Account Executive

Company Description

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.

Job Description

The role of the Account Executive - Broadcast is to work closely with the Sales Executive with key tasks in achieving revenue targets specifically for the Broadcast agency portfolio. The Account Executive is a major day-to-day contact for media planners and buyers focused on broadcast channels (television and radio) and is ultimately responsible for delivering exceptional customer service to our advertising agencies and clients in this sector.

Day to day you will:

• Effectively managing incoming bookings and queries, while also pro actively working with Sales Executive to sell inventory
• Have a thorough understanding of all Nine digital content, products, and USPs. 
• Effectively communicate product value in order to educate clients and deliver on product sales.
• Navigate and work with several departments and stakeholders to deliver solutions for your clients.
• Ability to build and nurture relationships with key stakeholders within agencies and represent the Nine brand in market.
• Demonstrate a passion for the media industry, and a passion to learn about buying models, trends, the competitive landscape, and what this means for Nine. demonstrating passion and enthusiasm for our business, taking an avid interest in your self-development and promoting our business values day to day. 
• Proactively identify opportunities for revenue growth.
• Deliver excellent service by meeting deadlines and multi tasking to ensure all client needs are met.
• Create campaign reports outlining key insights, and oversee effective and accurate optimisations and delivery of campaigns. 

Qualifications

What you'll bring:

• Excellent communication, relationship and account management skills
• Strong analytical skill to understand revenue trends and use data to influence sales strategy
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to efficiently prioritise and manage several tasks at once
• Excel and PowerPoint skills are preferable 
• Confidence to speak to clients, individually or in groups

Additional Information

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

• Working for the largest media company in Australia, and being part of one of the largest advertising agency groups in Australia!
• Opportunity to work in a growing team at a fast paced, fun, high energy digital company, with market leading products
• You will work with a team of experienced sales executives learning all aspects of the digital marketing ecosystem
• Opportunity to build your skills by completing Sales Academy – our bespoke training and development program for Sales.
• Our fun, vibrant culture and large recognition program where we reward outstanding performance quarterly
• Complimentary subscriptions to all our platforms including Sydney Morning Herald, AFR, The Age, Brisbane Times and WA today.
• Access to the Employee Exclusives program, which could include experiences like sitting courtside at the Australian Open or being on the sidelines for State of Origin.

How we work

At Nine, our flexible work options vary by role and team. Depending on the position, this may include flexible hours, hybrid work, or part-time arrangements. We welcome discussing your flexibility needs during the hiring process - just ask the Talent Acquisition team.

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

• Competitive Sales Incentive Scheme
• Opportunity to build your skills through our Sales Academy training and development program.
• 18 weeks paid parental leave with no distinction between primary and secondary carers
• Access to 'Employee Exclusives' program
• Digital newspaper subscription to our mastheads
• Annual gift voucher for Stan subscription

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to a safe, respectful and inclusive Nine. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, genders, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures as we recognise the importance and value of diverse perspectives. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please advise us when you apply.