Description:
The Account Executive is responsible for achieving sales and/or profitability objectives, from both existing accounts and new client prospects. In meeting their objectives, Account Executives meet with clients and prospects, develop proposals, manage contracts, and review deliverables prior to forwarding to the client. Account Executives recognize opportunities and turn leads into long-lasting partnerships. With their extensive product knowledge and understanding of industry trends, Account Executives will communicate directly with clients and prospects, understand their individual needs, and recommend products or services that maximize value.
- Participate in a high level of prospecting activities: lead generation, qualifying prospects, discovery, and demonstrating solutions to prospective clients. Ability to manage multiple accounts while seeking new opportunities.
- Achieve assigned sales targets.
- Consult with clients on business issues and marketing program design. Ability to understand client needs, and negotiate costs and services. Resolve sales or delivery issues.
- Deepen existing client relationships—generating incremental business.
- Work with Strategists and Delivery Teams to execute project specifications and deliver quality results to clients. Develop insightful proposals and deliver strategic sales presentations.
- Manage contracts and up-sell/cross-sell opportunities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and CRM software, with aptitude to learn systems.
- Willingness to travel as needed to meet with clients and prospects.
- Experience with multi-channel marketing disciplines.
- Recent sales experience within a financial services vendor company; marketing discipline preferred.
- Selling through creating a compelling vision or story. Use of data and insights as a selling tool. Prospecting/new business development. Managing client relationships. Selling multiple/integrated product campaigns. Understanding of the clients market and strategic needs to align and recommend the ideal solution.
- Position is eligible for a sales incentive/commission program
- The ultimate compensation offered for the position will depend upon several factors such as skill level, cost of living, experience, and responsibilities.
- Vericast offers a generous total rewards benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401K matching and generous PTO allowance. A wide variety of additional benefits like life insurance, employee assistance and pet insurance are also available, not to mention smart and friendly coworkers!