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Agency Sales Account Director

$90k/y-$135k/y

PR Newswire

2 days ago

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OnsiteFull-timeMid

Summary

Cision is seeking an Agency Sales Account Director to join their team in Chicago, IL. The role involves the retention and expansion of revenue within assigned customer accounts, serving as the focal point of client contact.

About the Role

As an Agency Sales Account Director, you will analyze customer assignments, develop action plans to grow revenues, and proactively engage with existing customers to uncover new opportunities. You will build strong relationships with multiple contacts at each account, expand existing business by selling appropriate products/services, and collaborate with the New Business Director team to retain and expand new accounts.

About You

Required:

Bachelor's Degree required.
At least 3 years of sales experience selling to PR & Comms Agencies or 4-6 years of experience in the PR & Comms industry.
Proficient with sales force automation tools (e.g., Salesforce.com, Office 365).
Ability to travel to client sites daily, with potential for 20% - 40% travel.
Valid driver's license required.
Excellent networking, relationship building, communication, presentation, and persuasion skills.

Preferred:

Keen interest in business news.
Understanding of multimedia and social media.

Benefits

Competitive salary range of $90k–$135k.
Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision coverage.

PR Newswire

PR Newswire, a Cision company, is the premier global provider of multimedia platforms and distribution that marketers, corporate communicators, sustainability officers, public affairs and investor relations officers leverage to engage key audiences. Having pioneered the commercial news distribution industry over 60 years ago, PR Newswire today provides end-to-end solutions to produce, optimize and target content— and then distribute and measure results. Combining the world's largest multi-channel, multi-cultural content distribution and optimization network with comprehensive workflow tools and platforms, PR Newswire powers the stories of organizations around the world. PR Newswire serves tens of thousands of clients from offices in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions.

Chicago, IL