Sales Assistant

Full Time Job
Your Impact:

The Youth & Wellness Group (Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, Men's Health, Seventeen and Clevver) seeks a Sales Assistant who will have the knowledge, tools and resources needed to assist two (2) Account Executives on the LA Sales Team.

What you'll do:
• Ensure that requests for proposals (RFPs) are being completed in a timely and accurate manner, and meet the client's objectives by gathering critical information from multiple stakeholders (sales, marketing, research, etc.)

• Candidates should be able to multi-task and have great communication skills.

• The successful candidate should have MS Office Suite experience-(especially Excel, PowerPoint). Knowledge of Salesforce a plus.

• Candidates should have at least 1 internship experience within a media company with exposure to digital and/or print ad sales, marketing, or ad agency experience.

• Handle regular requests from sales team for mass email blasts/mailings, monthly issue mailings, editorial credits, and other requests for clients

• Work with the Business Managers to process insertion orders and help maintain other critical paperwork as needed

• Ensure client meetings and presentations are well prepared. Coordinate client entertainment as needed

• Perform administrative support such as: Preparing competitive share marketing reports & analysis, aid in client prospecting, share in the responsibility of monitoring trade media for important client information and industry developments

• Manage Sales expenses monthly along with calendar & contact database management, travel arranging

Who you are:
• Bachelor's degree and relevant work experience, as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Passion for marketing and media

• Must be personable, organized, resourceful, detail-oriented, and able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

• Willingness to learn and develop skills with Salesforce and other sales related reporting platforms

• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint and knowledge of all social media platforms is a plus

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