Sales Account Executive – Lindmark Outdoor Advertising

Lindmark Outdoor Advertising has an employment opening for a Sales Account Executive covering one-half of the state of Oklahoma as well as 3 markets in Kansas.  The primary function of this position is to build business relations with current and new customers, increasing business with new customers as well as maintaining current business base.

Lindmark Outdoor Advertising is a regional outdoor advertising company based in Purcell OK, with over 600 billboard structures and over 1800 advertising faces.  In addition, the Digital Printing division prints billboard media for other outdoor advertising companies across the country.  At Lindmark Outdoor Advertising, our mission is to provide high value by working as partners with our clients to increase their revenue through branding, promotion, directional signage, and by providing affordable, high quality outdoor advertising with exceptional customer service.  For more information about Lindmark Outdoor Advertising, visit www.lindmarkoutdoor.com.

Specific duties and responsibilities of the Sales Account Executive are as follows:

•         Seek out and call on prospective customers and sell available outdoor advertising space to help them grow their business and be more successful.

•         Provide ongoing customer service to existing advertisers in the assigned territory and renew contracts as needed.

•         Offer great customer service to new and current clients so they will choose our company over the competition and we can maintain or increase their business in the future.

•         Guide new customers through the graphic design process and work with in-house graphic art team to create effective layouts.

•         Provide sales management with updates on daily activities including cold calls, call-ins, appointments, and presentations.  Daily record-keeping is required.

•         Work with sales assistant to ensure contracts and drop requests are processed correctly within internal systems.

•         Communicate with billing manager on customer billing questions, new billing opportunities and overall account monitoring.

•         Maintain daily business development documentation in CRM system (SalesForce.com).

The successful candidate with have the following experience and skills:

•         Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience. 

•         Media or agency sales experience strongly desirable.

•         2+ years of outside business-to-business sales experience required.

•         Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem solving skills.

•         Strong business and personal management skills.

•         Must be willing to travel and have reliable transportation.

•         Proficient with computer applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet based applications.  Experience with SalesForce.com is a plus.

•         Must be a self starter and team player.

Please send your confidential resume, with salary history and requirements, directly to Lindmark Outdoor Advertising at employment@lindmarkoutdoor.com .