Advance Local

Director, Business Development (Sales Director)

Advance Local  •  Remote  •  27 days ago
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Job Description

Are you a stellar Hunter that’s passionate about winning? Do you thrive leveraging the Challenger Sale approach? Catalyst IQ is hiring for a Director, Business Development (Sales Director).

Catalyst IQ is a digital marketing and technology leader formed by uniting Advance Automotive’s top brands—Adpearance, Fox Dealer, Search Optics, and ZeroSum. We empower automotive dealers and manufacturers to grow with precision and profitability through smarter, faster, and more comprehensive solutions. As a part of Advance Local and built on a foundation of over a decade of proprietary technology development, 23 billion data points, 22 OEM certifications, and a national sales force, Catalyst IQ combines cutting-edge innovation with human expertise to deliver real-time insights and actionable intelligence that accelerate sales.

The Sales Director will drive growth for Catalyst IQ by prospecting Tier III opportunities and securing new business. This individual will leverage MarketAI and the company's value-based selling approach to drive new revenue growth. The digital suite of products includes SEM, VLA, Social ads, OTT, Display, SEO, MarketAI and more.

Responsibilities:

  • Secure no less than 3 new Dealer Pitches with GM/Owner each week
  • Present and close in zoom demos to dealership management / stakeholders
  • Close +$35k/mo in incremental new business each month
  • Leverage provided market data to show/explain opportunities to prospects

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in a high growth sales role, with direct experience in digital marketing & SaaS
  • Proven ability to consistently achieve monthly sales quota
  • Strong automotive and digital marketing acumen, communication, presentation and analytical skills required
  • Thrive leveraging the Challenger Sale approach. Ability to quickly decipher market data to show/explain opportunities for dealer prospects.
  • Superior knowledge of digital products and the ability to learn new technology
  • Proven ability to present and close new business via zoom
  • Experience leveraging Hubspot and/or Salesforce for high efficiency prospecting
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with team
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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