Director, Sales

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Clear Channel Outdoor

Job Summary:

The Director, Sales will be an expert in selling traditional media and integrated sponsorships directly to advertising agencies as well direct new or existing clients. Your work will encompass selling the Clear Channel Airports and Outdoor industry-leading portfolio of assets and capabilities. You will have the unique position of representing the largest suite of Airport assets in North America, including NY, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Seattle amongst many others. This is a rare opportunity to join our National Sales team as a marketer of not only short term campaigns, but also exclusive, multi-year partnerships in top B2B and B2C categories.

Job Responsibilities:

• Exceed revenue goals, on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis
• Makes cold calls and connects with “C” Level clients through phone, email and networking strategies.
• Generate sufficient outreach to obtain meetings with existing and new clients every week
• Conduct Customer Needs Assessments (CNAs) resulting in insights and opportunities that lead to proposal submission
• Prepares compelling and competitive proposals and presentations.
• Presents ideas and advertising solutions that meet client needs.
• Determines project pricing based on established guidelines.
• Establishes, maintains and grows relationships with existing and new clients and their agencies.
• Ensure customer satisfaction by facilitating all aspects of the customer's account in cooperation with Creative, Operations, Marketing and Finance staff
• Manage a pipeline in order to understand business in a data-driven way and effectively self-manage.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required

Job Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, experience, or military experience required.

Work Experience

• Minimum two (2) years of sales experience or other relevant work experience required.
• Demonstrated track record of business-to-business and progressive sales experience strongly preferred.
• Media sales experience preferred.

Skills

• Strong organizational / time management skills and be detailed oriented.
• Skilled in working closely with customers to develop and cultivate client relationships in order to grow accounts.
• Sales achievement with experience in consultative or “needs” based selling techniques.
• Have a collaborative and professional style with the objective of building strong relationships with diverse customer groups and vendors.
• Be a self-starter with a diligent work ethic and demonstrated flexibility.
• Able to multi-task and stay calm under pressure.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills including delivering effective presentations.
• Able to complete required math calculations (e.g., multiply, divide, rate, ratio, percent, produce / interpret bar graphs).
• Proficient in Microsoft software applications (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) and social media platforms.

Competencies

• Account Management: Building long-term, value-based relationships with accounts, developing business and maximizing the revenue they generate while reducing the time and costs in managing them.
• Fostering Communication: Listening and communicating openly, honestly, and respectfully with different audiences, promoting dialogue and effectively gets message across.
• Initiative: Dealing with situations and issues proactively and persistently, seizing opportunities that arise.
• Managing the Sales Process: Following the organization’s sales methodology in applying skills and resources to achieve sales targets.
• Negotiating: Seeking to resolve different perspectives or matters of dispute by discovering shared interests and finding mutually acceptable solutions.
• Networking: Establishing, sustaining, and fostering professional contacts to build, enhance, and connect networks for work purposes.
• Presentation: Preparing and delivering presentations in a variety of formal and informal settings, engaging the audience and managing the logistical components of the presentation such as the location and technology.

Physical Demands

The demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Attendance is an essential function of the job. Attendance in weekly/monthly meetings is required.

• This position primarily involves working both in an office environment and in the field, making sales calls, and servicing existing accounts.
• Employee must have the ability to lift and move items up to 15 pounds. 
• Employee must have the ability to see written documents and computer screens, and to adjust focus.

Other Requirements

• Able to travel outside of the office at least 50% of the time for meetings and industry events.
• Has a valid driver’s license.
• Access to a reliable vehicle.

The Targeted Salary Range for this Illinois position is $40,000 - $50,000 + Commission.  
Hourly roles are overtime eligible; Operations roles are Productivity Pay eligible.
Bonus Eligible

Comprehensive Benefits package offerings, which includes:

• Multiple Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans to choose from
• Health Care Spending Accounts (HSA and FSA Options)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Optional Short Term and Long Term Disability Plans
• Company Paid Employee Life and AD&D Insurance
• Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Voluntary Benefits: Critical Illness, Accident, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Assistance, and Pet Insurance
• Pre-Tax Commuter Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) Savings Plan with company match
• Paid Time Off (Accrued Vacation and Sick Plans)
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Employee Resource Groups

Ultimate compensation will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, skills, scope and responsibility of the position, as well as pursuant to salary market benchmarks. This salary range is a good-faith estimate of the salary for this position. 

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Location

Chicago, IL: 200 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1305, 60604

Position Type                                                                                             

Regular

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