Location: 100% Work from Home (Candidates must be based in Canada)
Brands: Postmedia – Powering Canada’s Digital Future
The Opportunity: Your Launchpad to a Digital Sales CareerWe’ve spent 100 years building Canada’s most trusted media brands. Today, we’re converting that authority into the country’s most sophisticated local digital sales operation – and we need hungry, high-energy closers to help us do it.
As an Associate Account Executive, you’ll own the full sales cycle for our Business Bundles – pre-packaged digital marketing solutions built specifically for local businesses. You’ll prospect, qualify, pitch, and close. No waiting for someone to hand you leads. No sitting in meetings about meetings. Just selling.
This role is the proven next step after SDR and a direct path to a full Account Executive position. Prove you can sell at volume, and we’ll give you the keys to the bigger deals.
Why This Role is Different- 100% Remote Freedom: Work from where you are most productive. No commute, more life. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.
- AI-Powered Sales Superpowers: You get the same AI tech stack as our senior AEs – meeting transcription, automated follow-ups, and real-time coaching to sharpen your edge from day one.
- A Product That Sells Itself: Our Business Bundles are curated, affordable ($229–$878/month), and backed by the most recognized media brands in every local market. You’re not cold-calling for an unknown startup.
- A Clear Career Path: AAE is not a holding pen. It’s a launchpad. Hit your numbers, develop your consultative skills, and move into a full AE role with complex deals and uncapped earnings.
- Massive Untapped Market: Canada’s local business market is enormous and underserved. You’ll be given target lists of businesses in local markets that need exactly what we sell.
- 8:30 AM – Pipeline Prep: From your home office, you review your target list and prioritize the day’s outreach. You’ve got 25+ calls to make, and you know exactly who you’re calling and why.
- 9:00 AM – Outbound Blitz: You work through your call block. You’re qualifying fast: Does the business need more local visibility? Are they spending on digital but getting no results? You’re listening for pain points that map to our bundles.
- 11:00 AM – The Pitch: You hop on a video call with a qualified prospect. You walk them through a tailored recommendation – maybe the Growth Plus bundle at $468/month. You use our data to show them what they’re missing and what we can fix.
- 12:00 PM – Automated Follow-Up: You review the AI-generated meeting summary. Two clicks: the follow-up is sent, the bundle details are logged, and the service delivery team is already queued.
- 1:30 PM – Growth Coaching: You spend 15 minutes reviewing AI-driven insights from your morning calls – talk-to-listen ratio, objection patterns, power words. This is how you get better every day.
- 2:00 PM – Afternoon Outreach: Second call block. New prospects, follow-ups, and proposal reviews. You’re building a rhythm that compounds.
- 4:00 PM – Pipeline Hygiene: You update your CRM, prep tomorrow’s call list, and review your weekly numbers. You know exactly where you stand against target.
- The High-Activity Closer: You thrive on pace. 30–40+ calls a day doesn’t scare you – it energizes you.
- Hungry to Grow: You see this role as a stepping stone, not a finish line. You want to learn consultative digital selling and move up.
- Tech-Forward: You embrace AI and CRM tools as assets, not chores. You want data to help you win.
- Locally Minded: You understand the challenges facing local businesses and can speak to them with empathy and credibility.
- 1–2 Years of Sales Experience: You’ve been an SDR, a BDR, or in a similar outbound sales role. You know how to pick up the phone and start a conversation.
- Compensation: $40,000-$50,000 base salary + variable compensation tied to bundle sales volume. Employment offers are based on a combination of qualifications, experience, and candidate's market.
- Work-Life Integration: 100% Work from Home with the tools and hardware provided to succeed, plus generous vacation time to help you recharge.
- Future Security: A rare Defined Contribution Pension Plan and a comprehensive health benefits package.
- Career Progression: A defined, transparent path from AAE to AE – with the coaching and mentorship to get you there.
We thank in advance all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. Only candidates legally eligible to work in Canada will be considered. No phone calls or agencies please.
Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all areas of the hiring process. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please make your needs known in advance. Accommodation requests will be provided on an individual basis.
Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to employment equity and an inclusive barrier-free selection process and work environment. Postmedia Network Inc. encourages applications from women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.
