Are you a self-starting, sharp online sales director or manager? Are you looking for an amazing opportunity at a rapidly growing online publication? Are you a quick, analytical thinker who thrives in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment?

Chic Galleria magazine (http://www.chicgalleria.com), fashion and lifestyle online magazine with an audience of mostly female, multi-cultural, high income readers, is looking for a smart, creative, hands-on, passionate individual to help us build and enhance our brand advertising program!
Description:
The Advertising Sales Director manages all advertising aspects of the Chic Galleria magazine platform. The initial primary responsibilities are to source, negotiate, close, and support, brand advertisers within the platform.
Responsibilities include:
Identify and prospect online brand advertising opportunities, through drawing upon existing industry contacts and/or cold calling.
· Generate new advertising sales through direct solicitation of businesses and organizations. Provide timely follow up on all advertising inquiries, and maintain availability by telephone and email to clientele.

· Follow up on all advertising inquiries in a timely manner, and keep a log of all contacts made/outcomes of those interactions including persons to whom contact was made and date as well as e-mail and/or phone number of each contact.

· Manage both existing and new accounts with the same degree of professionalism.

· If necessary, work with customer and web design manager to coordinate ad designs and copy. Deliver final ad proofs to clients for approval. Verify that all final ads have been emailed to the Editor-In-Chief prior to the advertising copy deadline.

· Maintain and post a list of all ads booked for the current and future issues, including client name, size and type of ad.

· Coordinate with the Editor-in-Chief to complete billings, including statements, to all clients prior to each weekly publication. All billings will go directly through the websites Paypal account.

· Provide weekly updates of activity and projected ad space for each issue to the Editor-in-Chief. Coordinate ad placement for each issue with the Editor-in-Chief.

Manage existing advertisers and ensure they meet performance objectives.
Assist in advancing the design of Chic Galleria magazine’s targeted advertising platform.
Hire, train and manage sales account associates to meet sales objectives as the sales platform grows. (in the future)
Work cross-functionally with development, marketing, finance and product management to achieve corporate objectives.
Handle service, payment, reporting and fulfillment requirements for all advertisers and build best practices.
Consistently meet or exceed sales goals, demonstrating focused sales efforts, understanding the business model, as well as understanding of the internet advertising environment.
Requirements:
1+ years of online ad sales experience, including managing a sales team, particularly with women lifestyle properties (especially email newsletters.)
Strong relationships with existing advertising brands, particularly Fortune 500 women’s lifestyle brands.
Solid understanding of online advertising and marketing, including pricing structures.
Experience identifying and closing new advertising opportunities.
Ability to think ‘outside the box’ to bring new and compelling business opportunities.
Demonstrated record of success in a goal oriented, highly accountable sales environment.
Proven success in developing long-term strategic relationships.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong communication skills with ability to work independently or cross functionally to resolve issues quickly and effectively.
A self starter who is able to handle multiple projects and campaigns and thrives in a loose, fast-paced environment.
Sharp, strategic thinker with strong analytical skills.
Misc:
No Recruiters Please!
Only applicants authorized to work in the United States and Canada will be considered.
Location: Tulsa, OK (however you do not need to live in Tulsa to apply)
Salary: Commission based

Send cover letter, resume and references to: Beth Anderson, Editor in Chief
beth@chicgalleria.com

—

Chic Galleria (www.chicgalleria.com) is looking for two smart, talented interns in the Tulsa, OK area to assist our editorial and marketing teams. While the positions are unpaid, they offer the perfect opportunity for college students to gain practical experience in online media, with high potential to transition into a full-time position.

Candidates must possess the energy and desire to work in a fast-paced environment and the confidence to uphold the integrity of Chic Galleria editorial standards.

