Media Sales Associate Jobs

Avant Food Media, a rapidly growing B2B platform serving the baking industry, is hiring a media sales associate to manage current customer relationships and develop new business opportunities.

Our content includes Commercial Baking and Craft to Crumb quarterly magazines plus monthly/weekly newsletters, podcasts, videos and various custom digital products for retail and wholesale bakeries ranging from small startups to 100-year-old global brands. The strength of our sales team is critical to the success of that content.

Who you are:

-Sales professional with competitive edge

-Innovative, outside-the-box thinker

-Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced small business environment

-Versatile team player with a hard-core work ethic

-Lover of clients who lives for great customer service

What you’ll be doing:

-Generating ad sales for traditional and new multimedia platforms

-Helping customers identify new business solutions through strategic ad planning

-Prospecting, pitching and securing new business

-Attending a variety of tradeshows, conferences and networking events

-Actively engaging with several industry associations

-Developing new growth avenues for Commercial Baking and Craft to Crumb

What it takes:

-Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or related field

-Minimum of 3-5 years of media sales experience

-Superior written and verbal communication skills

-Creative and critical thinking skills

-Availability to travel multiple times a year

-Entrepreneurial spirit

-Knowledge of baking/food industry a plus

What you’ll get:

-Flexible hours with an emphasis on work-life balance

-Office space in the heart of the KC Crossroads arts district

-All major holidays off in addition to PTO

-A work-hard/play-hard environment where fun is on the agenda

-Team mentality where everyone has a voice … and it’s heard

-401K option

-Competitive salary commensurate with experience and based on sales performance