Promotions Account Executive

Req #20086 Monday, December 13, 2021 Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a subscription-led and digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to empowering communities to thrive. With an unmatched reach at the national and local level, Gannett touches the lives of millions with our Pulitzer-Prize winning content, consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services. Our current portfolio of media assets includes USA TODAY, local media organizations in 46 states in the U.S., and Newsquest, a wholly owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom with more than 120 local news media brands. Gannett also owns the digital marketing services companies ReachLocal, Inc., UpCurve, Inc., and WordStream, Inc., which are marketed under the LOCALiQ brand, and runs the largest media-owned events business in the U.S., USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures. To connect with us, visit www.gannett.com . Inside Sales Promotions and Sweepstakes A truly unique opportunity awaits for our Promotions and SweepstakesAccount Executives. Our Account Executive works with local business prospectsto sell local Promotions and Sweepstakes packages that drive engagement forbusinesses in the local community. As the Promotions and Sweepstakes AccountExecutive you will own the entire life cycle of the sales process fromreceiving prospects, to creating and maintaining opportunities, to closing thesale. This role requires a trueSales Professional who seeks the excitement of Making The Sale. Once youachieve the close, the business will move to another team to make sure thatthey are serviced and that other nonevent opportunities are discussed. Ifyoure highly entrepreneurial, confident, and passionate, with a proven trackrecord of sales achievement and a burning desire for the close, we want to talkto you! Responsibilities: Meet monthly sales goals Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing deals Partner with other teams to identify current customers to sellproducts to. Make daily calls to Smallto Medium sized businesses (SMB) Report back