Account Executive

Account Executive

Peoria / Normal / Bloomington, Illinois Area

Adams Outdoor Advertising (AOA), the leading advertising platform in Peoria and the 4th largest Outdoor Advertising firm in the U.S., is seeking Account Executives to support its sales team. Successful candidates will be driven, self-motivated individuals that can collaborate with colleagues and a wide range of prospective clients within a fast-paced environment.

Account Executives (AEs) will be responsible for taking advantage of AOA's leading Out-of-Home market share in the greater Peoria area to sell dynamic outdoor advertising campaigns to current and prospective clients.

AEs will participate in the Adams Onboarding Program, designed to understand Out-of-Home Advertising and its power to drive the most effective return on investment for our clients. The program also seeks to empower new AEs to ensure the requisite skillset is in place in advance of approaching advertisers / potential clients. Program highlights include :

• Introduction to AOA's Best Practices
• Participation in AOA's firmwide "Lunch and Learn" program, which highlights innovative sales techniques and helps to drive talent development
• Assignment of a senior Mentor to help guide initial experience and guide to long-term success
• Significant exposure to the leadership in the Peoria market, including the General Manager

Initial compensation structure consists of a fixed salary. Over time, compensation structure transitions to salary plus commissions. With demonstrated success, there are opportunities to obtain increasing levels of responsibility, to assume a leadership position, and, if appropriate, to transfer to other AOA markets.

Essential functions of position include :

Preferred qualifications :

In addition to Peoria, AOA operates in the following markets : Ann Arbor / Kalamazoo / Lansing (MI), Beaufort / Charleston / Florence (SC), Charlotte (NC), Eastern Pennsylvania, Madison (WI), Norfolk (VA), Champaign (IL).

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