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About the role

  • General Manager leading the advertising sales team for The Globe and Mail, focusing on digital, print, and event channels. Responsible for client relationships, team development, and strategic sales planning.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a strategic sales plan to deliver on annual revenue targets across digital, print, and event channels
  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing sales team by setting clear expectations and driving accountability for results
  • Drive strategic key account planning to grow revenue, increase share, and strengthen client retention across core accounts
  • Establish and lead negotiations on annual client and agency commitments, including conducting regular business reviews to drive growth
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with senior clients, agency partners, and industry contacts across Montreal and Eastern Canada
  • Monitor and analyze sales performance against targets, including forecasting, pipeline activity, and market insights
  • Prepare and deliver regular sales reporting to leadership, including forecasts, activity, and market sentiment
  • Ensure adherence to established processes for pricing, contracts, positioning, and inventory management
  • Oversee management of the Montreal office, including operational expenses and coordination with landlord and head office teams

Requirements

  • Post-secondary degree or diploma in a related field
  • Minimum 10 years of progressive sales management experience, including leadership experience
  • Minimum 5+ years of digital media sales experience
  • Bilingual proficiency in French and English
  • Strong knowledge of and established relationships within the Montreal and Eastern Canada digital advertising market
  • Experience driving solutions-based, multi-platform advertising sales
  • Strong understanding of agency dynamics, campaign planning, industry trends, technologies, and pricing models
  • Demonstrated leadership capabilities with the ability to motivate, engage, and develop high-performing teams
  • Strong business judgment with an understanding of sales measurement and performance tracking
  • Passion for data and technology, with the ability to translate insights into client-facing solutions.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation to ensure we hire, retain and reward team members
  • Hybrid work environment that promotes work-life balance
  • Generous vacation and flexible work arrangements
  • Parental leave top-up
  • Competitive health and dental benefits
  • Defined Benefit pension plan
  • Annual wellness subsidy
  • On-site chiropractor and registered massage therapist
  • Employee and family assistance program
  • Free digital subscription to globeandmail.com and 40% off other Globe products
  • Education assistance for external training courses

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridMontrealCanada

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