East African Magazines, publishers of Drum, True Love, Move! Twende & About Kenya magazines wish to strengthen our staff complement by recruiting results-oriented, dynamic and self driven individuals, who have a track record of achievement in past roles in the following positions.
Key Accounts Executive
Job Ref: HR-KAE-02-10
Responsibilities
- Works on identified key clients, including big agency clients and direct clients with a sufficient portfolio of brands to offer significant growth potential
- Takes over-all responsibility as Sales Executive to manage customer relationship and handle all business from client
- Works according to stretch targets to achieve budgeted growth from each of the key clients
- Delivery of Business Revenues and contribution per targets
- Development and delivery of the maximum potential customer revenues
- Retention of all customer annuity income
- Maintenance of customer satisfaction levels
- Improve and broaden customer relationships with the view to gaining the status of trusted advisor
- Establishing the EAM offering as solution of choice
Qualifications, skills & experience
- A bachelor’s degree qualification in Sales & Marketing with a minimum of 3 years sales experience
- High level of organizational and effective time-management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English)
- Have good people skills, the ability to network effectively and to build long term client relationships
- Proficiency in Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel & Outlook) and Internet.
- The candidate must have his/her own reliable transport and a valid driver’s license.
- Work under minimal supervision
Supplements Sales Executive
Job Ref: HR-SSE-02-10
Responsibilities
- Selling advertising opportunities to an existing and new client base with emphasis on selling supplements within the life-style channel
- Analyze client activities
- Acquire product knowledge
- Visit agencies/clients and establish needs
- Develop and prepare sales plan
- Do presentations to clients/agencies
- Identify new sales opportunities
- To provide ongoing service to agencies and clients in support of the sales function
- Ensure all artworks supplied are correct
- Follow up with Graphic designers on artworks
- Handling of administrative tasks regarding own sales activities
- Keep ledger at acceptable levels
- Provide accurate feedback on daily sales activities at weekly sales meetings
Qualifications, skills & experience
- A bachelor’s degree qualification in Sales & Marketing with a minimum of 3 years sales experience
- High level of organizational and effective time-management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English)
- Have good people skills, the ability to network effectively and to build long term client relationships
- Proficiency in Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel & Outlook) and Internet
- The candidate must have his/her own reliable transport and a valid driver’s license
Sub-Editor
Job Ref: HR-SE-02-10
Responsibilities
- Edit, sub-edit and proof-read copy for the magazine, its various supplements and special projects
- Ensure the style is a perfect fit for the publication’s target market
- Make a fresh and creative contribution to the content and its presentation
- Write and rewrite stories for use in magazines
- Transform content to become informative, inspirational and entertaining
- Make quick, rational, informed decisions on copy
Qualifications , skills & experience
- A minimum of five years’ relevant work experience, preferably in a magazine publishing environment
- At least a bachelor’s degree – postgraduate diploma an added advantage (though not a requirement)
- Working knowledge of Adobe InDesign and mastery of MS Word
- A good command of the English language
- Work under pressure, consistently and meet deadlines without supervision
Writer
Job Ref: HR-W-02-10
Responsibilities
- Executing fresh assignments related to current affairs and social issues, as well as interviews and features that appeal to the readers.
- Producing topical, thoroughly researched and well- constructed stories and features for print
- Re-writing, adapting and editing existing material to make it suitable for and relevant to the target market
- Providing editorial and logistical support to ensure that editorial standards and deadlines are met for individual titles
- Developing a knowledge base and a database of contacts through continuous networking
- Keeping abreast of news, current affairs, business, technology and other social trends in the region and beyond covering a broad scope of topics; and generating fresh content ideas individually or with the rest of the team
- Production & operational support to the editorial team
Qualifications , skills & experience
- A degree in journalism or similar qualification;
- At least 3 -5 years editorial experience, with the emphasis on news reporting, feature writing and editing
- Must have a track record of generating story ideas on his/her own within a team environment
- Possess excellent English language skills, both written and oral and in particular, be a concise and clear communicator with diverse audiences and target groups; and
- A good knowledge of issues relating to the East African community
- Should possess good time management skills, self-motivation, versatility and problem-solving skills
Those who are interested and meet the above described requirements may apply by sending a covering letter and CV to Human Resources Department on email; recruit @ eam.co.ke
Applicants must state clearly for which position they are applying on the subject line and the job reference
Closing Date: 09/03/2010
If you have received no feedback by 26/03/2010 you should regard your application as unsuccessful.
EAM reserves the right not to fill these vacancies
