Sales Assistant Agrimedia at Meredith Operations Corporation in Des Moines, Iowa

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I. Job Summary | Major goals and objectives.

The Sales Assistant for Meredith Agrimedia is responsible for supporting a high-performing sales team of advertising sales professional in a fast-paced work environment. It requires detailed organizational duties and structure for maintaining revenue-focused efforts at Successful Farming and Agriculture.com.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a high level of initiative with experience in supporting a sales organization. Must be able to prioritize and work effectively and efficiently under multiple and often conflicting timelines. Must be able to multi-task and work under strict deadlines. The position requires someone who is proactive and able to anticipate required action, when needed, for successful resolutions.

The role is critical for workflow with the sales team in responding to RFPs from agencies and clients. This position also is the day-to-day contact for advertising traffic for our broadcast TV and radio programs. This role is a single point of failure for ongoing digital advertising programs and workflow within the digital portion of the department including but not limited to email campaigns. The creation of sales and marketing materials, arranging and facilitating large customer mailings, generating reports on advertising performance, general office management and administrative work, and customer meeting support.

II. Essential Job Functions

Weight % Accountabilities, Actions and Expected Measurable Results

50%

• Provide administrative support to the Meredith Agrimedia sales and marketing teams as necessary including day-to-day maintenance of advertising business.


• Help prepare each sales person for sales calls by providing brand overviews, compile reports/presentations and RFPs.


• Assist with campaign management (i.e. Track sales requests and update sales opportunities as needed; manage & process insertion orders for advertising; prepare broadcast traffic and logs.)


• Prepare sales correspondence, mailings, and assist sales members in maintaining agency/client contact database.


• Help organize sales team for client events and preparations for conventions.


• Become proficient with all Meredith internal online resources (i.e. Dropbox, Dropbox Paper, Salesforce, Sharepoint, Remark survey system.)

50%

• Assist the internal digital operations team and with outside advertising clients/agencies.


• Help prepare digital billing.


• Assist with project management for email campaigns.


• Coordinate communication on various digital campaigns.

100%

III. Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements | All must be met to be considered.

Education:

High School diploma, some college preferred or equivalent training and/or experience. Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Agricultural Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, English, Ag Business or related field would be advantageous.

Experience:

*Organized

*Tech savvy

*A team-player

*Communicative

Strong computer skills. Proficiency in Microsoft office including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint are helpful. Additional knowledge of software and platforms like Adobe Acrobat, Dropbox, InDesign, Photoshop, and Salesforce is a plus. Ability to learn online reporting and management tool software. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong attention to detail.

Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Prior successful experience supporting a fast-paced business team, preferably in the sales, agriculture, media or marketing industry. Internships in public relations or marketing are a plus.

% Travel Required (Approximate): NA

It is the policy of Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Meredith will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailingMeredith.Human.Resources@meredith.com.

Meredith requires employees entering its workplaces or performing work offsite to verify and provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination. This is a condition of employment unless an applicant is eligible, under applicable law, for a medical or religious accommodation, or as otherwise required under applicable law.

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