Advertising Representative

The Gatineau Bulletin is looking to continue to train a new representative in the art of Sales.

A full-time intern should be able to:

- log two telephone calls per hour, during call times. This is 15 hours per week of telephone calls per week [ 30 telephone calls per week ]
- log 5 in-person meetings per week with clients to pitch advertising campaigns
- log 5 hours per week doing research about potential advertisers, either for other sales reps and/or their own sales efforts
- log 2 hours per week handling paperwork. This means filling out contracts, tracking sales efforts

Connect with the design team to ensure the concept is carried out,

Connect with online team for that part of the campaign.

Skills learned by an intern in the Advertising Sales department will offer the young graduate experience in preparing for, pitching and closing advertising campaign deals, with the addition of continued follow-up. These skills are critical to a successful newspaper,

Involved in planning, pitching, closing and follow-up are skills such as: organisation, communication, persuasion, making the sale, up-selling and long-term planning for sales, and ensuring high quality follow-up.

Quality control and customer satisfaction are key to ongoing successful advertising sales.

The skills related to repeat customer satisfaction over time are the accumulation of all the planning, communicating and closing the sale.

Understanding ROI, Return on Investment is the key to both the customer coming back for ongoing advertising campaigns; and the Return on Investment of a newspaper’s investment in the Advertising Sales team.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Apprenticeship
Contract length: 11 months

**Salary**: $18.00-$20.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- On-site gym
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Aylmer, QC J9H 6A6: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Young Canada Works Eligibility Questionnaire

Answer the following question by yes or no please.

1. Are you legally entitled to work in Canada?

2. Are you a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada? (Note: Non-Canadian students holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible.)

3. Will you be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment?

4. Are you a college or university graduate?

5. Did you graduate within the last 24 months?

6. Are you unemployed or under-employed (not working full-time)?

7. Are you currently receiving EI benefits?

8. In your opinion, will you be working in your field of study?

9. Will you have another full time job (i.e., 30 hours or more per week) during your YCW employment?

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

**Experience**:

- sales: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Shift availability:

- Day Shift (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Aylmer, QC J9H 6A6