Agency Development Representative

Summary

Join Business Wire as an Agency Development Representative (ADR) and cultivate strong relationships with existing and new agency accounts. You will nurture client success, progress clients through the sales funnel, and manage outbound prospecting of marketing qualified leads. Responsibilities include contacting clients via various channels, fielding inquiries, developing product knowledge, and effectively communicating value propositions. You will maintain accurate sales records in Salesforce CRM and collaborate with a team to achieve shared results. The ideal candidate possesses strong interpersonal and communication skills, exceptional time management, and resilience. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package are offered.

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to develop relationships with clients across an organizational hierarchy, including executive/C-level
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
• Exceptional time management skills displaying the ability to manage multiple tasks with strict attention to detail
• Resilience, perseverance, and the ability to overcome objections a must
• Self-disciplined, organized and ambitious with the ability to consistently hit daily and monthly objectives

Responsibilities

• Nurtures, maintains and cultivates customer relationships and success from existing and newly created public relations, investor relations and marketing agency accounts
• Contacts customers through telephone, email, and social media to convey knowledge and position yourself as a resource and expert within investor relations, financial reporting, public relations, marketing, and corporate communications industries
• Field incoming emails and phone calls from prospective and existing clients. This includes but is not limited to queries on pricing, billing/collection matters, general product information and other related questions
• Develops thorough knowledge of the industry, our products and services, as well as those of our competitors
• Effectively communicates the value proposition and ROI of Business Wire products and services
• Maintains accurate records of all sales activities, including sales calls, meetings, opportunities, emails, social outreach, in Salesforce CRM
• Maximizes results by satisfying multiple buyers in an organization and systematically address conflicting needs of multiple buyer influencers
• Works Collaboratively in a group setting to achieve shared results
• Research prospects and identifies stakeholders in order to generate interest and create rapport
• Manages expectations and overcomes objections in an effective manner

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding and ability to communicate at a high level with professionals in investor relations, financial reporting, public relations, marketing, and corporate communications preferred
• BA/BS degree, or international equivalent, preferred
• 1 year of sales experience preferred
• Proficiency with Salesforce.com and HubSpot preferred

Benefits

• Ability to work remotely
• Excellent health benefits that begin on your first day of employment
• $100 monthly fitness allotment, a tuition reimbursement program, and enhanced mental health resources
• 401(k) plan with generous company match
• PTO, Floating Holidays, Wellness Day Off, Birthday Day Off, and more!