The Slate Group
National Sales Director
Location: New York
Description
The Slate Group is looking for a national sales director. As one of the most influential and widely read news and culture magazines, Slate combines the innovation of a Web-only property with the quality and authority you'd expect from an organization owned by The Washington Post Company. With more than 6 million unique visitors reported by Nielsen, Slate is the centerpiece of an expanding family of sites including The Root, Slate V, The Big Money, and Foreign Policy.
The national sales director is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurially minded online advertising veteran to play a pivotal role with one of the most innovative, most entertaining, and fastest-growing media properties on the Web. The national sales director will define and implement sales strategy while maintaining day-to-day responsibility for hitting Slate's sales targets. Reporting into the Slate publisher, this position will be part of the Slate senior team and work closely with our marketing, editorial, technology, and finance teams.
Skill Set
We're looking for a seasoned online sales person who has at least eight years of experience selling and/or managing sales teams.
- Direct sales: track record of closing sales
- Experience with, and passion for, high quality Web and media brands
- Industry contacts: someone who has deep relationships with advertising agencies, and clients
- Strategic thinker: While we need someone who isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves, this person needs to not lose the forest in the trees.
- Management experience: The ideal candidate has experience managing sales reps.
- Team player: This position requires an ability to work well with and motivate a large and diverse team.
- Willingness to travel: Preference is for this position to be based in New York with regular trips across the country.
About The Washington Post Company (www.washpostco.com)
The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) is a diversified education and media company whose principal operations include educational and career services, newspaper and magazine publishing, television broadcasting, cable television systems, and electronic information services.
About The Slate Group
The Slate Group is an online publishing subsidiary of The Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) that produces savvy Web-only publications that are provocative and engaging. Reaching a combined audience of more than 7 million unique users per month, its suite of Web sites includes Slate magazine, Slate V, The Root, and most recently, The Big Money.
About Slate
Slate (www.Slate.com) is a daily online magazine that offers fresh angles on stories in the news and innovative entertainment coverage, all with their signature wit and irreverence. Pushing the boundaries of convention, Slate publishes provocative commentary on topics such as politics, culture, business, and technology. Slate is owned by Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, the online publishing subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).
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