The Vice President of Sales will strategically manage A.E. Engine Sports Marketing relationships, including its NASCAR, Youth Soccer and High School Sports departments. Serving as a primary sales contact, the Vice President will cultivate deep and strong relationships at multiple levels within the client’s organization and drive ad revenue (print, digital, event) growth across multiple platforms through customized marketing programs and research-based solutions. The Vice President will be involved in the positioning and selling of print, digital, event and custom publishing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Protect and grow A.E. Engine’s projects and respond to overall market challenges and opportunities
• Work to develop a sales team, while maintaining a stable of clients.
• Unearth potential new revenue streams inside and outside of traditional media budgets by cultivating deep and strong relationships at all levels within the client’s organization
• Gain access to senior clients in order to collaborate, problem solve and drive their business
• Be an expert in the sports publishing Industry and help craft our go-to market strategy.
• Help develop first-class marketing solutions for clients.
• Develop new publishing and marketing programs and platforms.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Required
• 10+ years of experience in advertising and marketing.
• Demonstrated leadership within a sales organization with a proven record of success
• Senior relationships with advertisers at the client and agency level
• Strong strategic, analytical, presentation, and communication skills
• Confident, tenacious, diplomatic, collaborative

Additional Qualifications

• Loves sports
• Experience working in sports a plus
• Entrepreneurial spirit and aggressive attitude towards exceeding goals