Career Opportunities: Out-of-Home Media Account Executive (Retail/Direct Sales) (58043)
Req ID 58043 - Posted 09/26/2014 - Posting Location (1) - Job Province / State (1) - Job City (1) - Media - Bell Corporate
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.
Responsibilities:
- Work directly with clients and/or advertising agencies
- Develop new, direct business and increase revenue from existing clients
- Receive client briefings, create and present sales proposals to meet their needs
- Market and sell Out-of-Home products with a focus on Toronto and the street furniture product (Transit Shelter advertising)
- Develop long-term business plans to grow account list and/or increase current client expenditures
- Present and sell product information and research to larger groups i.e. in a boardroom situation as well as on a one-on-one basis
- Provide complete and accurate weekly sales projections to management
- Entertain clients, occasionally outside of regular business hours
- Travel on a limited basis
Qualifications:
- Minimum of five years related work experience
- College/University education, sales or marketing background preferred
- Previous media selling experience, specifically in direct, retail sales
- Proven ability to grow existing business and develop new business
- Strong negotiation skills with proven ability to close
- Very good knowledge of Toronto market and Canadian media environment
- Ability to provide creative ideas and marketing solutions to clients
- Ability to analyze and present supporting research
- Strong interpersonal skills as well as verbal and written skills
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
- Problem solving ability
- A strong team player
- Computer literate: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Ability to speak/read French is an asset but not essential
Internal employees please apply through this link: https://performancemanager5.successfactors.eu/login?company=Bell
Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Additional Information:
Position Type: Management
Position Level: CP2
Job Location (city): Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Application Deadline (MM/DD/YYYY): 11/07/2014
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, Ontario, Toronto
Req ID 58043 - Posted 09/26/2014 - Posting Location (1) - Job Province / State (1) - Job City (1) - Media - Bell Corporate
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.
Responsibilities:
- Work directly with clients and/or advertising agencies
- Develop new, direct business and increase revenue from existing clients
- Receive client briefings, create and present sales proposals to meet their needs
- Market and sell Out-of-Home products with a focus on Toronto and the street furniture product (Transit Shelter advertising)
- Develop long-term business plans to grow account list and/or increase current client expenditures
- Present and sell product information and research to larger groups i.e. in a boardroom situation as well as on a one-on-one basis
- Provide complete and accurate weekly sales projections to management
- Entertain clients, occasionally outside of regular business hours
- Travel on a limited basis
Qualifications:
- Minimum of five years related work experience
- College/University education, sales or marketing background preferred
- Previous media selling experience, specifically in direct, retail sales
- Proven ability to grow existing business and develop new business
- Strong negotiation skills with proven ability to close
- Very good knowledge of Toronto market and Canadian media environment
- Ability to provide creative ideas and marketing solutions to clients
- Ability to analyze and present supporting research
- Strong interpersonal skills as well as verbal and written skills
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
- Problem solving ability
- A strong team player
- Computer literate: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Ability to speak/read French is an asset but not essential
Internal employees please apply through this link: https://performancemanager5.successfactors.eu/login?company=Bell
Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
BM:WKP
Additional Information:
Position Type: Management
Position Level: CP2
Job Location (city): Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Application Deadline (MM/DD/YYYY): 11/07/2014
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, Ontario, Toronto