Account Manager
Lee Enterprises
1001 to 5000 employeesLee Enterprises is a leading provider of local news and information, and a major platform for advertising, in its markets, with 46 daily newspapers and a joint interest in four others, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 300 specialty publications in 22 states. Lee's newspapers have circulation of 1.2 million daily and 1.5 million Sunday, reaching nearly four million readers in print alone. Lee's websites and mobile and tablet products attracted 30.3 million unique visitors in March 2014. Lee's markets include St. Louis, MO; Lincoln, NE; Madison, WI; Davenport, IA; Billings, MT; Bloomington, IL; and Tucson, AZ. Lee Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LEE. For more information about Lee, please visit lee.net.
Company Info
- Company - Public (LEE)
- Davenport, IA
- 1890
- CEO is Mary E. Junck
- Media
- $500 million to $1 billion (USD) per year
- www.lee.net
Job description
The Herald & Review is seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual to come join our team! As an Account Manager the primary responsibility is to be the communication link between the Account Executive and our customers in order to maximize the Account Executive’s time in the field for more revenue production. This role serves as the main point of contact for customers on a daily basis, building revenue through up-selling and providing exceptional customer relationship management. Account Managers are responsible for lead generation functions, appointment setting and identifying, often times executing, up-sell opportunities.
This position works within a team as a functional partner to one or more Account Executives to drive revenue on assigned team. Account Managers partner with Account Executives for pre-call planning; pre-campaign and pre-proposal support including post sale analysis to ensure all customer needs are met throughout the length of the campaign.
The Account Manager is proficient with various systems and can accurately set up and maintain customer accounts, schedules customer ads and traffics artwork, proofs and copy changes. They are responsible for keeping Account Executives informed and up to date on team performance and client developments.
We offer a competitive salary and our benefits include medical,
dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability,vacation and sick leave, flexible spending account plans and 401K.
The Herald & Review is a division of Lee Enterprises, a leading media organization providing local news, and information, and a major platform for advertising, in its markets, with 46 daily newspapers, rapidly growing digitalproducts and nearly 300 specialty publications in 22 states.For more information about Lee, visit www.lee.net.
Work location: Decatur, IL
