Senior Advertising And Partnerships Manager

Pedestrian Group is home to the strongest media brands creating culture for young Aussies across the broadest platforms. We are PEDESTRIAN.TV, VICE, Refinery29, The Chainsaw, Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Kotaku, Openair Cinemas and PEDESTRIAN TELEVISION.

This starts with Australia’s largest youth focused teams of journalists who understand the trends and topics that make their distinct audiences seen. Our partnerships and production teams provide award-winning client solutions to Australia’s biggest and most innovative advertisers, driven by insights and unfiltered creativity.

Entertainment to cooking, dating to gaming, beauty to bitcoin and beyond; we are wherever young Aussies are.

As a leader within the Pedestrian Group business, your primary duties as a Senior Advertising & Partnerships Manager are to identify new commercial opportunities and drive our commercial output to achieve revenue targets in New South Wales. Reporting into the Head of NSW Partnerships, this role requires existing market relationships at all levels, the ability to identify new revenue streams. You must confidently balance Pedestrian Group’s interests against client and market requirements and collaborate with all internal departments to create engaging solutions which make Pedestrian Group’s commercial opportunities standout from the market.

The role works across all of our brands – including PEDESTRIAN TELEVISION, Pedestrian.TV, Vice, Refinery29, The Chainsaw, Gizmodo, Lifehacker and Kotaku. The role calls for a multidisciplinary approach, someone who can collaborate effectively with internal departments, provide market leadership and help shape future commercial strategies.

Day to day you will: 

• Achieve quarterly targets.
• Meet with clients per week to uncover new opportunities and/or drive commercial output.
• Continue to grow revenue and build the commercial offering in NSW.
• Track and manage your sales pipeline and account activities in Advendio with 100% accuracy.
• Source, close, and grow new and existing business to regularly meet and exceed sales goals.
• Build an intimate understanding of Pedestrian Group offerings/ products and their place in the industry.
• Build relationships with clients of all levels (IE: media planners to senior executives and heads of)
• Create and vet market leading pitches across all Pedestrian platforms (Native, Video, Podcast, Events, Activations) for our clients. With this, you need to understand client objectives and translate these into campaigns which deliver results.
• Build comprehensive client proposals, including developed storyboards, distribution strategy, copywriting and insights.
• Drive digital first thinking to help develop new products and solutions for our national sales team.
• Financial reporting

What we would like to see:

• Strong understanding of fundamentals of online advertising processes and technology.
• Active in industry trade and networking events. 
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience ideal
• Exceptional communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Strong attention to detail and ability to QA own work
• “Hunter mentality,” tenacity, and ability to “think on your feet.”
• Strong leadership skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, team orientated, dynamic environment
• Be on the pulse of trending pop culture news

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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