Motorsport Marketing, Inc., publishes Grassroots Motorsports and Classic Motorsports magazines. We're currently looking to fill the following open positions:
Associate Publisher
The Associate Publisher will sell advertising and sponsorship for our two print publications, extensive and growing digital platforms and expanding events business. This person will directly report to Director of Sales and be a vital piece of our small but passionate sales department.
Responsibilities:
Sell print, digital and event advertising and sponsorship.
Coordinate communications to past, present, and future advertisers.
Effectively vet and guide provided or self-sourced sales prospects and leads through the sales funnel.
Communicate effectively across departmental lines and with external partners.
Required Skills:
Strong proposal-writing and professional communication skills.
Deep experience and familiarity with CRM systems.
Analytical mindset that can interpret reports and charts.
Critical thinking skills, including the ability to research topics and judge the relative merit of each source of information.
Social intelligence and the ability to stay motivated and work within a team.
Pleasant personality, or at least the ability to fake it for eight hours per day, five days per week.
Strong work ethic, especially a willingness to pitch in if the team needs a helping hand.
Ability to embrace change and suggest improvements to current processes to maximize efficiency and customer satisfaction.
MS Office experience, particularly with Excel and Outlook.
Sporadic but regular ability to travel for trade shows, company sponsored events and customer visits.
Some weekend and after-hours work required.
Experience in or desire to work in a small, growing and family-based business.
Ideal Candidate Would Possess:
Interest and knowledge of the automotive performance world.
History of exceeding in media sales.
A high sense of urgency and ability to deliver results.
A desire to grow in their career.
Strong background of building revenue from digital products.
Compensation:
$40,000-$50,000+commissions
Competitive base salary
Generous individual and team commissions
Sorry, no other positions are currently open. However, we're always open to chatting with exceptional candidates. Email your resume to Tom Suddard and we'll reply if there's a possible fit.
About MMI:
Motorsport Marketing, Inc. is an industry leading, family-owned media company with the second generation already in place. In business for 40 years, it continues to grow rapidly in paid print circulation, online traffic, print and digital advertising revenue, and revenue from events. Its potential seems limitless, with even stronger growth projected on the horizon.
The company publishes two nationally-distributed, industry-leading magazines in the sports car segment. Grassroots Motorsports is a nearly 200-page title, published eight times per year, that caters to the Porsche, BMW and other sports car enthusiasts who like to compete with their cars at weekend autocross, rally and racing events. Classic Motorsports is published six times per year, runs 144-172 pages and caters to the classic sports car enthusiast who collects, restores and races their classic sports cars.
In addition to these two publications, MMI does outside contract work, including the event program for the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance.
The company also puts on sponsored automotive events. These include upscale 5-day classic car tours, the Ultimate Track Car Challenge, the $2000 Challenge, a welcome party at Monterey Car Week and others.
MMI is a remote-first working environment where employees choose whether they'd like to work in-office, in a hybrid setting, or fully remote. It is not a requirement to live within driving distance of our headquarters, or even in the same area of the country. Attire is casual.
Motorsport Marketing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
