ADVERTISING SALES EXECUTIVE

JOB TITLE: ADVERTISING SALES EXECUTIVE

NATURE OF JOB: FULL TIME

INDUSTRY: MEDIA

SALARY: KSHS.60,000-80,000

JOB LOCATION: UPPER HILL

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Cultivate relationships with clients, gain deep insight into their business and ultimately provide solutions to their marketing and advertising.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients and advertising agencies. Having rich client’s resources would be preferred.
• Analyze and integrate our resources, creating new ideas on how to expand advertising and sponsorship revenue and achieve the sales target.
• Collect the information and analyze the Kenyan TV Ad Sales market and their competitors, to creatively develop and implement the sales strategies against agreed sales targets.
• Ability to work long hours in a high-pressure environment selling advertising airtime, commercial productions without supervision.
• Providing a holistic client service relations plan in order to optimize advertising budgets and achieve set revenue targets to clients so as to maximize broadcasting sales volumes and revenue targets.
• Identify, pitch, and secure new advertisers for StarTimes TV channels and digital platforms.
• Understand client needs and create tailored advertising proposals and media plans.
• Negotiate pricing, packages, and contracts to close advertising deals.
• Meet and exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets.
• Track market trends and competitor activities to identify new sales opportunities.
• Prepare sales reports, forecasts, and pipeline updates for management.

• Degree in any Related Field
• Over 5 years experience working in a similar position at a media company
• Should have strong and comprehensive analytical and effective execution abilities
• Should be good at strategic thinking - to develop the business strategies that focus on short, medium and long term
• Should possess the ability and skill to write the proposals to meet the clients’ needs
• Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office Packages and other relevant marketing software
• Team work oriented
• Presentation and communication skills

• If you meet the above qualifications, skills and experience share CV on recruitment@britesmanagement.com
• Interviews will be carried out on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
• Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.