Senior Account Executive

The N2 Company
Des Moines, IA
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward self-driven individuals comfortable with building local advertising partnerships and managing a publication's operations, this role emphasizes a hybrid work arrangement and a consultative sales approach in the hyperlocal media domain.

Best fit for

  • Candidates who enjoy autonomy and have a track record of building long-term business relationships
    — “You want more control over your time, your income, and your future”
  • Individuals who are comfortable with launching and managing a local business with national support
    — “you’d launch and lead a Stroll publication in your market”
  • People who thrive in community-driven roles with a focus on storytelling and local engagement
    — “Connect with residents to capture authentic stories that reflect the heart of each community”

Things to consider

  • This role demands local community engagement despite the flexibility of home-based operations
    — “Ability to operate a home-based business with local community engagement”
  • Income potential is variable and depends on market performance and sales execution
    — “Your financial results may differ”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in consultative sales and community relationship-building
    — “You're a natural relationship-builder with consultative sales instincts”
  • Showcase your ability to manage a publication's growth and operations independently
    — “Manage your territory, sales pipeline, and publication operations”
  • Emphasize your adaptability and eagerness to learn from existing systems and mentors
    — “You're curious and coachable, always looking to sharpen your skills”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • successful client launches
  • recurring revenue growth
  • positive client feedback
Typical background
salesbusiness developmententrepreneurship

Skills & requirements

Required

SalesAccount ManagementClient Relationship BuildingConsultative SellingBusiness Development

Preferred

Project ManagementTeam Leadership

About the role

Original posting from The N2 Company via Greenhouse

About the Opportunity

What would you build if you had the freedom to set your own schedule, choose who you work with, and grow your income without a ceiling?

As a Senior Account Executive (known to N2 as Area Directors), you’d launch and lead a Stroll publication in your market, using a proven business model with the training, tools, and national support to help you succeed. It's freedom, built on a plan.

Stroll is the magazine neighbors look forward to, celebrating the people, stories, and businesses that make a community feel like home. Imagine being the person who brings it to life in your area.

Position Summary

We're seeking an Area Director to launch, grow, and lead a Stroll publication in your local market. Area Directors operate as a local publisher: building partnerships with local business owners, featuring residents and their stories, and growing a recurring revenue stream.

If accepted, you’d follow a clear, step-by-step launch plan. Your first months focus on establishing your territory and building your client base. From there, you’d grow a business with your name on it.

This hybrid opportunity combines in-person relationship building with work from your home office.

Who You Are

You want more control over your time, your income, and your future, and you're ready to build toward it.

You're driven to win, and you take initiative without waiting to be told what's next.

You value a proven plan and will follow a system that works while making it your own.

You're a natural relationship-builder with consultative sales instincts.

You're curious and coachable, always looking to sharpen your skills and learn from people who've done it before.

You don't need to check every box. If this sounds like the life you want to build, we want to hear from you.

What Area Directors Do

Meet with local business owners to build long-term advertising partnerships.

Help local businesses reach the homeowners in the neighborhoods you serve.

Connect with residents to capture authentic stories that reflect the heart of each community.

Manage your territory, sales pipeline, and publication operations using N2's proven tools and processes.

Partner with N2's national team for design, production, training, and ongoing support.

Lead your publication's growth as the face of Stroll in your market.

What Area Directors Love

Freedom over your time: Build your workday around your life, not the other way around.

A proven path: Step-by-step training and repeatable systems mean you're never guessing what comes next.

Something you own: Build a business and a reputation in your market.

A name in your community: Become the trusted connector between local businesses and the neighborhoods they serve.

A team behind you: A supportive, nationally recognized organization invested in your success.

Income Snapshot

The average yearly commission earned among the top 10% of Reporting Publications (the 39 highest earning publications out of 386 total) was $186,062.00. Within this group, the median was $171,717.00, the highest was $344,968.00, and the lowest was $129,673.00.

Your financial results may differ. Important assumptions and qualifiers relating to this information can be found in Item 19 of our October 9, 2026 franchise disclosure document.

About The N2 Company

The N2 Company helps small- to mid-sized businesses connect with affluent homeowners through high-quality monthly publications, targeted digital advertising, and creative community events. Our portfolio includes 800+ custom publications across brands including Stroll, BeLocal, Greet, Real Producers, and more.

About Stroll

Stroll is a hyperlocal magazine delivered to homeowners in select neighborhoods, featuring the residents, stories, and events that bring each community together. Residents value Stroll for the connection it creates with their neighbors. Local businesses benefit by building trusted relationships with the households they most want to reach.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED

US resident

Ability to operate a home-based business with local community engagement

Source: The N2 Company careers (Greenhouse)

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