A leading and successful South African publishing house is looking for dynamic and professional advertising sales executives to be based at our Cape Town offices.
Job responsibilities:
- Successful applicants will be required to interact with existing and new clients.
- Reach sales targets and meet deadlines on a range of our exciting titles.
- Reporting to Sales Project Manager.
Job requirements:
- Must be available to start immediately.
- Must be passionate about selling, target driven and geared to write own cheque.
- Strong business acumen and ability to pitch USPs to key decision makers.
- Ability to build relationships with external partners and approach external meetings with confidence.
- Prior media sales related experience or direct plus agency advertising sales (advantageous).
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to present an outstanding sales pitch (both verbal and written).
- Ability to identify advertising opportunities.
- Must have a passion for sales and the media industry.
- Strong focus on customer satisfaction and relationship building.
About company:
Picasso Headline (Pty) Ltd based in Cape Town was established in 1999 with the coming together of two niche publishing companies, Picasso Media Corporation and Headline Associates. The shares of Picasso Headline were purchased by African media giant, Avusa Limited, in November 2000.
