Advertising Sales Executive
Gross Salary: 30k plus Commission
Our Client, which is a media and marketing organization focusing on the youth.
Our Client, which is a media and marketing organization focusing on the youth.
The Advertising Sales Executive will be responsible for maintaining and growing advertising revenues across a given client and market territory.
Selling print advertising via the telephone, email and face to
face meetings with potential advertisers.
Core Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities
- Selling
advertising space to a mix of new customers and existing key accounts.
Working toward set revenue targets and generating advertising sales
revenues.
- Proactively
network, always seeking opportunities to promote the product
- This role will
involve visiting potential customers to aggressively prospect for new
business
- This role will
also involve maintaining and developing relationships with existing
customers via regular meetings, telephone calls and emails.
Skills, Experience and Abilities
- Ideally you will
have a minimum of 2 years experience in advertising sales from a
media/advertising sector.
- Alternatively
you will be an experienced sales person (minimum 2 years) looking to break
into magazine advertising sales.
- A pleasant personality
and excellent communication skills
- Have an existing
client and contact portfolio
- Outgoing and a
people person
- Well groomed
- Well spoken
- International/global
worldview
- Strong
networking skills
- An undergraduate
degree in Sales and Marketing or Advertising from a recognized university,
a Masters is preferred
- A solid
understanding of the principles of marketing and advertising
cost-effectiveness, including market sector targeting, product offer
development, features-benefits-solutions selling etc.
Personal Qualities
The role will suit someone VERY results driven, self motivated
and confident in their approach.
The right candidate will be disciplined, enthusiastic and able
to work to targets and deadlines.
You will have a confident, professional and articulate manner
necessary to deal with high-level prestigious clients from Blue Chips to
Smaller Enterprises, coupled with the drive and determination.
Able to work with minimum supervision
Gregarious personality and a great sense of humor
If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only indicating why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title (advertising sales executive) on the email subject to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke.
Please indicate current or last salary.
If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only indicating why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title (advertising sales executive) on the email subject to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke.
Please indicate current or last salary.
