Regional Advertising Director

The Regional Advertising Director will lead the advertising sales team, while also driving revenue individually through new business development and building a book of business. The candidate's areas of expertise should include: directing advertising sales across media platforms; event sponsorship sales experience, forecasting, tracking and budgeting revenue; advertising staff development; pricing and profitability modeling and execution; maintaining and growing relationships with strategic accounts and developing partnerships with the local business community. Reporting to the Regional Publisher of the Community Group, the Regional Advertising Director will be expected to maintain strong relationships with publishers and sales directors of the community group as well as the company's other markets/newspapers to assess and quickly seize joint revenue opportunities. Digital marketing, advertising and/or media sales experience required. Excellent digital skills, including but not limited to social media, digital analytics and understanding of digital market trends.