Req Id: 77430
Bell is a truly Canadian company with over 134 years of success. We are defined by the passion of our team members and their belief in our company’s vast potential.
To ensure we continue to be recognized as Canada’s leading communications company, we’re committed to finding and developing the next generation of leaders. This means creating best-in-class career and development opportunities for our employees.
If you’re passionate, driven and find yourself seeking interesting work, new challenges and continuous learning opportunities, then we want you to join our team.
Bell Media is Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio and digital media, including CTV — Canada's #1 television network, and the country's most-watched specialty channels. It is a critical component of Bell’s commitment to leverage strategic investments in broadband networks to offer Canadians the best available content on any of the four screens they choose: television, smartphone, tablet and computer.
Position: Director, Toronto Local Sales
Location: 50 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto ON
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Hours of Work: Full Time
Responsibilities:
Working closely with the Senior Vice-President CTV Sales, the Director, Toronto Local Sales plays a crucial role in two vitally important areas: people leadership and revenue
Specific responsibilities will include:
- Leading and supporting the sales team to exceed local revenue targets on CTV Toronto, CTVTwo Toronto and CP24
- Providing creative insights, coaching, mentoring and development to all team members
- Creating strategic opportunities to grow revenue and share through combined selling of television, digital and brand partnerships assets
- Execution of account planning, account management, quantitative and qualitative research tools, and cultivation of key accounts and growth categories
- Through use of market research, identify trends and future revenue opportunities
- Work with other internal stakeholders (e.g. Research, News, Marketing etc.) to deliver both internal and customer objectives
- Work with SVP CTV Sales and Revenue Management to maximize pricing and inventory utilization
- Customer relationship building and management; delivering best in class customer experience
- Managing expense budgets and administrative aspects of the team
Qualifications:
- Post-secondary degree in Marketing, Business or related degree from a recognized post-secondary institution;
- Minimum of 10 years of sales and marketing experience, preferably within the media environment;
- Minimum of 5 years in sales management or supervision;
- A track record of achieving profitable sales growth and leading a team of experienced sales professionals with a strong emphasis on revenue growth, industry leading customer service and building a team environment
- Deep knowledge of television and digital industry and products; and the competitive landscape
- Exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills with demonstrated success in negotiating and working with customers to achieve results
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task and work under pressure of constant deadlines
- Completed post-secondary education from recognized institution
- Financial acumen with strong decision making skills
Application Details:
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply online at: http://jobs.bce.ca/go/Jobs-with-Bell-Media/357957/
Only those selected for an interview will be contacted
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Bilingualism is an asset (English and French)
Additional Information:
Position Type: Management
Job Location (city): Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Application Deadline (MM/DD/YYYY): 04/30/2015
Please apply directly online to be considered for this role. Applications through email will not be accepted.
Bell is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live and serve, and where every team member has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Created: Canada, ON, Toronto