February 25, 2016

BP Job Postings

Director of Sales for BP

by Jim Walsh

Position: Director of Sales

Deadline: March 11, 2016

Contact: Send cover letter and resume to Jim Walsh at jobs@baseballprospectus.com

We are seeking a creative self-starter ​who​ wants to be part of something speci​al: ​grow a small innovative sports company through hard work.​ The ​BP​ sales person will play the role of utility player for the BP ​s​ales team, doing whatever it takes to help grow BP and hit ​s​ales and ​​revenue objectives. The ideal candidate will have a strong sales background, preferably in media with knowledge of sports/baseball, and specialize​ in new business development. The primary ​t​ask will be ​to ​engineer and sell sponsorship opportunities ​to​ outside brands. The Director of Sales will make outbound calls and emails ​focusing on new account creation, and be tasked with identifying, opening and servicing sponsorship and other accounts. Position will be paid by performance including​ cash bonuses for new accounts and sales milestones.

Other tasks:

· ​Find podcast, newsletter, online, print, and magazine ad sponsors for BP​.​

· ​​Coordinate​ marketing material​s​ and campaigns​,​ and ​​develop sales strategies.

· Create inventive ways to find sponsorship for existing products.

· ​Research the industry for new opportunities.

· ​Generate prospects through cold calling​ and warm calling.

· ​Follow​-​up with and service existing BP accounts​.​

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