Job Summary:

The primary purpose of this position is to support the Iowa sales division in revenue growth, customer service and fulfillment of all local community involvement initiatives.

Reports to: President - Iowa Business Unit

Primary Responsibilities:

• Understand our ordering systems to help us meet publication and digital deadlines
• Communicate with sales reps and clients regarding creative assets and billing
• Work with creative team in providing print and digital advertisements
• Provide troubleshooting assistance for customer orders, account statuses and relevant problems
• Provide data tracking reports and guides to sales team and clients
• Manage sales tracking tools and report on important information
• Stay up-to-date with new product and feature launches
• Review pending orders and specific customers' requests to ensure excellent customer service
• Assist in tracking and help identify additional prospects for the sales teams
• Be a resource for other various administrative assignments as needed by the Iowa SBU President and the department
• Responsible for managing any statewide advertising department initiatives that involve Iowa.
• Attend partner organization events and represent the advertising department. Direct support of ad department partner agreements, including partner special projects.

Requirements

• Proven work experience as a sales support or administrative assistant
• Hands on experience in using multiple systems
• Understanding of sales principles and customer service practices
• Experience forecasting and running numbers, while, managing goals and trends
• Excellent communication skills
• Analytical and multitasking skills
• Teamwork and motivational skills
• Microsoft Office and HubSpot experience is preferred
• Bachelor's Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training,

and experience.

Knowledge & Skill Requirements:

• Effective time management skills
• Ability to exceed expectations in a results-oriented environment
• Strong desire to be the best and achieve high expectations
• Great organizational skills
• Ability to adapt and learn several software programs

Are you ready?

Are you self-motivated and hungry for a challenge? Are you able to interact with team members and clients professionally? Do you enjoy analyzing challenges and creatively solve problems? If so and you are organized, detail oriented, pay attention to detail, can prioritize tasks and work under deadlines, this may be the role for you!

What is in it for you?

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 proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We respect and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 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.

Come grow with us!

Bring your passion to our team in Iowa by applying here . We support career growth opportunities!

Why Join Us?

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 73 markets in 26 states. Year to date, Lee's newspapers have an average daily circulation of 1.0 million, and our websites reach more than 33 million digital unique visitors.