Jacksonville, IL Production Jobs

*** is investing in its sales force in the Jacksonville, IL market and we want you to be a part of it! We are the one-stop solution for affordable, turn-key online marketing campaigns. Our Sales Executives work with small to medium businesses to help them grow and thrive through comprehensive marketing campaigns that include SEO, PPC, website design, social *** , marketing automation, and print advertising. If you enjoy new business development and growing your account base in order to drive your success and income, this is the opportunity for you!

As an Account Executive you can expect the following:

***Flexible Work Hours***

• Calling on SMBs to show the value of our digital advertising products, such as SEO/SEM, Social *** Marketing, Reputation Management, and Mobile Optimization.
• Research, prospecting, marketing, cold-calling, presenting, and closing. You own the sales cycle, prospect to close, and have the support of a world-class Customer Experience team to ensure continued support after the sale.
• Execute sales tactics, implement marketing strategies, and deliver effective sales presentations with passion, and consistently ask for the business.
• Provide valuable feedback to management to improve on sales and marketing strategies.
• Closely follow market trends.
• Become a valuable asset in the business community by boosting your clients' businesses through their digital marketing campaigns.
• Achieve and exceed sales quotas.

Qualifications:

• Previous outside sales experience preferred, but candidates with a strong competitive drive are encouraged to apply.
• Results oriented individual who strategically pursues business with energy and drive.
• The ability to execute sales tactics, implement marketing strategies and deliver effective sales presentations with passion, and consistently asks for the business.
• Tech-savvy with solid computer skills is a must. Prior experience with or knowledge of on-line marketing is a huge plus!
• Valid US drivers license and reliable transportation.

The perks:

• A great work environment - it's never boring here!
• Paid in-depth sales and digital product training.
• Base salary, uncapped commissions for unlimited earning potential, and significant opportunity for advancement within the company.
• Collaboration - ideas and input are always welcome.
• Business casual dress.

Health, dental, 401k, paid time off - we have you covered.

*** Community Newspaper group is a division of *** Newspapers and *** Communications. We are vital news and information sources for communities in the Midwest and Texas and work to provide information, news and marketing solutions to subscribers and local businesses in the towns we serve. We accomplish this goal by being an integral part of our local communities while tapping into the world-wide resources offered by *** Communications.

As a News Reporter you will collect and analyze facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation, or observation. Report and write stories for newspaper, special sections and website.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Collect, verify and analyze thoroughly newsworthy information
• Assemble findings into a stable story
• Write and deliver news stories with the reader's perspective in mind
• Receive assignments or investigate news leads/tips
• Abide by journalism's ethics and codes
• Contact, interview and research sources
• Maintain notes, photos and audio recordings
• Cooperate with reporters, chief editor, producers etc
• Stay up-to-date with the latest current events in the "beat" by studying papers, attending events etc.
• Revise work to meet editorial approval or to fit time or space requirements.
• Review written, audio, or video copy and correct errors in content, grammar, or punctuation and layout pages following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines.
• Develop ideas or material for columns or commentaries by analyzing and interpreting news, current issues, or personal experiences.
• Communicate with readers, viewers, advertisers, or the general public via mail, email, or telephone.
• Write columns, editorials, commentaries, or reviews that interpret events or offer opinions.
• Thinking Creatively

Qualification and Skills - Willing to relocate to the Jacksonville area

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or related field required, or other degree and related experience.
• Knowledge of *** production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual *** .
• Knowledge and use of AP Style
• Knowledge in maintaining and driving a digital-first thinking in the newsroom to being able to study and determine trends based on analytics.
• Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process
• Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Ability to take photos for print and online use, as well as tone and prepare photos for publication. Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Requires meeting strict deadlines

As part of its continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees, *** Newspapers requires that all employees who receive a written offer of employment on or after November 11, 2021, be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus by the first day of employment as a condition of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law. *** Newspapers will consider requests for reasonable accommodations on an individual basis in accordance with applicable legal requirements.