Sales Executive - Television

Company Description

Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company – the home of Australia’s most trusted and loved brands spanning News, Sport, Lifestyle, and Entertainment. We pride ourselves on creating the best content, accessed by consumers when and how they want – across Publishing, Broadcasting and Digital.

Nine’s assets include the 9Network, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR, digital properties such as nine.com.au, 9Now, 9Honey, Pedestrian.TV, Drive, subscription video platform Stan and a majority investment in Domain Group.

Our Purpose: We shape culture by sparking conversations, challenging perspectives, and entertaining our communities.

We bring people together by celebrating the big occasions and connecting the everyday moments. Australia belongs here. We bring our purpose to life via three shared values: We walk the talk, turn over every stone and keep it human.

Job Description

The role of Sales Executive – Television, is to work closely with the Sales Manager and Sales team in managing an existing clientele database as well as identifying & closing new business development opportunities to achieve set monthly revenue targets. 

Day to day you will:

• Generate business development and new client acquisition for the Television platform
• Professionally represent the Nine brand within the market, having a strong and reputable market presence 
• Present weekly pro-active ideas and strategies to generate new business, outside of cold calling requirements & day to day existing account management 

Being part of our Nine Sales team means you will benefit from:

• Opportunity to build your skills by completing Sales Academy – our bespoke training and development program for Sales.
• Every day is flexible - we believe in the future of work where our work is led by task and purpose.
• Complimentary subscriptions to all our platforms including Sydney Morning Herald, AFR, The Age, Brisbane Times and WA today.

Qualifications

You will be someone who can identify opportunities and convert them into successful advertising campaigns. You will be dedicated, energetic and a self motivated superstar!

What we would like to see on you resume:

• Previous experience in a B2B sales role (highly regarded) 
• Strong commercial acumen 
• Computer knowledge of Google and internal software booking systems
• Negotiating and influencing skills 
• Proven experience in building and maintaining strong relationships internally and externally
• Understanding of the Television medium & local SME Landscape (not essential)

Additional Information

Life at Nine

Nine is a people business. Being part of the team means you’ll be in a culture that promotes creativity and innovation, diversity and inclusion, is open to feedback, rewards impact and ensures everyone is heard. Importantly, you'll receive the following:

• Career development and quality training
• Up to 16 weeks paid primary carer’s parental leave
• Discounts on lifestyle, entertainment, and leisure memberships, including health insurance, dental and gym
• Discounts on products and services with corporate partners

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Nine, we are committed to fostering a workforce that embraces all aspects of diversity and inclusion and where practices are equitable to ensure our people experience a sense of belonging. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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