Responsibilities include meeting with clients and responding to all advertising customers in a
professional, courteous manner. Work with customers to achieve desired
results through proper ad placement, ad design, and upsell techniques.
Essential to the position: respond to customer inquiries, solicitation of new business.
Requirements:
Applicants must have excellent phone skills, superior
customer service and problem solving techniques. Candidate is expected to be
detail-oriented, with strong attention to accuracy a must. Must have
excellent communication, leadership and interpersonal skills.
Qualified candidate must possess friendly, business-like traits, with the
ability to take a sensitive, yet firm and courteous, professional approach
with customers via phone and in person. Will be expected to maintain a broad
working knowledge of advertising products. Accurate, proficient keyboarding
skills are absolutely essential. Must enjoy working in a fast-paced,
deadline-oriented atmosphere. Will be expected to be a self-starter with a
great attitude who has the ability to be flexible, performing the job alone
as well as in a team environment. Background check and valid driver's license required.
Desired Experience:
Proven previous experience working in a sales environment.
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Salary: Commensurate with experience. Commission plan included.
Capital Region Weekly newspapers offers a full package of benefits including
paid vacations and sick time, health insurance with vision and dental, 401K,
life insurance, and free parking. |