Full-Time
Business Development Representative
Sales
Posted on 9/26/2025
RR Donnelley
10,001+ employees
Integrated marketing, packaging, and print services
No salary listed
Seattle, WA, USA
Hybrid
Candidates should live in the Pacific Time Zone.
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- Bachelors Degree in Business, Communication, or related field
- At least 2 years of experience in sales and telemarketing with an emphasis on cold calling
- Demonstrated ability to actively manage multiple tasks in an efficient manner
- Must be goal-oriented, persuasive, self-motivated, and an independent worker
- Experience with cold calling techniques and the use of Salesforce CRM technology to organize, track, and document activity
- Candidates must be comfortable using multiple techniques and channels for reaching their contact points including but not limited to email, phone, social media, mail, etc.
- Ability to position different RRDs services to the different contact points within the same prospect account
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Results Driven
- Persistence
- Persuasive
- Prospecting Skills
- Excellent Telephone Sales
- Understand how to solve business needs
- Demonstrated ability to close new business
- Objection Handling
- Resiliency and ability to handle rejections
- Professionalism
- Leverage proven prospecting techniques to initiate contact with prospective new clients
- Generate interest in a discovery meeting with an established RRD Sales Executive
- Identify multiple contact points within a supplied list of targets and position the value proposition of our products and services to entice the prospect to learn more about RRD through a discovery meeting
- Conduct online research to better understand the prospect and contact points business objectives to better position RRD services
- Develop and run a pipeline of prospects and provide top-class customer experience
- Effectively & smoothly transition a lead to an account executive following the first discovery meeting
- Actively utilize Salesforce for all activities related to Lead Generation
- Meet with Sales Leaders to evaluate strategy
RR Donnelley (RRD) provides a full suite of marketing, packaging, print, and business services to major brands, including 91% of the Fortune 100. The company combines a global footprint (operations in 30 countries) with proprietary technology and data analytics to guide decisions from strategy through execution. Its services help clients reduce complexity and improve audience connections across the entire customer journey. RRD’s integrated offering covers creation, production, and distribution of marketing materials and packaging, backed by analytics-driven workflows and secure operations in regulated industries. The company differentiates itself through its scale, breadth of services, data-driven approach, and established relationships with large, global brands. The goal is to help global organizations streamline processes, optimize campaigns, and connect with customers more effectively across all touchpoints.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$897M
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Founded
1864
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- eCommerce revenue projected to grow 51% in U.S. through 2029.
- 91% of marketers strategically integrating print and digital channels.
- Label capacity expansion supports diversified client needs and flexibility.
What critics are saying
- 2,655 employees laid off across 29 WARN notices since 2007.
- Permanent facility closures in Newark CA, Conover NC, and New Jersey.
- Competitors like PCA executing targeted closures while capturing market share.
What makes RR Donnelley unique
- Expanding label production capacity with four new presses by mid-2024.
- 39% of marketers adopted web-to-print technology for on-demand printing.
- Integrated print-digital solutions with AI and QR code capabilities.
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Company News
Marketing and commercial printing firm RR Donnelley will be laying off up to 100 workers in Texas on March 15.
R.R. Donnelley, or RRD, laid off 201 employees before shuttering its West Caldwell location.
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--R.R. Donnelley Sons Company (RRD), a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions, today announced that it was recognized for its innovation in employee benefits. HealthEquity honored RRD with the 2024 Connecter Award for Innovation, underscoring the company's dedication to employee health and well-being. In 2022, RRD partnered with Paytient® to implement Health Payment Accounts (HPAs) – an employer-sponsored, interest-free line of healthcare credit allowing employees to pay for care over time – into their benefits package. It works alongside the company’s HealthEquity-provided Health Savings Account (HSA) plan to ensure employees always have a way to pay out-of-pocket costs. A recent global medical trends survey from WTW found that the cost of medical care benefits in the U.S
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--R.R. Donnelley Sons Company (“RRD”), a global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions, celebrates its 160th anniversary this year, commemorating a legacy of innovation and excellence. “It is an honor to celebrate RRD’s 160th anniversary and to reflect on our rich history while recognizing who RRD is and what we stand for today,” said Tom Quinlan, President and Chief Executive Officer at RRD. “Our tagline for the celebration is 'Innovation Excellence Since 1864.' Innovation is the change — it’s what has kept RRD growing and evolving for well over a century. And, excellence is the constant — it’s what is woven through the fibers of our organization and the way our people approach everything we do.”. RRD was founded by Richard Robert Donnelley in 1864
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A study released today by R.R. Donnelley Sons Company (RRD) reveals that 91% of marketers with print marketing programs are embracing strategic integration of print and digital channels in 2024. Of those, 51% describe their print and digital marketing channels as “closely integrated and tightly coordinated.” The report shows that marketers are manifesting this approach by taking advantage of technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI), QR codes, and web-to-print to bridge the gap between print and digital experiences. The Print Impact Report, the company’s latest annual printing industry report, compares how 300+ marketing decision makers are planning, executing, and adjusting their strategies as well as integrating technologies into print marketing campaigns. The Print Impact Report found marketers are embracing technology to support their print campaigns, with 31% of marketers planning to use AI to support their print marketing efforts and 32% already using the technology. The study also found that 39% of marketers have adopted web-to-print technology, citing the following main advantages: reduced costs through on-demand printing (50%), personalization and customization of the message (37%), improved efficiencies and streamlined workflow (36%) and enhanced brand consistency (31%)