Job title: Advertising Executive
Reports to: Editor in Chief
Number of hours: Full-time, 40 hours a week
Pay rate: Negotiable. Competitive commission structure and base pay. Health benefits.
Description: The Advertising Executive is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing the advertising and circulation operations for the International Examiner, the only non-profit Asian American newspaper in the country. This position involves sales to new advertisers, maintaining contracts, and overseeing the distribution of the newspaper.
Major Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement strategies for soliciting new advertisers and retaining current advertisers
- Sales calls, contacts and follow-ups with potential advertisers
- Service and negotiate existing advertising accounts
- Establish and maintain database of potential and current advertisers
- Design and/or oversee design of ads in time for production deadlines
- Establish and maintain good relationship with advertisers, and maintain business-to-business relationships
- Distribute paper and oversee distribution of Examiner publications
- Other advertising/circulation/project responsibilities as needed by board and editor
Skills required:
- Sales background preferred
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Able to coordinate and organize details
- Able to meet deadlines
- Able to use Mac computers and MS Word/Excel
Other Expectations:
- Strive for and meet target revenue goals
- Keep log of calls to and contacts of new/current advertisers
- Track contracts accurately; renew as needed
- Ensure that all ads are in before Friday of publication date
- Copyedit ads and classifieds
