Business Development Manager

Role Overview

• We are looking for an ambitious individual with the ability to identify and close business.
• The ideal person is a self-starter, a team player and is hungry to prove their potential.
• We want proactive individuals who aren’t afraid to dive in head first and acquire new business.
• Connect with new prospects, sell media and content solutions
• Develop new business opportunities with existing and new clients
• Develop a solid sales strategy to achieve the business goals and revenue targets
• Be well connected with the clients, advertisers and media agencies
• Independently execute the sales plan
• Maintain key business reports
• Oversee, maintain and upgrade existing accounts to ensure ongoing client satisfaction.
• Coordinate, manage and resolve account maintenance issues.
• Must be able to effectively interface with Sales HOD’s
• Complete RFPs and proposals, follow up on submissions and close business.
• Must be passionate about media sales and have a detailed working knowledge of the industry along with a pulse on what is forthcoming.
• Must be extremely effective at initiating high-level contacts in accounts and their agencies, and have strong presentation skills to close the sale.

Requirements

• 2 years of consultative advertising agency or media services sales experience, presenting to key decision makers.
• Advertising media agencies account for new business acquisitions, integrated cross platform media sales, digital media sales, OOH.
• Ability to maintain a high level of activity, manage multiple competing priorities, and work effectively in a results-driven culture
• Flexible with ability to adapt to change in a highly dynamic work environment
• Good written and verbal communication, presentation and time management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred