Executive Director – Sales

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October 9

🗽 New York – Remote

Although this job is listed in New York, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $8k - $12k / month

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🔴 Lead

🤑 Sales

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AFAR

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Media • Travel

AFAR is a comprehensive travel media company that inspires, empowers, and enriches travelers who care about meaningful travel experiences. It offers a range of travel guides, trip ideas, and tips for various global destinations, spanning continents such as Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Through its print magazine, podcasts, newsletters, and online articles, AFAR covers diverse travel topics including cultures, cuisine, health and wellness, outdoor adventures, and sustainable travel. The company also collaborates with partners to showcase exclusive travel experiences and destinations, making it a valuable resource for discerning travelers looking to explore the world deeply and responsibly.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2009

📱 Media

📋 Description

• Drive toward and beyond revenue goal across Afar platforms within assigned territory, agencies and/or categories • Identify sales prospects and work on prospect strategy. • Learn and communicate clients’ key KPIs and share account insights to the marketing team for optimal proposal development • Collaborate with marketing, corporate, production, finance and other teams within the brand unit to produce top of the line advertising solutions and revenue opportunities for book of business. • Present Afar brand and tailored opportunities to various clients, stakeholders, agency partners • Develops and manages ongoing relationships with clients and agency relationships. • Responsible for overall account health, retention, growth and optimization across platforms and product lines. • Reports business performance, status and trends to assigned accounts. • Makes independent tactical decisions in alignment with company values, goals, policies & procedures

🎯 Requirements

• 2-3 years experience of integrated media sales • Must be highly motivated and passionate • Excellent presentation, time management and organizational skills • Superior interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal • Fluency in the latest technologies (digital, social and mobile) • Self-starter able to solve problems, identify issues and develop solutions • Strong prospecting, negotiation and closing skills • Proven sales and closing success with ability to navigate multiple stakeholders and high-level conservations • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, remote, start-up environment with grace under pressure • A love of travel