Sales Executive - Digital & Publishing

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.

We are seeking a Digital & PublishingSales Executive to join Australia’s largest media company which will invest in your future!

The position will work closely with the Group Business Manager on an assigned group of media agencies to develop commercial solutions for brands across the Nine Digital and Publishing assets – 9Now, Nine.com.au, The Australian Financial Review, The Age and
The Sydney Morning Herald.

If you’re a passionate and ambitious individual, with Media sales experience then we’d love to hear from you!

What will you be doing day to day?
As the primary contact for media planners and buyers you’ll be responsible for delivering
exceptional customer service and achieving revenue targets across your agencies/clients.

Key responsibilities:

• Have a clear understanding of Nine’s digital and publishing assets - leveraging the scale of the ecosystem across video, data, display and content
• Work with internal stakeholders to respond to competitive client briefs and identify new opportunities to upsell and build new business
• Implement and prioritise concurrent advertising campaigns, managing campaign reporting with the support of a Sales Coordinator
• Lead or attending WIP meetings with key agency contacts and/or internal stakeholders
• Manage a revenue pipeline with weekly forecasting
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Represent the Nine brand with a strong and reputable market presence

You’ll need knowledge of the media landscape and experience in either buying or selling digital media. We’re looking for someone with a great attitude and proven skills:

• Great communicator and relationship builder
• Organised and enjoy working in a collaborative and fast-paced team
• Always taking initiative to come up with new & creative ideas
• Solid understanding of the digital media landscape including content, video, display, programmatic and data
• Strong attention to detail

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.