Advertising & Partnerships Manager, NSW - #682302

We are Australia’s leading youth media group and the home of the world’s most revolutionary digital media brands.

We bring young Aussies the stories they want across all of their interests – from culture to tech, business to gaming, fashion to entertainment, politics to lifestyle.

And we create innovative solutions for clients that they won’t get anywhere else.

As Advertising & Partnerships Manager you will be part of Pedestrian Group’s Commercial Department and also ... Mumbrella’s Sales Team of the Year!

You will be responsible for driving revenue from key clients across all Pedestrian Group products and titles. You’ll also have a good time working with a team of legends who are supportive and work daily to create a hungry, fearless, real (those are our company values btw) and most importantly fun place to work!

The role works across all of our brands – including Pedestrian.TV, Vice, Refinery29, Business Insider, Openair Cinema, Gizmodo, Lifehacker and Kotaku.

Day to day you will:

• Achieve quarterly targets. (And make sweet commission doing so!)
• Meet with clients per week to uncover new opportunities and/or drive commercial output.
• Track and manage your own pipeline and account activities in ADvendio (our CRM) with 100% accuracy.
• Source, close, and grow new and existing business across all properties to regularly meet and exceed sales budgets.
• Build an intimate understanding of the Pedestrian Group offerings/products and their place in the industry.
• Pre-existing relationships and the ability to build relationships with clients of all levels. (Clients gotta like you.)
• Create market leading pitches across all Pedestrian platforms (Native, Video, Podcast, Events, Activations etc.) With this, you need to understand client objectives and translate these into campaigns which deliver results.
• Build comprehensive client proposals – including copywriting, insights and ultimately storytelling. (We have a full team to help you with this!)

The role calls for a multidisciplinary approach, someone who can collaborate effectively with internal departments and build best in market relationships with agency partners and clients. The role is a creative sales role which will see you work through all stages of the sales cycle from brief extraction, ideation – through to negotiation, closing and seeing our award winning ideas come to life.

What we would like to see:

• Outgoing and adept at creating professional relationships.
• Strong understanding of fundamentals of online advertising processes and technology.
• Active in industry trade and networking events.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to QA own work.
• ‘Hunter mentality’, tenacity, and ability to think on your feet.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team orientated and dynamic environment.
• Understanding of trending pop culture news.

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.

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