What We Need:We’re seeking a skilled Sales Assistant to act as an extension of our sales team
What You’ll Do:
- Responsible for understanding and supporting the sales process/procedures used by Katz Media Sales teams
- Work closely with AE’s and other coordinators
- Enter, revise, link and confirm orders
- Process contract volume with attention to speed and accuracy
- Solution focused – problem solving
- Bring value to the customer and client experience
- Work with Account Executives to generate proposals, learn and pull research
- Respond to requests regarding spot (log) times
- Primarily phone and email communication
- Assist the sales team with sales material creation & recaps
What You’ll Need:
- Previous experience in a sales support or operational support role
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and multi task in a fast paced environment
- Process volume with accuracy under the pressure of deadlines
- Fluent with typing, data entry, WORD and PowerPoint
- Thrive in a team environment with shared responsibilities
- Create customer value
- A great attitude, flexibility and creativity!
- An understanding of media sales or strong desire to learn about media sales
- Bi-lingual is a plus
What You’ll Bring:
- Respect for others and a strong belief that others should do this in return
- Ability to work within prescribed guidelines without needing close supervision
- Problem solving skills within established procedures
- Understanding of when to seek guidance for unforeseen problems
- Close attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to act in a professional manner and collaborate with colleagues of different levels
The ideal candidate:
- Is an expert in the beauty and grooming space, with 5+ years of experience writing and editing beauty content for a commerce or editorial organization (required)
- Has impeccable writing, editing and reporting skills as well as a network of skilled writers and PR contacts (required)
- Has a strong understanding of SEO best practices, plus prior experience with commerce writing and affiliate strategy (required)
- Has experience with hands-on product testing in the beauty & grooming space
- Is user-focused and understands editorial independence, but can deftly balance this with the needs of the business
- Is a team player who can multitask and work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders
- Is eager to innovate and experiment editorially to help grow the Forbes Vetted audience
