Sales Account Executive

Job Title: Sales Account Executive
Career Level: Experienced (Non manager)
Compensation: Salary with Commission
Travel: Minimal Travel required

 

About CollegeWeekLive:
 Produced by PlatformQ, LLC, a Needham based digital media company that is the leading producer of virtual events – bringing attendees, thought leaders, and product and service providers together in a revolutionary interactive environment.


CollegeWeekLive is revolutionizing college admissions, bringing together high school students, parents, guidance counselors, admissions experts and colleges –transcending the traditional barriers of time, cost and distance.  The program has quickly grown to become a leading college admissions related resource, featuring hundreds of colleges and tens of thousands of students from around the world.  CollegeWeekLive has been featured in USA Today, New York Times, ABC World News Tonight with Charles Gibson, Fox, CBS, NewsWeek, BusinessWeek, International Herald Tribune and a host of local and regional media outlets.

 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related
    field acceptable
  • A minimum of 3-5 years experience in business, sales
    or marketing
  • Knowledge of colleges and universities and the admissions process a plus
  • Strong written and verbal skills, along with strong relationship building a must
  • Experience with Salesforce or other CRM database application strongly preferred
  • Ability to manage pipeline and forecasting sales

 

Job Responsibilities

  • Reports to the Vice President, CollegeWeekLive
  • Responsible for meeting monthly revenue goals through generating new business through research and cold calling into colleges and universities in an assigned territory as well as retaining existing business and upgrading memberships.
  • Provide detailed webinar presentations and trainings to clients.
  • Identify business opportunities, develop leads and meet with decision makers to obtain customer commitment and facilitate delivery of sponsorship value.
  • Consistently meet or exceed sales goals -- a result of focused sales efforts, a strong understanding of PlatformQ's products and business model, and a larger awareness of the overall trends in the offline and online advertising environment as well as college admissions and enrollment marketing.
  • Think creatively and implement unique solutions for clients’ recruitment objectives.
  • Coordinate all sponsors/clients marketing activities within the PlatformQ environment with the assistance of production and client services.
  • Actively work in a close team environment with other Account Executives, while also keeping close relationships with Marketing, production and operations teams within the company.
  • Coordinate with marketing regarding client feedback, case studies and press releases.

 

For consideration, please forward your resume via email to jobs@platformq.com with Job ID "Sales Account Executive" in the subject.