Lamar Advertising Company

Transit Market Manager

Lamar Advertising Company$60K — $150K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school diploma required; bachelor's degree preferred in business or marketing.
  • 3+ years of successful sales and sales management experience in advertising.
  • Proven B2B sales experience with a track record of local client success.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to engage clients effectively.
  • Valid driver’s license necessary to manage territory effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and expand a personal account list in assigned market.
  • Manage sales activities and client relationships within designated territory.
  • Meet and exceed sales projections monthly, quarterly, and annually.
  • Collaborate consistently with operations and administrative staff.
  • Maintain positive relationships with local transit districts.
  • Innovate to create wins for clients and stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Hybrid schedule with Monday-Friday hours.
  • Comprehensive training program including corporate sales school.
  • Multiple medical plan options and health savings accounts.
  • Short and long-term disability coverage, along with paid parental leave.
  • 120 hours of increasing paid time off based on tenure.
Full Job Description
Our Lamar office in Redlands, CA, is now hiring a Transit Office Manager to help us bring innovative outdoor advertising campaigns to life for brands in Redlands, CA, and the surrounding areas. The purpose of this position is to manage the performance and sales function in a single market or geographic area. The market manager is expected to achieve sales goals based on established market sales projects. Additionally, this position is responsible for administrative, operational, and
expense management. This position requires the market manager to think creatively to create wins for clients and the company. In most instances, the market manager is the only employee in a location.

What9;s in it for you?

  • A Monday-Friday, 8a - 5p hybrid schedule with paid holidays, with a combination of time spent in-office and selling in the field
  • First-year potential total compensation of $65,540- $150,000 dependent on experience and selling ability
  • Base: $60,000
  • No commission cap, so earning potential is unlimited as you grow your book of business!
  • Monthly auto and cell allowances for work-related expenses


What can you expect from us?

  • Comprehensive training program with opportunities to participate in our corporate-hosted Lamar Sales School
  • Multiple medical plan options and health savings account
  • Hospital, Critical Illness, and Accident coverage
  • Short and long-term disability and paid parental leave
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • 120 hours of paid time off (PTO) that increases with tenure
  • 12 paid company holidays including Presidents Day and Juneteenth
  • Employee Stock purchase plan
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Wellness program incentives such as medical plan premium holidays and HSA contributions
  • Ongoing professional development and internal leadership programs to maximize your career potential
  • Advancement opportunities, as our goal is to promote all Sales Managers from within!


What we9re looking for in YOU:

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • General knowledge of the local and national media trends, which includes companies outside of Lamar
  • Skill in working independently and following through on assignments with minimal direction
  • Proven track record, that includes rank in the top 25% of the previous company
  • Ability to speak on a one-to-one basis using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to obtain information, explain policies and procedures, and persuade others
  • Ability to maintain a positive relationship with different transit districts
  • Ability to work under general direction and resolve most conflicts that may arise independently
  • Skill in speaking clearly and distinctly using correct English
  • Skill in analyzing information, problems, or situations to define problems, identify concerns/patterns, and formulate logical conclusion
  • Ability to take a leadership role both, internally and externally
  • Ability to take initiative of various projects and assignments
  • Ability to operate within a set budget
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint and Word in order to prepare business correspondence, presentations, and proposals.


Education and Experience Requirements

Required

  • High school diploma
  • Minimum of 3 years of successful sales and sales management experience in the advertising industry.
  • Proven B2B sales experience.
  • Winning track record of selling to local and direct clients.
  • Valid driver9s license


Preferred

  • A bachelor9s degree in business, marketing or other related field
  • 1-2 years9; experience in marketing, customer relations, and/or project management


Please note: Upon submitting your application, you will be asked to complete an 8-15 minute personality assessment. This assessment compares your professional soft skills to the skills required for success in this role. Please answer honestly; this is not a test! Not completing this assessment could result in disqualification from consideration for this position.

A day in the life:

  • Maintain and grow a personal account list in assigned market or territory.
  • Manage sales activities, inventory and client relationships in the designated territory.
  • Responsible for meeting and exceeding monthly, quarterly and annual sales projections.
  • Communicate with operations manager, administrative staff, and general sales manager on a consistent basis.
  • Maintain a positive relationship with different pertinent transit districts.
  • Think outside of the box to create wins for clients, staff and company.


Physical Demands and Work Environment

  • The primary work environment for this position is an office or a vehicle.
  • The physical demands for this position include light lifting, pushing, reaching, seeing (which include reading, color distinction, acuity, depth perception, and peripheral vision), sitting more than 50% of the time, standing, stooping, talking, turning, walking, and climbing.
  • Nights spent away from home, traveling, are less than 10%.


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About Lamar Advertising Company

Lamar Advertising is an outdoor advertising company which operates billboards, logo signs, and transit displays in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1902 by Charles W. Lamar and J.M. Coe, and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The company has over 200 locations in the United States and Canada. They have reportedly more than 325,000 displays across the USA. Lamar Advertising Company became a real estate investment trust in 2014. Lamar Advertising Company was founded in 1902 by J.M. Coe and Charles W. Lamar. The Company became independent under its current name in 1908 in Pensacola, Florida, when Charles W. Lamar, Sr. and J.M. Coe decided to dissolve their three-year partnership using a coin toss to divide their assets. The Pensacola Opera House and the Pensacola Advertising Company that was created to promote it were to be divided between the two men. Charles W. Lamar lost the toss and was left with the less-lucrative poster company, which he renamed the Lamar Outdoor Advertising Company. The Pensacola Opera House was destroyed during Hurricane Four of the 1917 Atlantic Hurricane season, with the Saenger Theatre later built on the site. In 2004, Lamar acquired Obie Media Corporation of Eugene, Oregon, adding 250 faces to its Washington and Idaho regions.
Learn more about Lamar Advertising Company
Size
3,350 employees
Market Cap
$9.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$243.3 million
Founded
1902
5 Year Trend
+3.6%
Revenue
$1.5 billion
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