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February 13, 2007
First Ad Sales Exec For VC-backed Travel Startup cFares
Guy Kawasaki's Garage Ventures has put some money into Redwood Shores cFares. The company offers both a free and paid travel search results program. The site doesn't look like much, but they are just getting out of the starting gates. Travel ad market is hot with limited inventory but it doesn't look like cFares has much traffic to sell at this point.
Contact Email: careers@cfares.com
• Exciting venture-funded startup in next-generation Travel space
• Seasoned leadership including three Stanford grads
• Competitive compensation and exceptional upside potential
• Minimal travel required
• Location: Silicon Valley (Redwood Shores, California)
cFares, a rapidly growing next-generation travel service with a unique travel search technology and value proposition, seeks an exceptional Internet Advertising Sales executive who will work closely with the President and the VP of Marketing to launch a comprehensive Ad Sales program in the Travel space.
We have an immediate opening for our first advertising sales executive who can hit the ground running – hard! We are looking for an individual with the experience and motivation required to establish a thriving advertising revenue base for the company. There is no advertising program currently in place, so the individual will have unlimited room to pursue and close the best advertising deals. The position offers unlimited commission potential, as well as exciting growth and management opportunities down the road.
Key Responsibilities
• Define and structure company Ad Sales model
• Develop new advertising market segments and leads
• Sell into prospective advertisers
• Prepare media kit, proposals, and presentations
• Close advertising deals
• Work with Design and Development to ensure Ad placements on site
• Track Ad inventory and report on status to advertising clients, and company management
We offer a very competitive package including generous commissions and full health benefits.
Key Qualifications
• Internet / online advertising sales experience required
• Account management and new business development experience required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required
• Experience with Travel industry preferred
• Prior relationships with Travel advertisers preferred
Education & Experience Required:
• 5-7 years of Ad Sales experience.
• Bachelors degree required
• Internet and Travel experience preferred.
Company Culture and Fit:
cFares is an exciting new venture-backed firm in the Travel search space. Our philosophy is to hire top caliber individuals who can grow with the company. Having said that, people who succeed in young companies need special skills to thrive. What we look for culture fit in a candidate is:
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. THIS IS A CRITICAL SKILL FOR THIS POSITION.
• Breadth of Intellect: A natural desire to learn and grow across many intellectual fields at high rates of speed
• Indomitable: Persistence through any conditions to achieve a goal
• Commitment: Identification with the quote "Commitment begins when you think you cannot go any further, but chose to do so anyway"
• Assertiveness: Ability to respectfully get management's attention, when needed, to provide approvals or resources
• Drive and energy: Willingness to take charge of an obvious problem and solve it
• Self-motivated: Drive to set own goals when the environment doesn't specify any
• Team Player: When management does provide clear goals, ability to take those goals, internalize them, and get results by working with the team and leveraging available resources.
• Delivers Results: History of focusing on activities that directly impact the bottom line
• Tolerance for Chaos: Ability to "Roll with the punches" and adapt techniques and styles to constantly changing market requirements
For consideration, please reference the Internet Ad Sales Executive job and e-mail your resume and cover letter to:
careers@cfares.com
Posted by Paul at February 13, 2007 10:20 PM
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