Sales Coordinator - Every Day With Rachael Ray

About the Company

 

Reader’s Digest Association (RDA) is a preeminent global publisher and direct marketer of a growing line of multi-media products that inform, entertain and inspire millions of people around the world.  We publish 77 magazines, including 50 in-country editions of our flagship publication, Reader’s Digestmagazine, and 27 other special interest magazines.

 

In the past three years, we’ve had 14 new magazine launches worldwide, including our latest addition,Every Day with Rachael Ray, the industry’s hottest and fastest-growing magazine.  We have entered into 10 more countries and diversified into more areas, including distribution, language products, TV, movies and the Web.  We now sell our products in more than 70 countries worldwide.  As our growth continues, so does our need for talent.

 

Job Description:  Perform diverse and sometimes complex administrative duties for the Every Day With Rachael Ray Advertising Sales/Marketing Staff. These duties will include preparing sales proposals, custom presentations, managing the prospecting/customer database, event coordination as well as other sales functions. On-going daily administrative responsibilities will include appointment scheduling, answering phones, correspondence, expense reports, ordering supplies, etc. This position will interact with and act as a liaison with a variety of clients and internal departments, (i.e., marketing research, etc.) to coordinate materials, events and requests in an efficient manner

 

Qualifications:

Education: College degree or equivalent and related business experience in a sales environment.

Experience: Three to five years administrative sales/marketing assistant experience required, in a sales, advertising, marketing, and/or publishing environment.

Additional Skills:
• Demonstrated capability and commitment to managing multiple deadlines and changing

  priorities/tasks.
• Utilize effective judgment and reasoning to plan work efficiently and manage priorities.
• Must possess strong written and oral communication skills.
• Highly developed interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Quality service focus and demeanor (interpersonal and phone skills).
• Must be flexible and able to work independently, taking initiative and anticipating needs.
• Initiate follow-up systems.
• Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, Internet (research/resources) and Excel.
• Must be able to accomplish a proficient knowledge through on the job learning in the Sales Forecast System, Admarc, Gelco, Desktop Library, ExpenseLink, LotusNotes, iExtensions

 

Reader’s Digest offers an excellent benefits package, (401K) and professional growth opportunities. Benefit Plans:  Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, Qualified Transportation Benefits, Hyatt Premier Legal Plan, Vacation Purchase Plan.

 

To apply to this opportunity, please click on "apply now" or visit our career website:  www.rd.com/careersand reference job posting number 3311BR

 

Reader’s Digest is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity.