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Inside Sales Representative (Events) Community Choice LocaliQ is seeking a driven Inside Sales Representative (Events) to help local businesses grow their visibility and revenue through event-based advertising, sponsorships, and promotional partnerships. This role owns the full sales cycle—from outbound prospecting and pipeline development to presenting solutions and closing new business. This is a high-performance sales opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment, enjoys building relationships, and is motivated by uncapped commission potential. You’ll be supported with industry-leading training and sales tools within a growing organization aligned with USA TODAY
What You’ll Do
- Own the full sales cycle: prospect, qualify, present, negotiate, and close new business
- Consistently meet and exceed monthly revenue and activity targets
- Conduct daily outbound outreach to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)
- Build, manage, and maintain a strong pipeline using Salesforce CRM
- Present event sponsorship and advertising solutions to business decision-makers
- Partner with internal teams to identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities
- Maintain accurate forecasting, notes, and activity tracking in CRM
What We’re Looking For
- 2–5 years of proven sales experience (B2B, outbound, or account acquisition preferred)
- Strong track record of meeting or exceeding quota expectations
- Experience in consultative or solution-based selling
- Confident communicator with strong phone presence and closing ability
- Highly self-motivated, organized, and competitive
- Comfortable working in a performance-based, commission-driven environment
- Bachelor’s degree or media/advertising sales experience is a plus
What We Offer
- Base hourly rate: $19.24/hour
- On-Target Earnings (OTE): ~$65,000
- Top performers earning $100K+ annually
- Uncapped commission structure
- Comprehensive training and ongoing sales development
- Access to CRM tools, marketing resources, and lead support to accelerate ramp-up
- Clear career path and advancement opportunities within the organization
- Collaborative, high-energy team environment with strong leadership support
The hourly rate for this role will range between $17.00 and $19.24. Base compensation is reflective of many factors, including, but not limited to, the market in which one lives/works, individual education level, skills, certifications and experience. Note: variable compensation is not reflected in these figures and based on the role, may be applicable.
USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce. As such, we will consider all qualified applicants for employment and do not discriminate in connection with employment decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee’s race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance (including height and weight), sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), education, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, military or veteran status or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state and local laws in the jurisdictions where USA TODAY Co. employs employees. In addition, USA TODAY Co., Inc. will provide applicants who require a reasonable accommodation, as a result of an applicant’s disability or religion, to complete this employment application and/or any other process in connection with an individuals’ application for employment with USA TODAY Co., Inc. Applicants who require such accommodation should contact USA TODAY Co., Inc.’s Recruitment Department at Recruit@usatodayco.com. Applicants must be authorized to work in the applicable location. Applications from outside these regions will be removed from our system after submission.
USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce. As such, we will consider all qualified applicants for employment and do not discriminate in connection with employment decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee’s race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance (including height and weight), sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), education, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, military or veteran status or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state and local laws in the jurisdictions where USA TODAY Co. employs employees. In addition, USA TODAY Co., Inc. will provide applicants who require a reasonable accommodation, as a result of an applicant’s disability or religion, to complete this employment application and/or any other process in connection with an individuals’ application for employment with USA TODAY Co., Inc. Applicants who require such accommodation should contact USA TODAY Co., Inc.’s Recruitment Department at Recruit@usatodayco.com. Applicants must be authorized to work in the applicable location. Applications from outside these regions will be removed from our system after submission.
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