VP/Online Ad Sales

We publish three newspaper distributed mass reach titles - Relish (food), Spry (health) & American Profile (general interest). We are actively expanding our brands into digital and other areas - events, etc.

Job Description:
Experienced online advertising sales professional w/minimum 5 years + digital sales and/or management experience.
Print experience required in sales and/or management - newspaper supplement experience a plus.
Lead online sales process with print sales team and online sales reps.
Target and develop new national digital business from key categories.
Work closely with internal editorial and promotion staff to create opportunities for advertisers and agencies across multiple media platforms - selling "beyond the banner".
Reports to Senior Vice President/Chief Revenue Officer in New York City.

Job Requirements:
National (interactive) online advertising sales experience selling to advertising agencies and clients.
Strong communication skills to convey programs and creative advertising opportunities.
An entrepreneurial approach to business that partners with clients.
Must understand the print publishing business and interact seamlessly with print sales team.
Ability to structure deals and advertising programs that can capitalize on print, interactive, wireless, events and other media platforms.
A good understanding of all ad serving, targeting and audience measurement for the online ad space.
Able to work with ad ops to make optimizations as requested by advertisers and proactively.
Must understand ad server billing reports.
Must have a working knowledge of Mediavisor and Atlas.