Sales Executive (12 Month Contract)

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.

The role of the Sales Executive Digital & Publishing is to work closely with the Group Business Director with key tasks in achieving revenue targets. 

As the primary day-to-day contact for the clients and media planners/buyers this role is ultimately responsible for delivering exceptional customer service to our advertising agencies and clients.

Day to day you will: 

• Develop & execute a revenue plan and deliver against revenue targets 
• Proactively identify and pursue business opportunities
• Provide accurate team revenue forecasting
• Create targeted advertising schedules across channels based on briefs received from advertising agencies
• Run and/or attend meetings with key agency contacts and internal stakeholders

You will need to be passionate about Media and be able to communicate Nine's strategic direction with an understanding of all Nine’s products spanning Total Television, Total Publishing and Total Audio.

What we would like to see on your resume: 

• Demonstrated previous experience within sales, in client marketing department or within media agency (essential)
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work in a faced past environment as well as adapt and be flexible to change
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Intermediate Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint skills 
• Understanding of the Data Landscape (not essential)
• Programmatic Media Skills (not essential)
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or similar (not essential)

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

• Competitive Sales Incentive Scheme that rewards and recognises performance & success. 
• Sales Academy – our bespoke training and development program for Sales.
• Complimentary subscriptions to all our platforms including Sydney Morning Herald, AFR, The Age, Brisbane Times and WA today.

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.

Work rights: Please note to apply for this role you must already have the right to lawfully work and live in Australia.