Sales Assistant

Job Description

The Sales Assistant is an entry level role that assists the sales team with sales coordination duties and performs the administrative tasks of the Travel, Tech, Outdoor & Finance Pod sales process, for specific accounts across all 25+ brands within the Hearst portfolio. It is a role that can be grown and developed to the person's individual abilities and goals. This position reports into the Category Lead and is responsible for supporting the sales team across print, digital and social and requires self-motivation and extreme attention to detail.

Resonsibilities:

What you'll do
• Respond to clients relating to in-bound advertising requests
• Act as liaison between Hearst clients and sales team
• Accurately complete advertising RFP's both print and digital
• Handle mass email blasts, editorial credits, comp set reporting and other client's requests
• Work with the Business Managers to process insertion orders and help maintain other critical paperwork as needed
• Prepare competitive share of market reports & analysis. Aid in client prospecting, share in the responsibility of monitoring trade media for important client information and industry developments
• Manage Sales expenses bi-weekly, arrange travel as needed
• Utilize platforms like Salesforce, MediaRadar, DOMO
• Maintain accurate and organized records of all sales activities
• Stay organized!

Qualifications:

Who you are: Qualifications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Extremely detail oriented and proactive
• Strong customer service skills
• Interest within the media or advertising industry
• Must be personable, organized, resourceful, detail-oriented, and able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in salesforce or other CRM management tool
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite experience (especially Excel, PowerPoint)
• Proficiency with Google Suite
• Min 1 year of experience, with interest in media/advertising
• Contextual learner
• Positive mindset!

The base salary for this role is $50,000 annually. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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