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Account Executive, Advertising Sales – New York City
Ad Operations Coordinator

Position: Account Executive, Advertising Sales – New York City
Start date: Jan 2010
Location: Reports into SVP, Sales, New York
Details: FTE - salary, benefits, options included

BlogHer, the leading participatory news, information and entertainment community for women online, seeks an experienced Online Account Executive to join a dynamic sales team that is building sponsorship programs with Fortune 500 marketers. The candidate must be interested in working in an entrepreneurial, start-up environment and have experience selling high quality online content and creative marketing programs to clients and advertising agencies. This individual must have current client direct and agency contacts. S/he must be an advocate of social media and word-of-mouth advertising. S/he must be willing to be an advocate and educator at the front line of new marketing practices, and s/he must feel strongly about promoting best practices and high editorial standards.

Responsibilities:

Help educate clients and agencies regarding the power of the women’s blogosphere.
Clearly understand and communicate client marketing objectives to BlogHer team
Prospect, build and maintain relationships within assigned territory at both client and agency levels
Co-create proposals for sponsorship programs with BlogHer client services unit
Work in tandem with conference/event sales team
Consistently meet or exceed sales goals
Regular reporting to SVP sales

Qualifications/Requirements:

4-5 years experience selling online media
Client and Agency media contacts in women’s consumer verticals
Strong presentation skills—in-person and in writing
Experience and/or interest in blogs and social media
Entrepreneurial: Experience cold calling and contact-building
2+ years experience with integrated/consultative selling
Interest and/or experience in account management
Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel
Experience with Salesforce or other contact database management software

Interested parties: Please contact Debbie Wogan, Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales, at debbie.wogan@blogher.com

Position: Ad Operations Coordinator
Start date: October 1, 2009
Location: Reports to Director of Ad Operations
Details:

BlogHer, the number-one community for women who blog, seeks an Advertising Traffic Coordinator to assist in building, executing, and monitoring online advertising campaigns on the BlogHer Ad Network. This role is integral to the success of the Online Advertising Sales program. It requires an individual willing to accept the responsibility of ensuring success for BlogHer’s partners as well as each member of the community.

The ideal candidate will:

Have a deep and abiding understanding of women’s issues and an appreciation for blogging content produced on BlogHer.com across the BlogHerAds network of 2200+ blogs (and growing!)
Possess strong attention to detail
Be able to handle multiple high-priority projects simultaneously
Have demonstrated ability to work with and speak the language of Sales, Product, Editorial, and Operations teams
Be inquisitive, innovative and interested in how things work
Welcome the opportunity to create new solutions and processes that improve upon current processes and tools
Have the ability to work with others in a demanding, fast-paced environment
Be an excellent communicator and team player
Be able to work independently and follow direction
Take pride in providing top-notch customer service
Possess strong analytical and interpersonal skills

Required experience:

1-3 years experience in online ad trafficking and/or advertising operations
In depth working knowledge of a major adserver; 24-7 Real Media's OAS preferred
Strong Excel skills
Familiarity with HTML, JavaScript, and Flash, and all manner of ad code
Good understanding of the basics of programming and ad serving technology and processes in general
Bonus points for being a blogger!

Minimum Level of Education Required: