Sales Executive

Company Description
Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company – the home of Australia’s mosttrusted 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
As a Sales Executive for Nine, you will be responsible for campaign/deal sales across the Nine portfolio of Video, Display and Audio online assets, working across a client base of national brands.

In this diverse role, your primary function will be to support the Group Business Manager while working collaboratively with external stakeholders such as Agency Trade Desks, Media and Advertising agencies as well as internal stakeholders across the business.

The Nine commercial programmatic team is a vital component of the broader Nine digital organisation. With the digital ecosphere quickly pivoting to a world in which automation powers all inventory bought and sold, the Nine commercial programmatic team is responsible for generating revenue & maintaining external relationships with buyers. The Nine commercial programmatic team is also primarily responsible for educating all internal stakeholders around the world of programmatic.

Day to day you will:

• Developing the revenue generated from the clients within your assigned patch through brief responses, proactive opportunities and analysis.
• Identifying success of campaigns through cross selling/up-selling opportunities
• Campaign & deal negotiation for efficient Programmatic buying as well as customer satisfaction
• Monitor delivery and proactively act on performance and progress against client goals
• Working with the Account Executive to generate, analyse and deliver ad hoc, end of campaign and quarterly delivery reports
• Proactive post analysis of advertising campaigns (in association with Programmatic Operations) to ensure continuous improvement
• Meeting deadlines and quality measures in relation to preparing proposals and presentations for campaign briefs and meetings
• Build and maintain effective relationships with Trade Desks, Agencies and Clients
• Ability to represent the Nine brand out in market
• Other duties as reasonably required

Qualifications

• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office
• Manage multiple projects and priorities with attention to quality, detail and results
• Plan, organise and coordinate activities so that deadlines are met
• Interact effectively at all levels within the account

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

Competitive Sales Incentive Scheme that rewards and recognises performance & success!
Opportunity to build your skills by completing Sales Academy – our bespoke training and development program for Sales.
Every day is flexible - we believe in the future of work where our work is led by task and purpose.
Complimentary subscriptions to all our platforms including Sydney Morning Herald, AFR, The Age, Brisbane Times and WA today.
Offices in the heart of North Sydney – within our building are our news and filming studios where all the action happens - plus views of the Harbour!
Exclusive invitations to Nine Events – whether you are a fan of Ninja Warrior or the NRL, it could be you sitting in the audience!
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.