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Greatist - Sales Director

Why This Job Rocks

Greatist, the leading millennial wellness destination, is seeking a full-time Sales Director in New York. This individual will be primarily responsible for generating revenue and building profitability. This role provides an ideal opportunity for someone who is knowledgeable and passionate about vitality and wellness content and lifestyle. This individual will have a proven track record of success in digital advertising, ideally having worked at a leading web/publishing company and called upon top tier advertising clientele. Candidate needs to have a robust network of contacts at top-tier advertising agencies and direct clients that are relevant to Greatist and can be accessed and leveraged in an expedited fashion. Previous work experience and contacts relevant to the wellness and/or millennial marketing category is of benefit. Greatist is a young and fast-paced start up; a person who is creative, entrepreneurial, independent, industrious, solution focused, and likes to have fun and work hard will thrive and experience a life-changing career opportunity.

What You'll Be Charged With

  • Serving as a brand ambassador amongst the advertising and media buying community; actively building brand awareness and revenue amongst the NYC, tri-state and Eastern Region with agency and brand decision makers
  • Motivated to produce a significant volume of outbound client activity i.e. phone-calls, client meetings, travel and entertainment as needed.
  • Achieve dedicated revenue goals that need to be met over specified periods of time.
  • Experience in creating partnership recommendations that are creative, cutting edge and valuable to today’s marketers i.e. native, social, mobile, and video (display is not a priority).
  • Ability to manage a dedicated and growing list of clients, categories, and territories.
  • Maintain accurate reporting and forecasting via CRM tools.
  • Assume ownership and collaborate, externally and internally, for all your accounts pre- sales and post-sales working closely with Greatist's internal departments i.e. editorial, marketing, technology, etc. account management.
  • Ability to multi-task and take on many assignments. Being part of an emerging start up requires candidate excels in taking on various sales and macro company responsibilities.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5+ years experience in successful digital sales role(s).
  • Robust database of relationships that can be leveraged immediately.
  • Ability to sell an emerging premium brand, requiring a consultative sales approach.
  • A proven leader and a self-starter, as well as team oriented.
  • Strong work ethic with a relentless desire to succeed 
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and via writing.
  • Highly organized and focused multi-tasker with strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to be strategic while also being tactical.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and deadline oriented environment.
  • Possesses a ‘healthy attitude’: high energy, positive, enthusiastic, and solution driven 

Experience and aptitude with programs such as: Powerpoint/Keynote, Excel, Photoshop, CRM tools (i.e. Salesforce) Productivity tools (Asana, Slack), and Media Planning tools (DFP, etc...), Competitive insights tools (Media Radar, Moat, etc).

Life at Greatist

Greatist is a startup on a mission to change the way people think about health and wellness. Launched in 2011, it's the fastest-growing brand appealing to millennial audiences. Engaging with 10 million unique visitors every month, Greatist is working with prestigious brand partners such as KIND Snacks, FitBit and more. We won the People's Voice Webby Award for the best Lifestyle site on the Internet in 2014 and in 2015! And we were named one of The 15 Best Startups to Work For in America!

For more on our world-class benefits, check out our careers page.


  • City: New York
  • Job posted on: April 19, 2016
  • Posting expires on: May 19, 2016
  • Respond to: stephanie@greatist.com
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