StarTimes Media Group
Career Opportunity: Advertising Sales Manager
Department: Advertising Sales
Reports to: Brand Marketing Director, Global Advertising – HQ Beijing and to CEO Kenya
Pay TV service providers StarTimes Media Group seeks to appoint a suitably qualified individual to assume the role of Advertising Sales Manager for its Kenya Country Branch.
Objective of the position: The AD Sales Manager will be in charge of Sales of airtime to prospective advertisers and will manage a vibrant advertising sales team to achieve required results and meet set targets.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Develop annual plan designed to meet designated sales targets.
2. Ensure proper design and production of sales materials for the team.
3. Liaise with all relevant department to ensure synergy in planning and implementation of the annual-sales plan.
4. Ensure positive relationship with customer-base. Incrementally grow the
customer base.
5. Maintain a proper record of all sales transactions
6. Maintain a reliable data-base
7. Ensure regular capacity building of the team
8. Provide detailed monthly reports, based on an agreed upon format
Advert Product to sell:
- Electronic Program Guide Advert on StarTimes platform
- StarTimes Pan-Africa Channels’ Airtime
- Manage and maintain client relations
- Recruit more clients on the StarTimes advertising platform
- Other advert resource
Target customers
- Agencies
- Private companies/organizations from all sectors
- Non-governmental Organizations
- Government Institutions and Parastatals
Qualifications / Skills / Competencies
- A Relevant degree from a recognized institution.
- Between 3-5 years advert sales experience with proven achievements
- Experience with FTA TV environment most desirable.
- A good understanding of TV Advertising business.
- A good knowledge and experience of agencies’ workflow
- Have great network in the industry.
- Great ambition to earn more from commissions
- Working knowledge of all the television data
- Understanding of a multi-channel environment
- Good knowledge and experience in the use of relevant computer software
How to Apply
Qualified candidates should send their application letters and CV’s quoting relevant skills and experience to jobs@startimes.com.cn latest by 4.00 p.m. Friday 10th June 2022
Please include names and a daytime telephone contact of three (3) referees.
Please Note: This is a direct recruitment.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted