Senior Account Director

Job Description:
POSITION OVERVIEW – Senior Account Director
Mission Advertising Group (MAG) is looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable sales person with the confidence, passion and hunger necessary to help us build a leading online advertising sales team in the Christian marketplace. The successful candidate will be able to not only increase advertising sales for our publishing partners, but also help develop the company’s position as the category leader delivering display and email advertising solutions for online publishers. The position is one in which web technology meets both image and performance advertising. This role calls for a skill set that goes beyond the traditional sales profile to create excitement across our Publisher base as well as with potential advertisers and Ad agencies.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Support all aspects of the sales process by providing the marketing strategy expertise, online marketing knowledge, and detailed understanding necessary to support the prospective clients' understanding of MAG’s unique value. Activities include building and sustaining relationships, leading client presentations, assisting in negotiating deal terms and pricing, resolving concerns, closing the deal, and ensuring client satisfaction.

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE
• 3-5 years of web-marketing experience, ideally within an Ad agency or consulting environment, managing account strategy and developing advertising solutions to client specific needs.
• An understanding of and enthusiasm for online brand and direct-response marketing and the power it has to change the way business is done.
• A proven ability to effectively generate and describe creative marketing concepts to a client base within the Christian marketplace.
• Experience in effectively managing multiple accounts that vary in size and potential.
• Minimum undergraduate degree or significant sales leadership, Advertising, Marketing or related field experience.
• Excellent communication, questioning, listening and presentation skills.
• Ability to process information and incorporate feedback into an interactive business conversation.
• Disciplined work style.
• An individual of high integrity, energy and enthusiasm; self-directed and motivated.
• An individual who is both creative and practical; one who consistently delivers superior results.
• An initiator in both independent thinking and establishing relationships.
• A consummate team player that desires to meet both individual and organizational goals.