Job Details
ENTRY LEVEL POSITION
We are located in South Amboy, New Jersey.
The Job at a Glance: Professional Sports Publications is seeking a Full-time Research Sales Assistant to support a busy sales department that sells advertising in sports, trade industry and other various publications. This role will require an ambitious, self-motivated candidate who will help to optimize sales.
The ideal candidate must have strong typing skills, knowledge of Excel, be highly motivated and organized. The candidate must also be detail oriented, be able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment under constant deadlines.
Our starting salary is $55,000 per year. Additionally, we offer employee benefits which include: Health insurance with an employer contributed medical premium for both employee and dependents, dental insurance, medical and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA), 401(k) vacation and sick time as well as paid holidays.
The Sales Assistant supports the execution of strategies set by the sales team by performing general sales support activities in order to maximize sales.
Candidate must:
- Be vibrant, passionate and curious
- Have a self-starter and flexible personality
- Consider themselves both driven and methodical
- Be dependable, honest, and communicative
- Be a high performer, known to execute
- Take initiative and adapt quickly
- Have exemplary interpersonal skills
- Have skills to assist managers with multiple complex accounts and responsibilities
- Respect deadlines, accurately tracking all tasks to timely completion
- Have advanced time management skills
- Be capable of handling tasks in a fast-moving environment
- Strong oral and written communications skills-articulate, courteous and friendly.
Company:
Professional Sports Publications is an authorized sales agent for the premier publishers of high quality sports and other publications. Our portfolio includes over 500 colleges, universities, athletic conferences and professional sports franchises nationwide. We specialize in the development and production of game programs, yearbooks and annuals covering all sports and special events.
Professional Sports Publications is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
- Professional Sports Publications will consider college graduates who possess a degree in any concentration or major. We encourage applicants of all ages and experience, as we do not discriminate on the basis of an applicant's age.