Advertising Account Executive (Contract Sales Position)

LINK Media is looking for a dynamic and driven Advertising Account Executive to join our team on a contract basis. This position focuses on selling advertising and sponsorships across print, digital, social media, and events. You’ll be at the forefront of our efforts to grow revenue and support the impactful work we do in the community.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, startup environment, embraces flexibility, and is passionate about creating something bigger than themselves.

Compensation:

• Commission Rate: 35% commission on all closed sales

• Payment Structure: Paid bi-weekly via direct deposit, based on customer invoice payments

What We Expect from You:

• Sales. You will be making sales calls and holding sales meetings.
• Networking in the community to meet new prospects and promote LINK nky
• Clear communication with our production and accounting staff to execute on sales closed
• Excellent, consultative customer service to keep our advertisers and sponsors happy
• Creative ideas for sponsorships and advertisers for our different content areas
• Don't be a jerk. We expect ethical and honest treatment of your team and our advertisers and sponsors.

Skills We Need You to Have:

• B2B sales experience or training
• Proposal creation experience
• Creativity
• Strong communication – written and oral – abilities
• No degree needed, but one in business or marketing wouldn't hurt
• Did we mention you shouldn't be a jerk?

What You Can Expect from Us:

• Sales Training: Comprehensive training to set you up for success.

• Marketing Support: Access to marketing materials and tools like a CRM to help you excel.

• Ramp-Up Support: Guidance on reaching sales targets in the first 90 days:

  • Month 1: $5,000 in closed sales (focus on onboarding, relationship-building, and smaller deals).

  • Month 2: $7,500 in closed sales (expanding your pipeline and landing larger deals).

  • Month 3: $10,000 in closed sales (achieving consistent production).

• If these targets are met or exceeded, there is potential to transition into a full-time role with additional benefits and compensation. We’ll evaluate production and performance after 90 days to make decisions about the role’s future.

You'll Need to Share Our Mission and Uphold Our Guiding Principles

Mission: LINK Media advances Northern Kentucky in the region, the commonwealth and the nation by providing transformative coverage of the news of the day with focus on the deeper issues that matter most to our community. 

Guiding Principles:

We are:

Solutions-Focused: We don’t just report the news of the day. We dig deeper, informing our audience about how our community might solve its biggest issues. 

Unapologetic NKY Fans: We believe in this community—in what it is today, and what it has the potential to become. We want to see this community advance, and we understand the part that we play in that advancement. 

Inclusive: We explore the issues that affect all of Northern Kentucky, and give a voice to the diverse corners of our community, whether that diversity is economic, political, geographic or otherwise. 

Good Stewards: It is our responsibility to make good use of our resources and to maintain a sustainable business model, so that we may serve the community long into the future.

Independent: We do not make endorsements, or publish our own opinions, about the issues that are facing Northern Kentucky. In addition to our reporting, outside opinions from multiple viewpoints will be sought, and clearly marked as such, in order to provide the robust debate that our community needs to make critical decisions about our collective future.