Edible Capital District is Hiring

Account Executive

Edible Capital District is hiring an Account Executive who will manage advertising and sponsorship sales for the Edible Capital District brand including digital, print, branded content, and event sales. We want someone who has enough experience to be effective and the drive to do awesomely even though there’s a lot of ground to cover and work to be done. We see this as a great opportunity for an entrepreneurially-minded candidate who wants a chance to meet and exceed our expectations of them and create their own department within a fast-growing media organization.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage sales cycle from beginning to end including: prospecting new accounts, identifying decision makers, conducting compelling and dynamic in-person sales presentations, negotiating and closing contracts, collecting materials, and providing accounts with post-campaign reporting.

•      Secure and manage response to all RFP’s from clients and agencies.

•      Work closely with editorial and marketing teams to create strong, creative, and compelling 360-degree advertising programs and offerings.

•      Heavily prospect and cold call to secure and grow new accounts.

•      Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients and agencies.

•      Work with the business team to create and execute a comprehensive revenue strategy for Edible Capital District.

•      Meet and exceed quarterly sales goals.

•      Continually update and customize sales presentations, as well are general advertising materials (media kit, audience data, etc.).

•      Conduct regular sales meetings and provide revenue updates to upper management.

•      Manage all materials and campaigns in CRM including regular reports to advertisers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 or more years experience in print and/or digital advertising sales with a proven record of exceeding revenue goals.

•      Excellent communication and presentation skills.

•      Experience with creative integrated selling across multiple platforms with premium brands (print, content/native, digital, and events).

•      Ability to create compelling integrated programs that align with Edible Capital Districts editorial and mission.

Please send resume and letter of interest to info@EdibleCapitalDistrict.com

Freelance Graphic Designer

Looking for a diverse cutting edge Graphic Designer who wants to help take the brands creative to the next level. You must be able to juggle multiple projects, keep deadlines all while driving creativity. Work includes but not limited to developing a full marketing campaign from print to digital assets, programing brand emails, social media asset development and printed collateral. As a designer your responsibility is to help communicate the brand's focus and initiatives in a clear and creative way. You are a creative, smart, professional. Candidates must have a strong portfolio.

‪Responsibilities:

•    ‪Collaborate with the publisher to create marketing assets that meet campaign or individual project goals

•    Assist with ad design for advertising partners

•    ‪Translate established designs into a range of formats and platform specific requirements

•    ‪Structure own work/organize and prioritize project tasks to meet deadlines

‪•    Demonstrate consistent brand/visual elements across email, print, and social media

Requirements:

‪•    Fluency in current graphic design practices and strong technical abilities in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop and familiar with MS Officer Passion for high quality/accuracy in design standards

•    ‪Understands web development needs

•    ‪Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate ideas

‪•    Work through approval process with publisher and marketing team

•    ‪Strong knowledge of print, pre-press and digital production

‪•    ‪Strong conceptual skills

‪•    Strong organizational skills, ability to effectively manage multiple projects/tasks of varying complexities, meet deadlines and work well under pressure

•    ‪Highly detail oriented

•    Positive professional attitude

‪Nice to haves:

•    ‪Basic copywriting skills

•    Social Media Marketing Photography

•    ‪Social Media Video

•    ‪Freelance, Part-time

‪Please provide a portfolio and cover letter to info@ediblecapitaldistrict.com. Please note this is for in house design work not layout of the magazine.