Advance Local

Client Services Specialist

Advance Local  •  Remote  •  27 days ago
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Job Description

Hoot Interactive, a growing software company, is an integral part of Advance Local. We provide technology solutions to digital agencies and media companies to support advanced ad formats on search, display, social, and OTT (Streaming, CTV & Programmatic) advertising channels.

We currently have an opening for a Client Services Specialist position which plays a critical role in driving the efficiency, effectiveness, and growth of the sales organization. This role extends beyond traditional sales support by serving as a client-facing partner to the Account Management team. If you are proactive, detail-oriented, and thrive in a fast-paced environment while helping drive revenue through client engagement, research, lead generation and sales enablement initiatives, we’d like to talk with you.

In this role, you will:

  • Partner with Account Managers to support upcoming opportunities, prospecting, client meetings, and strategic initiatives
  • Create spec ads, develop presentations, sales collateral, and custom client-facing materials
  • Conduct account research and prospect analysis to support sales outreach and growth opportunities
  • Assist with large-scale client projects, including high-volume spec ad requests and custom reporting
  • Help identify sales opportunities that may not be immediately obvious and recommend next steps
  • Support revenue-driving strategies and provide creative ideas that help the sales team win business
  • Provide out-of-office coverage for teammates, ensuring client needs and new opportunities continue to move forward
  • Assess and act on inbound opportunities
  • Update and maintain the customer database
  • Generate sales reports, track key performance metrics, and identify trends to support decision-making
  • Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and improve efficiency within the sales process.

To be considered for this role, you should have:

  • Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • Minimum two years’ experience in sales support, customer service, or a related role
  • Familiarity with CRM software (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot) and sales processes
  • Understanding of advertising and marketing concepts, strategies, and products
  • Capability to excel, adapt, and maintain efficiency in fast-paced environments
  • Resourcefulness and proactivity, able to seek out information, tools, and answers needed to move projects forward
  • Skills in collaborating with teams to develop strategies and generate ideas that drive growth
Advance Local

About Advance Local

Advance Local Media is one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching 52+ million people monthly with our quality, real-time journalism and community engagement.

As home to some of the nation’s top local media groups, software and data platforms, and marketing agencies, Advance Local strives to make a positive and lasting impact in the communities we serve. A company grounded with rich history and driven by creative innovation, Advance Local’s mission is to strengthen and empower the communities we serve. Our media groups include Advance Ohio, Alabama Media Group, Advance Media New York, MassLive Media, MLive Media Group, NJ Advance Media, PA Media Group, and Staten Island Media Group.

We believe in our brands, our values, and each other and are united by our shared goals, culture of creative innovation and commitment to our communities we’ve been serving for more than a century.

We're part of Advance, a private, family-owned business that owns, operates and invests in companies spanning media, entertainment, technology, communications, education and other promising growth sectors. Their mission is to build the value of the company over the long-term by fostering growth and innovation across their diversified portfolio. Advance’s portfolio of exceptional companies includes Condé Nast, Advance Local, Stage Entertainment, The IRONMAN Group, American City Business Journals, Leaders Group, Turnitin, and POP. Advance is also among the largest shareholders in Charter Communications, Warner Bros. Discovery and Reddit.

For more details, please visit AdvanceLocal.com.

Industry
Media & Publishing
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
1922
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