Reports To: | CEO at CFM Religion Publishing |
Location: | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Website: | Standard Publishing |
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Reporting to the CEO of CFM Publishing and Standard Publishing, the Executive VP & Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) is responsible for creating and maintaining a revenue generation process and a business development appliance that aligns with the strategic direction of the company. The CRO will be responsible for all aspects of Direct Sales management, Channel Sales management, Business Development and Marketing. Leading a cross functional team of ~30, the CRO will oversee the Marketing, Sales, Outbound Call Center and Customer Service functions of the Standard Publishing organization.
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Founded in 1866, Standard Publishing is a recognized leader in providing programs, resources and publications to serve non-denominational evangelical Christian Churches. The Company offers true-to-the-Bible materials including classroom curricula, books, magazines, and vacation bible school.
Standard Publishing’s vision is to be recognized as a growth-oriented provider of excellent Christian resources that meet the spiritual needs of the church and family. Their mission is to provide true-to-the-Bible resources that inspire, educate, and motivate people to a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
For over 150 years, Standard Publishing has served Christian churches worldwide. Most widely recognized as a leader in Children’s and Adult resources, Standard is the publisher of time-tested brands like:
Vacation Bible School
For over 89 years, Standard Publishing has served Christian churches around the world with award-winning Vacation Bible School resources. Recognized as biblically sound, yet fun and easy to teach, Standard’s VBS touches over one million children and adults every summer. Most recently Standard’s VBS was rated:
Sunday School Curriculum
Whether educating children, teens, or adults, Standard’s quarterly curriculum is true to the Bible – a promise kept for more than a century. The curriculums include proven resources for teachers and students in lessons that engage learners with age-appropriate Bible teaching, activities and discussions.
Standard Publishing is seeking a Chief Revenue Officer to oversee the VP of Marketing, the VP of Sales, Outbound Call Center Manager and the Director Customer Service along with their departments; provide strategic direction, create and implement initiatives that support the revenue acceleration plan and serve as chief spokesperson for the division.
Specific responsibilities and expectations include the following:
To an experienced CRO, this opportunity offers several attractive features:
The ideal candidate is currently a VP or Director of Sales or Online Direct Marketing with experience selling and managing cross-functional teams that sell products over the web. S/he has experience selling products to B2B and B2C markets, and has a proven track record leading a sales team focused on customer acquisition and loyalty.
Specifically, this individual has –
Culturally and temperamentally, the ideal candidate is a team player who believes that individual success flows from the overall success of the organization. This involves a range of personal attributes-- flexibility and adaptability; a great work ethic; leadership with minimal supervision; an ability to analyze and evaluate one’s own (and other’s) performance and to develop plans to improve performance; excellent presentation skills; willingness to take responsibility for both success and failure—a thick skin; self- confidence and a positive attitude about self, company, and marketplace; consistent, effective people skills; sincerity, trust, believability and warmth; and a strong desire for success.
Compensation will include salary and bonus in line with the individual’s experience.
Travel will be at least 30%.
Standard Publishing has an Employment Application, Work History and Background Check (provided to candidates). The background check includes compensation verification, professional references, employment and education verifications, state and federal criminal history reports, and drug screen.
Resume should be sent as a Word document to Ralph Protsik and Todd Hand, and also posted on the BSG website, www.bsgtv.com. No phone calls please.