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Associate Client Partner

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In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
70K-90K Annually
Mid level
In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
70K-90K Annually
Mid level
Develops new advertising business within the Enterprise category by researching prospects, reactivating lapsed accounts, conducting outreach, building agency and advertiser relationships, managing sales pipelines, preparing media pitches, forecasting revenue, and achieving territory sales targets. The role grows transactional accounts into larger strategic partnerships while providing industry and competitive insights to the media sales team.
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Job Description :


The Media Sales team at Dow Jones is responsible for driving advertising revenue and building strategic partnerships across our world-class portfolio of brands, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, and more. Our team works closely with agencies and clients to develop innovative, data-driven advertising solutions that help brands connect with influential and highly engaged audiences.


The Associate Client Partner is a developmental level sales position focused on the Enterprise category that will focus on the prospecting of new and lapsed clients. Through industry and sector research, this role will work to create sales pitches for potential new advertising partners to grow accounts. The Associate Client Partner will help grow these new accounts into larger, more frequent advertisers. Once developed into larger, more strategic accounts to be managed by Client Partners.

 

You Will:

  • Compile research on new business opportunities including lapsed accounts and inbound business 
  • Identify and develop new advertisers
  • Build relationships and develop a significant account list of advertisers and agencies through cold calls, trade networking events, and leads generated by associates, trade marketing and the media kit  
  • Develop and manage sales pipeline
  • Maintain an active schedule of face-to-face appointments and prospecting calls
  • Maintain a spreadsheet of active accounts and revenue forecasts
  • Develop industry expertise and provide the larger team with updates on current trends, news, competitive analysis and advertising opportunities
  • Achieve revenue targets for your territory

 

You Have:

  • 3+ years of experience in a media or sales role
  • Enterprise experience preferred
  • Strong prospecting, presentation, and selling skills
  • A consultative approach and the ability to comfortably liaise both internally and externally
  • Previous experience supporting sales representatives with a large book of business or personally maintaining accounts
  • A demonstrated ability to grow new and more transactional accounts
  • Proven ability to assist in the development of complex print and digital campaigns
  • Demonstrated success exceeding sales quotas and goals
  • Prior Media Sales experience
  • Superior verbal and written communication skills are essential
  • Knowledge of Google Suite products
  • A demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective business relationships is essential 

Our Benefits

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plans
  • Comprehensive Insurance Plans
  • Lifestyle Programs & Wellness Resources
  • Education Benefits
  • Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
  • Commuter Transit Program
  • Subscription Discounts
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Financial Health Programs
  • Cybersecurity Protection

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. EEO/Disabled/Vets

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Business Area:

Dow Jones - Media Sales

Job Category:

Sales

Union Status:

Union role

Base Pay Range: 70,000 - 90,000

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

Dow Jones Chicago, Illinois, USA Office

Chicago, United States

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