Current Openings
Advertising Account Executive
Join our dynamic sales team as an Advertising Sales Executive, where you have the exciting opportunity to drive ad sales for our three monthly publications. We are seeking an ambitious professional eager to thrive in the advertising sales domain, focusing primarily on print media with added digital and sponsorship opportunities for those niche customers. Your core mission will be to champion our monthly publications, strategically selling ad spaces that empower businesses to reach their target audiences effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Actively prospect and secure new ad sales for our print publications.
- Nurture and expand our portfolio by increasing ad sales within existing accounts.
- Develop and execute sales strategies that maximize revenue potential for each publication.
- Forge strong relationships with businesses, understanding their marketing needs and providing tailored advertising solutions within our specialty publications.
- Collaborate with clients to create engaging and effective ads that resonate with our readership.
Ideal Qualifications:
- Proven track record of B2B sales success, preferably in the advertising or publishing industry.
- Robust communication skills, both verbal and written, coupled with excellent organizational abilities.
- A highly energetic, goal oriented, deadline focused self-driven professional with the ability to work independently.
- Proficient in delivering exceptional customer service and skilled in both phone communication and in-person presentations.
We Offer:
- A competitive full-time role with attractive earning potential.
- Generous bonus structure that rewards your hard work and success.
- Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance.
- A 401K plan with a 3% employer match.
Become part of our team and help shape the success of businesses through strategic advertising in our specialized print publications. If you're ready to channel your sales ability into a rewarding career with us, please submit your cover letter, resume, and salary expectations via email to alyons@whatsupmag.com
Food/Dining Writers Wanted for What's Up? Media
Are you passionate about food? Do you have a way with words—and maybe a favorite local taco truck you love? Join our What’s Up? Media team as a contract Food Writer and turn your taste buds into storytelling magic!
We’re looking for people who:
• Love trying new restaurants, recipes, or food trends
• Can craft compelling, engaging articles about food, dining, chefs, and the local scene
• Have strong writing skills and a clear, fun, or informative voice
• Can meet deadlines and collaborate with the assignment editor
What you’ll do:
• Write restaurant reviews/news, chef/owner interviews, dining guide updates, and foodie features
• Explore the local culinary scene and spotlight hidden gems
• Share your authentic perspective and make readers hungry for more
Bonus points if you:
• Have photography skills or a tasty-looking Instagram
• Know your way around SEO or social media
• Have previous writing or journalism experience (not required—just bring the passion!)
Perks:
• Your byline in the region’s top lifestyle publications
• Great clips for your portfolio
• A chance to eat your way through the area (yes, really)
• Meal reimbursements and writing compensation
Sound like your dream gig? Let’s chat. Email editor@whatsupmag.com and include “Food Writer” in the subject line. Please introduce yourself with a short intro, writing samples (if you’ve got 'em), and tell us about your favorite meal or foodie moment you’ve had this year!
Contributing Photographers and Writers
What’s Up? Media would like to discuss collaborations with local photographers and writers. As our publishing company continues to grow and develop the storytelling/news that our Chesapeake Bay-region readership has come to rely upon, we are seeking visionaries who can bring stories to life, visually and through the written word.
If you are a photographer, writer, or both (!), please introduce yourself, share a few clips, and let us know how your ideas could fit within our fleet of local magazines. Compensation contractually arranged based on variables including experience, market, and scope of project. Send emails, notes, ideas, and attachments to editor@whatsupmag.com and please include “Contributing Photographer” or “Contributing Writer” in the subject line.
