Account Executive
Washington, DC, United States
Job Description Job Description Account Executive
Questex, LLC is seeking an Account Executive to sell advertising and sponsorship campaigns across our suite of industry-specific email newsletters, websites, webinars, and conferences. The position offers strong earnings potential, and opportunities for career advancement.
This position can be remote or work hybrid in our Washington D.C. office.
At Questex, you can make an impact by helping marketers and buyers connect more efficiently and effectively. Questex is a leading global events, media, and business information company, yet we are still a place where your voice is heard, and your ideas are appreciated. So, you can make an immediate difference in our success while advancing your career.
Questex drives business forward through a rich engagement platform centered on leading events and surrounded by data insights and digital communities.
Check us out here: www.questex.com
As Account Executive, you will be responsible for managing and developing a sales territory and working all phases of the sales cycle, from prospecting to closing. Our customers are business marketers, your overall mission is to build relationships and put together advertising campaigns that help them achieve their marketing goals. B2B media sales or agency experience is a plus, a track record and comfort in a fast-paced and measurable environment is a must.
As our Account Executive, you'll support Questex's success by:
Actively prospect and close sales
Design and pitch integrated ad campaigns to better serve client needs
Maintain and grow strong relationships with existing customers
Work collaboratively to cross-sell new products to existing account base and new customers
Actively manage and develop relationships with advertising buyers
Represent our publications at trade shows, parties, and other events.
Participate as a successful member of our Sales Team.
Your Experience & Education Include:
1-4 years of sales experience and achievement in a business or sales-driven environment
Positive attitude, strong work ethic, outgoing personality, strong people skills
Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
A strong sense of organization with strict attention to detail
Strong academic achievement
Proficiency with a variety of software packages, including Excel and Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
Ability to listen, adapt, and think quickly on your feet
Plenty of Internet savvy and experience
A fierce, fun, collaborative attitude
Who you are as a Team Member:
You proactively seek to adopt and implement diversity into your work, including valuing different backgrounds, experiences and thinking. You also embrace creating and nurturing a culture of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
Why Apply?
Why we are here: Helping people live to longer and live better by focusing on the Experience Economy.
What we do: We connect buyers and sellers.
How we do it: Easy to work with. We deliver superior results. Provide world-class experiences.
Our DNA is our guiding principles: Collaboration, Honesty & Transparency, Curiosity, Growth, Fun, Purpose Driven
OUR CULTURE
At Questex, we listen to each other and to our customers. And we have fun in a fast-paced, vibrant and supportive environment. We’re big on ideas, not on rigid processes, rules or org charts. We know that life can be unpredictable, so we’re flexible and adaptable to change.
YOUR INITIATIVE
At Questex, you will join a fast-growing company of bright and ambitious but easygoing people from a diversity of professions, experiences and backgrounds. We keep it real. Like to take the lead? Go for it! We encourage innovative thinking and action. Whether you like to create things, manage things or sell things, you can make your mark at Questex.
OUR REWARDS/WHAT WE OFFER
Questex celebrates the contributions of every member of our team by providing a dynamic and caring work environment, competitive benefits package designed to ensure our employees physical and mental health are top priority. We offer a competitive benefits package:
Vacation - 15-20 days depending on years of service
12 Paid Holidays
Health and Welfare Benefits (medical, dental, vision)
100% Company paid Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, and Short-Term Disability coverage
Parental Leave
Online Educational Learning Library of over 16,000 courses for employees to enhance and develop their skills
A comprehensive wellness offering, and company wide sponsored wellness activities
Access to Mental Health Resources-Talkspace, & Ginger Virtual Behavioral Health
401k, with Matching Contributions to include educational webinars sponsored by our 401K partner
Mission-driven culture with an enthusiastic, professional team
Work-life balance
Discounts through various partnerships
With offices in Washington, D.C., London & Singapore, we are always on the lookout for talented people to join our team.
Questex is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Expression/Age/Military or Veteran Status/Citizenship Status, or other protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.
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