Advertising Manager

The Advertising Manager serves as a key sales leader driving advertising revenue growth across print and digital platforms for Summerville Communications. This is an active, customer-facing role focused on coaching and developing a team of account executives, acquiring new business across Dorchester and Berkeley Counties and personally managing a select portfolio of accounts. The ideal candidate blends strong team leadership and strategic sales planning with a passion for field work, client presentations and creative marketing solutions. Spend 50%+ of time in the field participating in client discovery meetings, pitch presentations and joint prospecting calls with Account Executives.Conduct regular 1-on-1s with direct reports and facilitate weekly sales meetings, trainings and team strategy sessions.Foster an aggressive, proactive, professional and creative sales culture focused on new business acquisition. Drive new account acquisition and incremental revenue growth across Dorchester and Berkeley Counties.Conceptualize and execute high-impact sales initiatives, event sponsorships and targeted print/digital campaigns.Partner with King & Columbus, Summerville Communications' internal full-service marketing agency, to identify and secure agency clients.Develop gap filler strategies with Account Executives to ensure individual and team sales budgets are met.Personally manage and grow an assigned personal book of business.