Employment

Advertising Sales Executive

Up Here Publishing Ltd.

Description

Up Here Publishing is looking for an ad sales person who is interested in a career in the publishing industry. Our four-person sales team works with clients in the North and across Canada to get their brand and messaging to Here magazine and Here Business’ targeted audiences. This is a full time position. Remuneration includes base salary, plus bonuses and commission for achieving targets.

Duties

• meet set sales projections

• maintain, understand and expand an assigned client base

• ongoing contact with client base via magazine content updates and sales calls

• follow-ups and approvals on booked ads

• recording client contacts via our online ad sales program

• some travel to trade and consumer shows across the North and in southern Canada

Qualifications

• motivated, energetic self starter

• well organized and able to handle stressful deadlines

• good oral and written communications skills

• strong customer service skills

• experience in sales and knowledge of the North and the northern economy are definite assets

Company

Up Here Publishing, based in Yellowknife, has been producing award-winning magazines for 35 years. Up Here magazine, issued eight times annually, reaches readers in southern and northern Canada, while Up Here Business, issued quarterly, is geared more to a northern audience. Our subscribers expect to get an insight into northern life and business from our publications and website. You would be joining a small, but very creative team of 12 writers/editors, designers, marketers and circulation experts.

Apply to marion@uphere.ca