About Main Street Hub:

Main Street Hub is the voice of more local businesses than any other company. Utilizing its proprietary technology, the company offers a unique “do-it-for-you” marketing platform that integrates social media, customer reviews, web, and email marketing to help local businesses get more customers and keep them coming back, while saving them valuable time. Their team of dedicated, bright, positive people from all backgrounds is on a mission to create thriving local economies and help merchants and customers discover community.

Backed by leading investors, Main Street Hub was founded in 2010 and has grown to a team of over 700 colleagues with offices in both Austin, Texas and New York. Main Street Hub provides an essential service for local businesses and has been named one of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine, the fastest growing startup in Austin by the Austin Business Journal, and a Top Workplace by the Austin American-Statesman. Main Street Hub currently has more than 10,000 local business customers and has published more than 8 million messages across the web.

Our mission is to create thriving local economies. Through technology, creativity, and service, we provide great local businesses across the country with a do-it-for-you solution that helps them drive results, at a price that works for them.

For more information on our culture, check out https://blog.mainstreethub.com/why-our-values-matter.

What you’ll do:

Your goal as a Local Outreach Representative will be to build awareness about Main Street Hub in the local business community. This will be accomplished by building relationships with local business influencers, organizations and strategic partners. Here is a sample of what you’ll be responsible for on a daily basis:

• Generate a high number of qualified customer leads for Main Street Hub’s Sales team.
• Initiate and manage relationships with high-profile organizations, associations and local influencers in the community with the goal of reaching new prospects.
• Initiate and manage local marketing activities (including email and social media, speaking engagements, partnerships and sponsorships) with the goal of driving prospects to local educational seminars and online events (webinars).
• Deliver Main Street Hub seminars, both in person and online, to groups of prospects through self-hosted events, keynote presentations and partnerships.
• Plan, organize and execute local self-hosted events, webinars and multi-speaker conferences.

Why is it exciting?

• Growth and development of the Regional Development channel is an important component of the growth strategy for the Sales team in 2017 and beyond.
• Main Street Hub is growing like crazy with no signs of slowing down (on the “Inc500” list back to back in 2014 and 2015), which will continue to create exceptional career paths for exceptional talent.
• This role will report directly to the Regional Development Manager, with a close relationship with the Sales team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Sales and/or Business Development.
• Experience presenting or educating in public group settings (100+ attendees, 2+ hours).
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to engage a large audience and also to effectively communicate in a one-to-one setting.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Knowledge of social media marketing.
• Proven track record of meeting and exceeding performance goals in demanding roles.
• Solid sales funnel management skills and the ability to accomplish goals with a high degree of autonomy.
• An exemplary work ethic, a “get it done” attitude, and high personal accountability.
• Enthusiasm for local businesses and an unwavering commitment to upholding the Main Street Hub values.
• Passion for working in a fast-paced environment, comfortable with continuous change, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and perform duties outside these descriptions to help us build something incredible.
• Bonus points for:
• Prior experience with Salesforce, Marketo, HTML/CSS, Photoshop.
• Connections with local business influencers in the Austin and Central Texas area.
• Familiarity with the Local/SMB space.

Benefits:

• Mission-driven, values-based culture.
• Competitive pay and eligibility for stock options.
• 15 days paid time off, plus 8 company holidays.
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision.
• Paid parental leave.
• 401(k).
• Fun, casual, urban office environment.
• Professional development and experience, including opportunities to grow your career, working for one of most ambitious companies in Austin.