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O’Rourke Media Group is recruiting for an Account Executive to sell advertising and marketing solutions to local businesses in Chittenden County. This is a remote position but the person we hire must be local and able to engage with local businesses in person everyday, and or, as needed.

Our Vermont business comprises the St Albans Messenger, a paid twice weekly print publication, and a vibrant, growing website; the Essex Reporter, a free monthly print newspaper distributed to 100% of households in Essex; and the Milton Independent and Colchester Sun, which are local news websites. We’re in the process of launching additional monthly print publications and local new websites to expand our reach and penetration in Chittenden County.

We provide an excellent support and service infrastructure, including a full service, internal digital agency, a winning, positive company culture, no weekend work hours, plenty of time off (PTO and paid holidays), casual dress code and career growth opportunities for those that deliver results.

During the interview process, you’ll meet our management team and have a chance to check things out in person for a few hours or up to a half day. Transparency is very important to us as we are searching for people that want to help build the company long-term.

If you excel at building relationships, and if you are results-driven, competitive and money motivated, this could be a great opportunity.

Job Expectations:

• Develop leads and prospect for potential advertisers by leveraging all touchpoints-email, phone, Google Meet, social media, and in-person
• Present and sell core market advertising solutions to new and existing advertisers
• Clearly communicate payment terms upfront when closing sales
• Work closely with the fulfillment team to maximize advertising campaign results
• Provide great service to retain advertisers
• Secure appointments to help develop digital agency sales
• Network and engage with chambers, rotary clubs, social media groups and events in the market to build relationships and support the business community
• Consistently achieve your goals and grow your book of business

Qualifications

• Previous experience in customer service, sales, or other related fields
• Above average technical skills
• Strong time management skills, organized, deadline and detail-oriented

Compensation/Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation plan, medical (no deductibles), dental, vision and life insurance benefits, a 401 (k) plan with company match, car allowance and laptop. Interested candidates should forward their resume or linked in profile details to CEO-Owner Jim O’Rourke.

About the Company

O’Rourke Media Group is a fast-growing company that owns and operates hyper-local, community newspapers, websites, niche publications and a full-service digital agency. Wisconsin Media Group is an affiliate company of OMG. We are family-owned and mission-driven to save newspapers and local media companies by investing in the people, resources and technology needed to thrive for many years to come. We believe that every community can benefit from a well-run, properly resourced, local newspaper and website. Our News teams produce hyper-local, high interest local news and accurate and trustworthy reporting. Our Sales and Digital Fulfillment teams bring omnichannel advertising solutions to local businesses in the communities we serve.

O’Rourke Media Group now operates in eight states and 28 markets with 41 publications and hyper-local websites. We started from ground zero in December 2018, totally bootstrapped, confident and with an entrepreneurial mindset.