Digital Sales Account Executive

Wenner Media, publisher of Rolling Stone, Us Weekly, and Men’s Journal brands, invites you to explore career opportunities with our company.

Entertainment and celebrity news is one of the fastest growing categories of content online. Wenner Media (Us Weekly, Rolling Stone, Men’s Journal) has been a leader in this space for 40+ years and is currently looking for a Digital Sales Executive to work out of the Chicago office and manage digital business in the immediate Chicago territory. The ideal candidate will drive online sales for Us Weekly magazine’s website, UsMagazine.com, a leader in the Entertainment category with over 20.6 Million unique users a month per November 2015 ComScore.

* Lead in response to digital RFP’s including the preparation of Power Point presentations and Excel media plans * Selling direct and programmatic (PMP) deals with the trading desks and digital planning teams * 10-12 outbound Sales calls a week in the Chicago territory building relationships and creating awareness * Engaged in all stages of the sales cycle, from prospecting to developing customer rapport, onto closing business and servicing accounts * Developing, maintaining, and strengthening relationships with key online advertising and media buying agencies

* 3+ years of experience selling online advertising and integrated programs; recent online sales experience required * Strong knowledge of regional market and its potential; current agency and programmatic relationships a must * Historic experience selling programmatic private marketplace deals to ATD's and DSP's * Comfortable with selling promotions and integrated partnership programs beyond banner advertisements (past online agency media planning/buying experience preferred but not required) * Candidate must be detail oriented, both written and verbally articulate * A self-starter who possess high energy and solid presentation, creative and analytical skills * A positive team presence and team collaborator * A “get it done” mentality with the ability to multi task * Proficient at Power Point, Excel, and Photoshop (preferred but not required) * Clear communication skills internally as well as externally