- Company: PressReader
- Location: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
- Full Time
- Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
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Press Reader at a glance
pressreader.comSEC filings mentioning "PressReader": 8 — search EDGAR
Federal funding recipient: largest known award $65K from the Department of State (started Sep 30, 2025) — via USAspending.gov
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Registered as a global legal entity (LEI 254900IWQEXJJKOSEQ23, CA) — via GLEIF
PressReader is a digital newspaper and magazine distribution technology company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with additional offices in Dublin and Manila. It serves readers and partners via pressreader.com.
924 Wikipedia views in June 2026 — a rough gauge of public visibility.
Business Development Representative at PressReader in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. We're looking for a driven sales professional to develop new business relationships and expand our client base.
Position Summary
As a Business Development Representative, you'll be the front line of PressReader's growth strategy. This full-time position in Richmond, British Columbia focuses on identifying and qualifying prospects, building early-stage relationships, and creating opportunities for the sales team. You'll research potential clients, conduct discovery conversations, and demonstrate how PressReader's solutions address their business needs.
Core Duties
- Identify and research prospective clients within assigned territory or industry segments
- Execute outbound sales activities including cold calling, targeted email campaigns, and professional networking
- Qualify leads by assessing fit, interest, and buying readiness before handoff to account executives
- Conduct discovery calls to understand client objectives, pain points, and potential value fit
- Maintain accurate prospect and activity records in CRM systems with timely pipeline updates
- Collaborate with sales leadership to refine messaging and improve conversion performance
- Meet or exceed weekly and monthly activity, contact, and qualification targets
Requirements
- Demonstrated success in sales development, inside sales, or similar client-facing business role
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to convey value propositions clearly
- Comfort with rejection and resilience in prospecting with competitive drive to win
- Hands-on experience with CRM software and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- Self-directed, organised approach to lead management and pipeline administration
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, target-driven, results-focused environment
- Genuine interest in business-to-business sales and building commercial relationships
Why Join PressReader
PressReader is an established organisation with a meaningful presence in digital content and media. Our Richmond team is central to expanding client relationships across North America. You'll work with a collaborative sales organisation that invests in performance and professional growth, gaining exposure to every stage of the sales cycle while developing expertise that advances your career in business development.
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Working in Richmond, Richmond County
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This role is listed in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada (not remote), near PressReader’s Vancouver-area base. No commute, cost-of-living, or neighborhood dataset was provided beyond the job location.
🇨🇦 Relocation safety for Canada: Very Safe — via Warnely, CC BY 4.0
National unemployment rate in Canada: 6.9% — via World Bank
GDP per capita in Canada: $55,698 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in Canada: 2.1% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in Canada: 1.7% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in Canada: 1,687 — via OECD
Home prices in New York (year over year): +6.1% — via FRED
Nearby history: Moore-McMillen House, listed 1980 (716m away) — via National Register of Historic Places
Typical climate: average high 64°F / low 42°F year-round (summers around 84°F, winters around 24°F) — via NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
- Elevation 21m (69 ft)
About this role & career path
BDR work often leads toward account executive, partnerships, or customer-facing commercial roles. The supplied occupation mapping pointed to chief-executive tasks and titles, which do not describe this listing; treat path and scope as sales-development at a media-tech vendor rather than C-suite leadership.
Traits that fit this role
- Tolerance for Ambiguity
- Initiative
- Self-Confidence
- Leadership Orientation
- Adaptability
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Typical preparation needed: Job Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school -- for example, a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. — via O*NET
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Salary & compensation
Workers in Management occupations earn a national median of $86,012 — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Build the skills for this role
Build disciplined outreach, discovery questioning, and CRM hygiene; learn how publishers, libraries, hotels, airlines, and enterprises buy content access. No certification family or cost list was supplied for this role family.
Be ready to explain why PressReader’s distribution model matters, how you research and prioritize accounts, and how you handle rejection while still booking meetings. Prepare examples of pipeline creation, objection handling, and clear written follow-up. Ask how SDR/BDR targets, territories, and handoffs work on their team.
Watch & learn
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Strong fit if you like structured outbound sales development for a B2B/B2C content product and can work on-site or hybrid expectations in the Richmond/Vancouver area. Weak fit if you need published pay bands, employee-review data, or a remote-first setup—this listing is non-remote and those datapoints were not in the package.
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Listing facts
- Role Business Development Representative
- Employer Press Reader
- Location Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
- Type Full Time
- Posted May 25, 2026
- Apply by 2026-08-10
- Country context Canada
- Overview Full original description on this page (334 words; rewritten for clarity, not a teaser paste)
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- Confer with board members, organization officials, or staff members to discuss issues, coordinate activities, or resolve problems.
- Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding or implementation of programs.
- Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity.
- Prepare or present reports concerning activities, expenses, budgets, government statutes or rulings, or other items affecting businesses or program services.
- Implement corrective action plans to solve organizational or departmental problems.
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