Job Description:

About the Team:

This position supports the Financial Services Advertising Sales team based in Chicago. The team is comprised of experienced, high-performing sellers who manage some of the most strategic and high-value clients within the financial services sector. Their expertise and relationships drive meaningful business outcomes and long-term partnerships.

About the Role:

The Client Associate is an important team player, partnering to sell integrated media solutions and partnerships to large Financial Services clients. This position supports designated Client Partners/Associate Client Partners to prepare proposals, maintain excellent client relations, generate prospect opportunities/leads, regularly update competitive analysis, and support their CP/ACP in all sales to the Financial Services clients to achieve/exceed quarterly revenue goals.

Client Associates will be exposed to selling market-leading solutions and partnerships across the Dow Jones portfolio, custom content, conferences, digital, audio, video, and print.

You Will:

You Have:

• An interest in pursuing a career in advertising sales

• 1 year of experience in advertising sales support is a plus

• Financial Services experience is advantageous

• Proven high standards of client support and service

• Articulate and intelligent, with strong writing and presentation skills

• Effective communication, verbal and written

• You should have initiative, be detail-oriented, and be able to work independently and within a team environment

• Organized and focused on priorities that move the sales process forward

• Creative thinker who can match marketers' goals with the unique, affluent audiences available through our media properties

• Attention to detail and strong written and communication skills

• Experience working well within a team environment while accomplishing individual projects

• Proficiency with Google and Microsoft applications

• Familiarity with non-traditional media solutions, including custom content and conferences

• Strong familiarity with traditional media, print, and digital media

• College degree preferred

Our Benefits:

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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Media Sales

Job Category:

Sales

Union Status:

Union role

Pay Range: $56,000 - $70,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..