration for successful delivery. We are looking for individuals who embody this and naturally promote that mindset.
You’re good at:
- Understanding MyNorth Media and Heritage Broadcasting advertising opportunities and tools to help build relevant advertising solutions for our advertisers and deliver the highest level of sales and customer service to them.
- Initiating sales process by scheduling appointments; making initial presentation; understanding account requirements.
- Closing sales by building rapport with potential account; explaining product and service capabilities; overcoming objections; preparing contracts.
- Expanding sales in existing accounts by introducing new products and services.
- Utilizing Sales CRM tools to track all pertinent account information and sales progress as well as forecast and prioritize to achieve quarterly quota goals.
- Driving deals to closure in a new business environment and retain and grow revenue from existing advertisers.
- Providing world-class customer service.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Independent, organized, and ambitious person who builds relationships, accounts and who believes in consultative selling as well as commitment to the company's vision.
- Strong data entry skills and an excellent attention to details is required.
- Ability to develop positive working relationships with Sales team members and other support functions is critical.
- Adapt to change quickly as well as be able to prioritize and handle multiple tasks with competing deadlines.
- Collaborative mindset, ready to work with multiple departments
- Proficient in MS Office, PowerPoint and Excel is required; any experience in CRM, or data entry software is preferred.
In addition, we hope you’ll appreciate:
- Great and inspiring company culture. Entrepreneurship mentality.
- Rest and relaxation. 3 weeks + paid time off. 9 paid holidays
- Comprehensive benefits.
- Prepare for the future. 401(k) with a company match to provide a better future in your retirement years.
- Development opportunities. We are growing which in turn provides opportunities to grow both personally and professionally.
The Location: Based in beautiful Northern Michigan. This position will be based out of our Traverse City office. This is a great place to live, work and play! With rich forests, trails for miles, sand dunes, and an abundance of shoreline, it’s easy to see why we love it so much! Northern Michigan truly offers something for everyone with our beautiful four seasons and opportunity for year round outdoor adventures!
Are you ready? Are you excited? Let's talk!
Heritage Broadcasting is an EEO Employer.
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