House Classified is hiring: MULTIMEDIA SALES REP in Santa Fe

The Santa Fe New Mexican, the daily newspaper and resource for Santa Fe and northern New Mexico, is seeking a Multimedia Sales Rep to join our Classified Advertising Team! Our workplace is fast-paced, deadline oriented, supportive, and friendly. Shift is 8a.m. to 5p.m., Monday through Friday, working from the office and makingl outside sales calls.

Summary of job: Sell and service print classified ads, legal notices, directory listings, recruitment, and online ad products, special projects pages, and obituaries. Prospect for leads. Suggest ad copy and placement ideas. Proofread for accuracy and schedule ads using our software systems. Excellent customer service is a priority.

Required Education/Experience: Minimum high school diploma, or equivalent. Media sales and or print sales with proven record of closing sales. Minimum one years sales experience, administrative experience and customer service experience.

Necessary Skills: Excellent communication skills are required, both written and oral. Excellent grammar, spelling, proofreading and keyboarding skills. Requires excellent customer service skills, computer literacy, and basic math skills. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-tasking required, to meet multiple daily deadlines.

Essential functions:
1. Generating sales for Print and Online classified sales, and special sections are appropriate to reach department objectives.
2. Engage in sales discussions with potential clients; conduct recruitment and other product presentations and demonstrations.
3. Answer inquiries relatied to print and online classified advertising products.
4. Prospect and solicit to current customers and potential customers from competing products.
5. Process all advertisements, cancellations and corrections. Prepare layouts, proof ads, make recommendations on wording and layouts.
Check ad proofs and make corrections.
6. Perform callbacks on ad expiration dates and solicit repeat business.
7. Process legal notices, affidavits of publication, and obituary notices as needed.
8. Perform administrative, receptionist, and cashier duties as assigned by Classified Manager.
9. Solicit advertising for special products and promotions as assigned.
10. Return voicemail and email messages on the same day we receive them.
11. Work cooperatively as a team and maintain effective relationships with supervisors and co-workers.
12. Ability to function effectively in a fast pace/high stress environment working with customers, deadlines, noisy conditions while
processing a large volume of work giving full attention to accuracy and detail.
13. Remain knowledgeable and up-to-date on changes and developments in print and e-commerce industries.
14. Keep management informed of all sales activity, including timely preparation of reports.
15. Other duties as assigned by Classified Manager or other management.

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