XO Group Inc., formerly The Knot Inc., seeks a dynamic advertising sales professional.
Can you sell? Are you a hunter? A closer? Can you work independently from your home base? Are you driven? If so, we'd like to talk to you.
This sales guru must be a proven go-getter -- someone who thrives on a new opportunity and is experienced in high volume, online and print advertising sales. You'll make between 50-60 cold calls per day, so make sure you have this kind of experience before applying. You will be responsible for building lasting relationships with local wedding-related businesses in your market, The Knot local magazine and locally, TheKnot.com. You'll even attend local bridal shows and trade events. First year potential $60k and uncapped commissions!
When you walk through the door, we expect you to have:
A minimum of three years of sales experience is required. Previous experience in print advertising sales, online advertising sales, and local advertising is a huge plus.
The ability to:
• Generate new prospects through on and offline sources
• Make 50-60 cold calls per day
• Meet and exceed established sales goals while working independently
• Manage your customer base and work within our systems
• Be highly organized, self-motivated, have outstanding communication skills, persistence and able to meet strict deadlines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, excellent presentation skills and be detail oriented
• Work remotely from your home office
• Other duties as assigned
What we provide:
Our benefits package includes excellent medical, vision and dental insurance; short- and long-term disability; life insurance; flex spending for health care and dependent care; Employee Assistance Program; Pet insurance, Pre-Paid legal insurance, comprehensive training, 401(k) with match; Employee Stock Purchase Plan, casual work environment, paid holidays, paid vacation and more!
About us:
The Knot (www.theknot.com) is the Internet's most-trafficked one-stop wedding planning solution. Founded in 1996 to offer a much-needed alternative to the white-gloved, outdated advice of the available etiquette experts, The Knot has quickly become America's leading wedding brand reaching out to millions of engaged couples each year through our award-winning website, books, magazines, and broadcast offerings.
The brand's trademark fresh voice and real-world sensibility can be found everywhere a bride looks: on newsstands in national and regional editions of The Knot magazine; in bookstores; in newspapers through Scripps Howard and McClatchy-Tribune News Services; online at major portals like MSN and Comcast; and on TV through original programming on the Style Network and a weddings-only, video-on-demand channel on Comcast Cable.
Interested? Tell us why. Email
with your current resume and salary requirements.
We will be in touch quickly if your resume matches what we need, so send it now! If there is an interest HR will contact you, so please no phone calls. We wish you the very best in your job search and know you'd love to work here, because we sure do!
The Knot Inc. complies with all federal, state, and municipal laws that prohibit discrimination because of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.