Req Id: 78079
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: National Account Executive
Location: 50 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, ON
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week. Additional overtime hours as required
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Director of National Sales the responsibilities will include:
- Responsible for working with clients, advertising agencies and radio stations on a day to day basis
- Meet and exceed monthly sales targets
- Proactively service and develop a defined list of advertising agencies on behalf of Bell Media Sales represented radio stations
- Develop relationships and maintain continuous communications with station personnel at various levels
- Develop product knowledge of all represented radio stations and their spending patterns
- Develop a strong working knowledge of the clients’ business and spending patterns
- Communicate with Bell Media Revenue Management and Station Managers on station rates and CPP’s
- Develop an annual business plan and execute with ongoing tracking and quarterly goals
- Develop new business in agencies at both planner and client level: grow existing clients, up-sell, develop current non-radio clients, add markets, sell creative initiatives and packages, recommend online opportunities when appropriate
- Work positively and productively with the sales assistant to maximize time and service to your agency client list
- Ability to guide and to facilitate creative thinking and innovate client driven solutions in a collaborative environment
Qualifications:
- 3 + years of experience in a national sales environment
- Independent, proactive and a creative thinker
- Strong presentation skills
- Strong communication and follow-up skills
- Work well under pressure
- Able to multi-task/change tasks on short notice
- Strong interpersonal skills as well as verbal and written skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Team player and flexible
- Proficient with Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Strong working knowledge of media software (i.e. Airware, MicroBBM, ATC)
- Bilingualism is an asset
Application Details:
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply online at http://jobs.bce.ca/go/Jobs-with-Bell-Media/357957/
Only those applicants 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): 05/07/2015
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