Key Account Sales Manager

What’s the role?

Develop and drive advertising sales strategies and innovative responses to campaign briefs to grow revenue from Key Account retailers. Provide client-focussed media solutions across all of News Corp’s offerings including digital, print, video, podcasts and content integration.

The Role

• Reporting to a Sales Manager, you will be responsible for developing and driving advertising sales strategies and innovative campaign briefs for a group of multi-million dollar clients to increase their audience reach and maximise advertising revenue. 
• Provide hands-on account management including client collaborations and project management of key campaigns across print, digital, lifestyle titles and content integration.
• Keep tabs on daily reporting to ensure seamless campaign implementation and ensure a strong sales pipeline to drive revenue and market share growth. 
• Formulate, implement and manage strategic business plans to achieve and exceed revenue targets.
• Assume the role of a trusted media advisor with a core focus on fostering strong media partnerships, retaining and growing key clients, and acquiring new business across a thriving portfolio. 
• Mentor Client Service Executives to deliver on commercial objectives.

Who are you?

• You will be an experienced and commercially astute media professional who ideally has experience in Agency, Digital and/or Media environments. 
• You will have a fresh and dynamic approach to driving sales strategies across various platforms for both revenue growth and retention. 
• You will have outstanding negotiation skills in addition to being able to think strategically and act tactically. 
• You have experience leading and implementing cross-platform strategic partnerships.
• You will be agile, forward-thinking and thrive within a high-performance culture to achieve sales targets and drive results. 
• You're a true relationship manager who is confident in dealing with both direct clients and senior stakeholders.
• You’re a natural networker who understands what is required to build effective relationships.

News Benefits

News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:

• Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
• Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices) 
• Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
• Helping you grow - Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion - focused education series) and recognition
• Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money
• Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
• Giving back - Make a difference to our communities.
• Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms

What’s next?

Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and InclusionWe know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please feel free to let us know. For more information regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the DEI section.