Sales Associate - Local Sales

Sales Associate – Marketing Solutions

USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a sustainable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. Through our trusted brands, including the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations, including our network of local properties, in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom, we provide essential journalism, local content, and digital experiences to audiences and businesses.

We deliver high-quality, trusted content with a commitment to balanced, unbiased journalism, where and when consumers want to engage. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, supports small and medium-sized businesses with innovative digital marketing products and solutions.

• Sales Development | Prospecting | Pipeline Creation Role
• Company:
  LocaliQ, powered by the USA TODAY Network
• Location:
  
  Fort Myers, Florida | Hybrid

LocaliQ, part of USA TODAY Co., we help businesses grow by bringing together advanced marketing technology, trusted audience reach, and the expertise to turn it into results. In this role, you’ll work at the intersection of digital marketing and one of the most trusted media networks in the country—helping businesses connect with customers across the full marketing funnel.

You’ll partner with clients to understand their goals, build strategies that combine performance-driven digital solutions with the reach of the USA TODAY Network, and deliver measurable outcomes. This is an opportunity to be part of a team that doesn’t just sell products. We bring together the right mix of solutions to drive real business growth.

Our Sales Associate role is an entry point into the LocaliQ sales career path for someone who is energized by prospecting, building pipeline, creating new sales opportunities, and learning how to grow into a future sales role.

In this role, you will focus on generating top-of-funnel sales activity, identifying new prospects, supporting open sales territories, and helping create qualified opportunities for the sales organization. You’ll partner closely with Sales Leaders, Account Executives, Media Specialists, Account Coordinators, and other business partners to help drive prospect engagement, secure qualified meetings, and support business development efforts that contribute to future revenue growth.

This role is designed for someone who wants to build strong sales fundamentals through daily prospecting, customer engagement, market research, Salesforce activity management, and structured coaching. You’ll gain hands‑on experience in how LocaliQ supports businesses, develops prospects, and creates meaningful customer conversations that lead to long-term sales opportunities.

In your first 90 days, you’ll begin learning LocaliQ’s solutions, sales tools, prospecting approach, CRM expectations, and lead qualification process. You’ll build confidence in outbound outreach, customer communication, territory support, and opportunity handoff while developing the habits and skills needed for long‑term growth in a sales career.

• Entry point into a sales career path with the opportunity to develop toward future Media Specialist or Account Executive roles.
• Hands‑on experience building prospect pipelines, generating leads, and creating qualified sales opportunities.
• Opportunity to partner directly with Sales Leaders, Account Executives, Media Specialists, Account Coordinators, and business partners.
• Structured learning through coaching, training, role‑playing, and professional development.
• Exposure to digital marketing solutions, customer engagement, CRM tools, and consultative sales processes.
• Opportunity to support open sales territories and contribute to pipeline health and future revenue growth.
• Hybrid/remote flexibility depending on market and business needs.

• Build and maintain prospect lists using Salesforce, market research,…