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Digital Strategist
Gannett
Evansville, IN, United States
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USA TODAY NETWORK is one of the top 20 digital companies in the country, sharing the list with Google, Facebook, and Amazon. And we have over 100 million unique visitors a month, which is more than Buzzfeed, Yahoo News, and Huffington Post. Because our team consists of over 110 local properties with USA TODAY at the helm, you’ll have the luxury of living in a community you love while making a national impact.
Job Title: Digital Strategist - Evansville
Courier Press, a Gannett company, has an immediate opportunity for a Digital Strategist. This position will collaborate with our local sales and marketing team to increase digital market share by developing strategies to plan and execute multimedia marketing solutions. This position will focus primarily on regional and large (key) accounts with local decision-makers. This role will require the ability to understand and articulate digital business offerings and their value propositions to customers.
Requirements:
• Must be able to identify the current needs of client base; communicate the benefits of our audience based marketing solutions as they relate to each need and then sell the appropriate campaign.
• Work through objections/concerns regarding costs, budgets and selling strategies.
• Must have ability to research problems and provide solutions.
• Also requires an understanding of the Company’s digital products and as it relates to customers, prospects, and key trends. Intense understanding of digital media platforms and digitally savvy.
• Demonstrated ability to grow and maintain market share.
• Ability to accurately develop forecasts and manage pipelines.
• Proficient in face-to-face sales calling including up-selling, appointment setting and cold calling.
• Ability to effectively articulate product values propositions to customers. Demonstrated record of success in a goal-oriented, highly accountable environment; in building customer-based revenue and in delivering customer solutions based on identified needs.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to effectively manage time as it relates to focus on sales related activities.
• Ability to drive initiatives for positive, constructive change. Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (MS Word and PowerPoint) spelling and grammar skills.