Full-Time

Local Account Executive

Torstar

Torstar

201-500 employees

Owns daily newspapers and digital platforms

No salary listed

Hamilton, ON, Canada

Hybrid

Hybrid role: three days per week in-office in Halton Region.

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Market Research
Forecasting
Computer Networking

Get referred to Torstar

See people who can refer or advise you

Requirements
  • Have B2B outside/field sales experience — especially in a consultative or solution-sell environment (we'll consider strong hunters without it; we can teach the fundamentals)
  • Have a proven track record of hitting or exceeding quota
  • Are self-directed and disciplined — you manage your own schedule and hold yourself accountable
  • Communicate with confidence, listen well, and can tailor your pitch to any room
  • Have a working understanding of digital advertising and audience strategy (a genuine advantage, not just a buzzword)
  • Hold a valid Ontario G driver's licence and have reliable transportation
  • This role involves handling client credit card information. PCI compliance is required; full training is provided during onboarding.
Responsibilities
  • Hunt: Prospect relentlessly — cold outreach, community events, referrals, networking
  • Build a strong, qualified pipeline from day one
  • Research your market and stay ahead of competitor moves
  • Consult: Meet with local business owners and decision-makers to understand their real marketing challenges
  • Build tailored advertising and media plans with measurable outcomes
  • Present and pitch solutions that genuinely move the needle for clients
  • Grow & Retain: Develop deep, strategic relationships with your existing accounts
  • Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities as client needs evolve
  • Forecast accurately and keep your CRM current — it works for you, not just the organization
  • Collaborate: Work with marketing and product teams to deliver compelling proposals
  • Stay sharp on digital advertising trends, audience strategy, and the local competitive landscape

Torstar is a Canadian media and data company that owns daily newspapers, regional titles, and digital properties. It delivers news and local information through print editions and digital sites and apps, including The Toronto Star and thestar.com, plus platforms like eyeReturn, VerticalScope, Homefinder.ca, and Save.ca. It differentiates itself with a dense Ontario network of community brands combined with diversified digital assets, offering cross-brand reach and locally focused coverage. Its goal is to help people understand the world and each other by delivering reliable journalism, local information, and data-driven solutions to readers, advertisers, and partners.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

1994

Get referred to Torstar

See people who can refer or advise you

Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The April 2026 Ontario court ruling strengthened Torstar’s jurisdiction fight against Meta.
  • MediaTonik’s June 2025 partnership opens Quebec buyers to Torstar’s English audiences.
  • Online News Act economics favor Torstar if Google-style compensation flows reach publishers.

What critics are saying

  • Metroland entered creditor protection in September 2023; 605 jobs disappeared, crushing local reach.
  • Meta terminated Torstar’s News Innovation Agreement after the Online News Act, leaving payment disputes.
  • Print advertising collapse keeps Torstar dependent on shrinking audiences and litigation-driven cash recovery.

What makes Torstar unique

  • Torstar still owns the Toronto Star, Canada’s flagship daily with national reach.
  • Its 2025 MediaTonik deal adds bilingual programmatic inventory across 130 Canadian sites.
  • Its 2025 Meltwater partnership monetizes Torstar archives across print and digital brands.

Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?

Benefits

Remote Work Options

Paid Vacation

Flexible Work Hours

Health Insurance

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Conference Attendance Budget

Professional Development Budget

Stock Options

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Family Planning Benefits

Fertility Treatment Support

Phone/Internet Stipend

Home Office Stipend

Hybrid Work Options

Company News

Financial Post
Jun 4th, 2025
Torstar and MediaTonik pair up for programmatic scale that's truly Canadian

Torstar Corporation has announced a strategic partnership with MediaTonik, expanding the scale of their programmatic media solutions.

GlobeNewswire
Jan 13th, 2025
Canadian Publishers Implementing Liveramp'S Authenticated Traffic Solution

TORONTO, Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Environics Analytics (EA) announced today that Postmedia, Toronto Star and Metroland have joined the growing list of publishers who are implementing LiveRamp’s Authenticated Traffic Solution as a privacy-conscious way of bringing identity and addressability to the Canadian digital ecosystem. LiveRamp’s Authenticated Traffic Solution is part of the LiveRamp Data Collaboration Platform that helps publishers and marketers connect first-party user data with LiveRamp’s durable, privacy-centric identifier, RampID, to enable advertising on authenticated inventory in a privacy-forward manner. RampID allows marketers to find audiences everywhere they want, including directly from publishers, through open exchanges, in private marketplaces, and on every channel and browser.   Using LiveRamp’s Authenticated Traffic Solution, Postmedia, Toronto Star and Metroland can also integrate interoperable identity solutions including The Trade Desk’s Unified ID 2.0, Yahoo’s ConnectID, Epsilon’s CORE ID, and Google’s Publisher Advertiser Identity Reconciliation (PAIR). LiveRamp’s exclusive Canadian partnership with EA, announced in May 2024, enables EA customers to use LiveRamp’s Data Collaboration Platform and activate anywhere their audiences are spending time via RampID, as well as any publishers that have implemented Authenticated Traffic Solution in Canada and across the world. “We’re delighted that Postmedia, Torstar and Metroland are joining the ranks of publishers implementing LiveRamp’s Authenticated Traffic Solution in Canada,” remarks Jan Kestle, President and CEO of Environics Analytics

MarTech360
Dec 20th, 2024
Notified and Torstar Partner to Help Canadian Businesses Expand Visibility

Notified, a globally trusted technology partner for public relations and investor relations professionals, announced an exclusive partnership with Torstar Corporation that enables businesses to expand their audience reach in Canada.

Newswire
May 22nd, 2024
The Altitude Platform and Torstar Pair Up to Simplify Rich Media Ad Production With an Emphasis on Engagement

TORONTO, May 22, 2024 (Newswire.com) - The Altitude Platform is proud to announce it is working with Torstar in a strategic collaboration that makes it easier for clients to enhance - and measure - their digital display campaigns with rich media.

BetaKit
Mar 14th, 2024
R|T: The Retail Times - Life House CEO departs following mismanagement accusations

Calgary-based last-mile delivery startup Ziing has acquired Metroland Parcel Services (MPS) from TorStar Corp. for an undisclosed amount.