Transit Market Manager
Transit Market Manager
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$ 50000 - 56000
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Our Lamar office in Redlands California is now hiring a Transit Office Manager to help us bring innovative outdoor advertising campaigns to life for brands in Long Beach 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.
Why Lamar
Lamar Advertising has been named as a Best Company to Work For in U.S. News & World Reports annual ranking.
- Learn more about us on our official YouTube channel.
- Check reviews and company updates on our Glassdoor page
Whats in it for you
- A Monday-Friday 8a - 5p remote schedule with paid holidays with a combination of time spent in-office and selling in the field
- First-year potential total compensation of $85000 - $150000dependent on experience and selling ability
- Base: $50000 - $56000
- 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
- Comprehensivetraining 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 were 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 drivers license
Preferred
- A bachelors degree in business marketing or other related field
- 1-2 years 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.
Candidates with a disability in need of an accommodation to fulfill our application requirements should email
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%.
Who we are:
Founded in 1902 Lamar Advertising Company is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the world. With over 351000 displays across the United States and Canada Lamar is dedicated to helping both local businesses and national brands reach broad audiences every day.
We provide ad space through:
- Billboards
- Interstate logos
- Handpainted murals
- Transportation and airports
- The largest network of digital billboards in the United States
We live by the Golden Rule and we operate with honesty and integrity in every aspect of our business. We are open with our employees transparent with our customers and loyal to the communities in which we serve. While Lamar is a large company each office has its own culture and family atmosphere making employees feel connected both locally and nationally.
We are committed to sustainable and environmentally friendly business practices and use a number of innovative strategies to reduce our environmental impact. We are actively working to reduce our annual greenhouse gas emissions and are projecting a 70% decrease by 2026 as a result of our efforts.
Lamar is an EOE/AA: Minorities/Females/Disabled/Protected Veterans or any other State or Federally protected characteristic
Please note: Lamar Advertising does not sponsor or take over sponsorship of a work visa. Only candidates with U.S. work authorization not requiring sponsorship will be considered for employment.
SMS Consent: By submitting this application you are consenting to receive hiring-related text messages such as notifications for interviews or pre-hire assessment scheduling.
Disability Self-Identification: When applying for a job with Lamar you will be asked to voluntarily self-identify whether you have a disability. Please take a moment to watch this video for clarification on why were asking for this information!
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
