POSITION DESCRIPTION

Role: Sales Representative
Hours: 20 hours per week
Location: Best Buy location 11 Washmill Lake Dr. Halifax, NS + events as required

Company Overview
Salt is a North American marketing agency that creates connected experiences through creative, digital, and media innovation.

Our mission is to “Earn the World’s Attention.” We are built to find, develop, execute, and amplify ideas that resonate with our clients’ audiences. We are structured to connect perspectives, work across mediums, and focus on delivering meaningful and effective results.

We value people who are collaborative, humble, and hardworking. We believe the right talent and culture help us do what is right for our clients.

Role Overview
Salt is seeking a results driven Sales Representative to represent a leading tech client within a retail environment at Best Buy. This role is ideal for someone passionate about technology, confident in sales, and comfortable in a customer facing setting.

This role is scheduled Thursday through Sunday each week for a total of 20 hours.

As a Sales Representative, you will be responsible for driving product sales, maintaining strong retail relationships, and ensuring in store presence is executed to the highest standard. You will act as a brand expert, educating customers while supporting retail partners through strong communication, organization, and execution.

This position requires a self motivated professional who can work independently, build rapport quickly, and consistently deliver measurable results.

Core Responsibilities

Relationship Management
• Operate independently while professionally representing both Salt and the client
• Act as a brand ambassador within assigned retail locations
• Build and maintain positive relationships with retail managers and store associates
• Serve as the primary in store contact supporting program objectives
• Communicate feedback, insights, and opportunities to management and client teams
• Ensure brand standards and program expectations are consistently upheld

Sales, Reporting and Compliance
• Execute program fundamentals including sales execution and retail compliance
• Consistently achieve or exceed individual sales targets
• Track daily performance metrics and customer engagement outcomes
• Maintain accountability for execution quality and reporting accuracy
• Complete daily reporting and administrative requirements on schedule
• Support promotional initiatives and in store product focus periods
• Ensure planogram compliance and accurate product placement
• Maintain displays to ensure visibility, cleanliness, and brand accuracy

Adaptability and Availability
• Operate with a high degree of independence and accountability as the regional program lead
• Stay informed on new product launches, updates, and training materials
• Demonstrate strong decision making judgment while maintaining structured communication and reporting
• Maintain flexibility including evenings, weekends, and travel as required
• Comfortable working remotely while managing field responsibilities

Experience and Skills
• Previous sales experience required, retail sales experience preferred
• Proven ability to meet or exceed sales targets
• Strong communication and relationship building skills
• Confident presentation, selling, and objection handling abilities
• Passion for technology, computers, or PC gaming is an asset
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask independently
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Reliable transportation to and from assigned retail locations
• Daily access to internet and email for reporting and communication
• Smartphone required for reporting and program communication

What We Stand For
• Salt of the Earth: We lead with humility, honesty, and heart
• Do What’s Right: We choose integrity over ease every time
• Earn Your Salt: We work hard, drive results, and celebrate the journey
• Make Things Better: We look for solutions and smarter ways forward
• Seek Different Perspectives: Diversity fuels thinking and inclusion drives impact

The anticipated rate for this position is $22-$26/hour. Individual compensation within this range is determined based on job-related factors such as experience, skills, level of responsibility, internal equity, and business needs. 
Salt XC is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting and retaining the most qualified employees regardless of race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age or disability.    

The Opportunity

Join our team of passionate digital marketers who are driven by the desire to see the impact of their hard work. As an Advertising Analyst with Outshine, you’ll execute, optimize, and report on paid digital advertising programs to help our clients—some of the best B2B SaaS companies in the world—reach their goals. 

The successful candidate will be located within Canada and can expect to earn between $55,000-$60,000 CAD/year, as part of a complete, competitive package. At Outshine, we're committed to fair and growth-oriented compensation, and tend to see most Analysts join our team around the mid-point with variations depending upon relevant skills and experience. A lower starting salary usually reflects strong potential paired with ongoing skill development.

Role & Responsibilities

As an Advertising Analyst at Outshine, your role is all about getting things done. Working alongside your colleagues, you’ll help plan, execute, and optimize digital advertising campaigns, report on performance by digging into the data, research new tactics, and support other initiatives to help our clients reach their goals. Your teams rely on you for your:

• Technical skillset. From setting up new campaigns flawlessly or developing ideas for in-platform optimizations to writing creative and error-free ad copy or reformatting a deck to match brand standards, you do it all.
• Trustworthiness and consistency. Leads, clients, and teammates can trust you to do what you say you’re going to do, meet deadlines, and work closely with them to deliver work that meets their expectations (and your own). 
• Growth mindset. You raise your hand to try new things, push yourself into new challenges, and get feedback along the way. You know that you are accountable to your teams and clients, and reflect that feeling of responsibility in your actions and behaviour. 

Key Competencies

• Proficient working in the Google suite of products (Docs, Sheets, Gmail, Slides) and can effectively create, format and proofread shared client deliverables 
• Above-average organization, communication, and time management skills

Additional Requirements

• 1+ year(s) relevant experience in paid digital advertising or media buying/planning, specifically across paid social and search platforms (Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, Reddit)
• Digital/marketing certifications under your belt, such as Google Analytics, Google Ads, etc.
• Experience in an advertising or marketing agency is an asset

To be the best fit for this role, you’re:

• Detail-Oriented: Hyper-focused on the details and their impact on the bigger picture 
• Optimistic & Collaborative: You maintain a positive outlook in challenging times, and working on a team to solve tough problems motivates you 
• Proactive: You prioritize forward momentum on projects and in your own development 
• Analytical: You exhibit a probing mind and draw insights from data 
• Growth-Driven: You believe talent and performance can be developed through effort and persistence 
• Efficient: You produce significant output, avoiding wasted effort where possible
• Honest & Ethical: You don’t cut corners; you do what is right, not convenient
• Driven: You possess an unwavering determination to achieve personal and team goals

Benefits

Our people are our greatest asset, and we don’t make any mistakes about that. We invest massively in our team, offering:

• Competitive vacation time, your birthday off, and two days/year of volunteer paid time off
• Family or single enrolment in our group health and dental plan (we pay 80%, you pay 20%)
• Additional health benefits, including a $350/year wellness budget, an employee assistance program, and flexible working hours
• RRSP matching up to 3% of your salary
• Extensive internal training programs, plus individual allowances for external training opportunities available at every stage of your career
• Monthly cell phone allowance
• & more…

Outshine's office space is located in Halifax's North End, and we have embraced a hybrid work model where teammates can choose the work arrangement that’s best for them—remote, in-office, or both. While we prefer local candidates (Nova Scotia) for entry-level positions to facilitate in-person learning and growth, we welcome applicants from across Canada.

We also offer:

• An allowance to set up your home workspace
• Opportunities for team connection, including two in-person team-wide events each year (onsite in the Spring & offsite in the Fall), as well as online opportunities (virtual trivia, meditation hours, cooking classes, and more)
• Best-in-class collaboration tools, including Slack, Zoom, Asana, and Loom
• A comprehensive, virtual onboarding experience intended to introduce colleagues to our work and each other

About Outshine

Outshine is a team of digital marketers that drive revenue growth for the world’s most exciting B2B SaaS companies. We drive that growth through digital advertising, deep expertise in data, and a relentless focus on client experience.

When it comes to our work, it’s hard to beat the scale of our clients. We enjoy the luxuries of being headquartered in Halifax while serving a global clientele every day. Our work is spread throughout North and South America, Europe, Australia, and beyond.

Want to Learn More?

Check us out on Glassdoor or connect directly with one of our teammates to find out what it’s really like to work at Outshine.