Key areas of responsibility include:

Assisting our editorial team with production of new articles
Uploading articles to the Internet using an online content management system
Formatting articles with images and videos
Assisting in promotion via social media, reader interaction and more!
Assisting our Advertising Sales Director in working with clients for product placement in fashion photos
Assist in setting up and supervising fashion video shoots and photoshoots
Organizing products used in photoshoots as well as styling the model
Finding volunteer models for photoshoots (or modeling yourself)
Photography, editing and uploading videos and photos for publishing. (or knowing someone with this talent)

Requirements and qualifications:

Computer savviness: You must be ready and able to work with computer- and Web-based programs. If you have never cropped a picture, you need not apply.
Background in fashion marketing, journalism, creative writing, mass communications or related field.
Grammar proficiency: We want people who will live and breathe our Style Guide.
Writing ability: You will write small blurbs and headlines for our e-newsletters, so cleverness and strong writing skills are essential. Depending on your talent and interest, you may write articles for the site, as well.
Willingness to have fun: We genuinely love what we do, so charisma, a sense of humor and a thirst for learning new things will help.
Ability to juggle numerous projects at once under deadline pressure
Organization and deadline management skills
Need to be creative and familiar with putting a video together for publishing. Familiar with YouTube and other video formats.
Strong photography skills a major plus! Being able to comfortably work with Photoshop, a major, major plus!
Proficiency in Microsoft Word
Experience in WordPress or a fast learner
Strong sense of current fashion trends, designers and what’s being shown on the runways
We encourage you to do this internship for academic credit hours. Please be able to provide an internship packet from your college or university if you are seeking academic credit hours. Normally we estimate 160 internship hours for 2 hours of academic credit per semester.
Internship to start immediately.

Send cover letter, resume and references to Beth Anderson, Editor in Chief
beth@chicgalleria.com

—

Chic Galleria (www.chicgalleria.com) is looking for two smart, talented interns to assist our editorial and marketing teams. One intern will be chosen from the West coast and one from the East Coast. While the positions are unpaid, they offer the perfect opportunity for college students to gain practical experience in online media, with high potential to transition into a full-time position.

Candidates must possess the energy and desire to work in a fast-paced environment and the confidence to uphold the integrity of Chic Galleria editorial standards.

Key areas of responsibility include:

Assisting our editorial team with production of new articles
Uploading articles to the Internet using an online content management system
Formatting articles with images and videos
Assisting in promotion via social media, reader interaction and more!
Assisting our Advertising Sales Director in working with clients for product placement in fashion photos
Assist in setting up and supervising fashion video shoots and photoshoots
Organizing products used in photoshoots as well as styling the model
Finding volunteer models for photoshoots (or modeling yourself)
Photography, editing and uploading videos and photos for publishing. (or knowing someone with this talent)

Requirements and qualifications:

Computer savviness: You must be ready and able to work with computer- and Web-based programs. If you have never cropped a picture, you need not apply.
Background in fashion marketing, journalism, creative writing, mass communications or related field.
Grammar proficiency: We want people who will live and breathe our Style Guide.
Writing ability: You will write small blurbs and headlines for our e-newsletters, so cleverness and strong writing skills are essential. Depending on your talent and interest, you may write articles for the site, as well.
Willingness to have fun: We genuinely love what we do, so charisma, a sense of humor and a thirst for learning new things will help.
Ability to juggle numerous projects at once under deadline pressure
Organization and deadline management skills
Need to be creative and familiar with putting a video together for publishing. Familiar with YouTube and other video formats.
Strong photography skills a major plus! Being able to comfortably work with Photoshop, a major, major plus!
Proficiency in Microsoft Word
Experience in WordPress or a fast learner
Strong sense of current fashion trends, designers and what’s being shown on the runways
We encourage you to do this internship for academic credit hours. Please be able to provide an internship packet from your college or university if you are seeking academic credit hours. Normally we estimate 160 internship hours for 2 hours of academic credit per semester.
Internship to start immediately.

Send cover letter, resume and references to Beth Anderson, Editor in Chief
beth@chicgalleria.com