What skills and qualifications do I need?
For this role it is essential that you:
- 4-5 years working experience in an advertiser sales position, preferably at a digital media company
- Understanding of digital technology & revenue ecosystem and ability to explain product benefits within this context
- Experience in structuring and negotiating deals, such experience within the digital media space in India – a great advantage
- A true passion for online content, and a strong sales drive with an ability to build strategic partnerships
- Strong analytical skills to collect business intelligence by conversing with clients and monitoring/identifying trends in data and in generated reports
- Excellent technological skills and ability to quickly learn what is needed to support the campaigns successful implementation and optimization
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment and learn!
As a Sales Manager, you will:
- Gain an understanding of digital technology and revenue ecosystem and be able to explain product benefits within this context
- Sell multiple products to clients by finding the right stakeholders for each product, without digressing from a coherent product message and overall strategy
- Manage a robust pipeline and accurately forecast new business closure rate and revenue booked
- Work closely with the Sales Director and the broader sales team to consistently achieve and exceed revenue goals.
- Collaborate with the Account Management team to effectively manage client expectations and ensure successful campaign management
- Convey field intelligence to product management teams in regard to development features
- Independently build a large pipeline of leads, pursue them and close deals.
- Manage presentations, build relationships and negotiate contracts