ForeMedia Group is widely considered a pioneer in bringing quality Afro-centric entertainment to audiences worldwide. Since our launching in December 2018, we have been committed to developing cultural and artistic Afrocentric creativity. ForeMedia Group is a catalyst and natural extension to the creative talent of African descendants and beyond. We build a digital ecosystem for talents to learn, create, distribute, and monetise across the entire digital entertainment landscape to give African creatives a voice on a global stage.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Advertising Sales Executive
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- Advertising Sales Executive is responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities; keeps and grows client relationships; offers solutions that help clients achieve their business goals; closes business; meets set sales target
Job Duties
- Identifies client needs and develops persuasive proposals to meet needs and opportunities.
- Delivers effective sales presentations.
- Maintains client communication and ensures client satisfaction.
- Monitors competition to continually find new account leads.
- Negotiates rates based on ForeMedia Group budgets.
- Generates revenue and meets/exceeds established sales targets.
- Maintain a set number of accounts, making calls to clients on a weekly basis to discuss advertising opportunities and recommend specific advertising spots
- Maintain working knowledge of marketing space openings, including their benefits, to provide this information to clients quickly and accurately
- Create contracts for clients to sign and take the time to explain all information found in the contract and guide clients through the process
- Perform market research to determine new marketing opportunities as well as plans to capitalize on them effectively
- Receive and review information about clients’ products or services to better serve them and provide a strategy that is tailored toward their specific needs
- Locate and contact potential clients to offer their firm’s advertising services
- Explain to clients how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way
- Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services
- Process all correspondence and paperwork related to accounts
- Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing clients
- Inform clients of available options for advertising art, formats, or features and provide samples of previous work for other clients
- Deliver advertising or illustration proofs to clients for approval
- Recommend appropriate sizes and formats for advertising
- Analyzes, develops and presents market research and advertising proposals to support client activities and products.
- Interacts with various internal departments to carry out client requirements such as scheduling advertising; monitor account activities and monitor and manage collections.
Education / Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Advertising or any related field, or equivalent education and experience
- 2 years of experience in a related field.
Skills:
- Experience in B2B, B2C, B2G sales and advertising sales is a plus
- Excellent customer service and communication skills
- Motivation, perseverance, and determination qualities
- An aptitude for research and analysis
- Knowledge of MS Office Suite
- Excellent communication/presentation skills and ability to build relationships
- Organizational and time-management skills
- Enthusiastic and passionate
- Self-starter that works well in teams and synergetic environments.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV / Resume to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
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