Sales Executive
Sales Executive
Triangle Media Partners inspires people to live their best lives by connecting and informing lifestyle decisions through the largest curated audience in the Triangle. We are an independently owned print, digital, custom publishing and event company. Triangle Digital Partners is our agency that provides digital marketing services. We publish Durham Magazine, Chapel Hill Magazine, Chatham Magazine, The Triangle Weekender, Heart of NC Weddings, Annual Relocation Guides and numerous custom publishing titles including the DPAC Broadway Series Program. Additionally, we stage our annual “Best of” events in three counties and Women of Achievement events, as well as wine and food events.
We are looking for a sales professional who wants to grow with us through creative selling of our high-quality magazine and digital products, as well as, building relationships with our valued customers. Both Heart of NC Weddings and The Triangle Weekender are multi-media marketing programs that cover the entire Triangle Region and include guaranteed content for advertisers. This role will gradually expand to enable the representative to strategize and sell across our entire portfolio of services.
This position includes:
- Establish relationships to sell advertising and marketing services
- Support the social messaging by snapping video and photo content at events and at customer locations for @thetriangleweekender and @heartofncweddings
- Engage in networking opportunities in primarily the Wake County market and the rest of the Triangle in wedding-specific events and The Triangle
- Weekender events to represent our brands
- Discover revenue streams by prospecting, cold calls and by being active in both corporate and event communities
- Service and renew current active customers
- Collaborate with sales team, manager and publishers to increase revenue ideas to meet goals
- Work closely with creative and marketing team to ensure client's marketing plan is successful
- Engage in digital training with Triangle Digital Partners to sell digital services to your clients
- Deliver monthly or quarterly reporting for digital clients
- Actively use CRM system to manage customer communication, contracts and proposals
- Capture and post social media content from important events or from your clients
- Select and communicate with client-vendors for styled shoots (Heart of NC Weddings hires a stylist for the shoot, but you must select vendors, provide initial communication and be onsite)
- Additional duties as needed
Requirements:
- A minimum or 2 years in advertising sales or related experience, preferably media print or digital marketing sales
- Social media marketing experience is preferred
- Proven track record of meeting and exceeding advertising sales goals
- Must have strong aptitude for working with computers, social media platforms and people
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Prized characteristics:
Self-starter, energetic, competent, professional, money-motivated, team player, networker, relationship-driven, fast learner, agile
Please send resumes to Rory.Gillis@triangledigitalpartners.com.