What You'll Do

• Partner with the Franchise Sales Director to identify prospects and build a strong sales pipeline through cold calls and lead nurturing.
• Consult with franchise clients to uncover marketing needs and deliver innovative, customized solutions.
• Leverage a full suite of multimedia and digital marketing products to grow client businesses.
• Collaborate on campaign implementation and participate in performance review calls with clients.
• Build and maintain long-term client relationships while consistently exceeding revenue goals.
• Stay current on digital marketing trends, platforms, and performance tools to better serve clients.
• Demonstrate strong strategic thinking, creativity, and communication skills both internally and externally.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the franchise sales team.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Advertising, Communications, or related field preferred (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 3 years of sales experience, ideally in advertising, media, or marketing services.
• Proven ability to prospect, develop business, and close sales.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing platforms, ad technology, and campaign performance metrics.
• Google Analytics and Google Ads knowledge (certifications a plus).
• Proficiency with MS Office; HubSpot CRM experience preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong organizational abilities.
• Self-motivated, results-driven, and comfortable presenting to decision-makers.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation required; some air travel may be necessary for franchise trade shows and client seminars.

This is your opportunity to be part of a dynamic, fast-paced sales team that empowers franchise clients with marketing solutions you can truly believe in. If you're passionate about sales, digital innovation, and helping businesses grow-we want to hear from you!

Why Join Us? Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.

Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 72 markets in 25 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we serve.

Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we participate in Everify. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.

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