The Nation Media Group, the largest independent media house in
East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital
media.
It attracts and serves unparalleled audiences in Kenya, Uganda,
Tanzania and Rwanda.
Permanent Business Executives (TV)
Job Ref: HR-BE-05 2012
We wish to recruit suitably qualified Business Executives.
We invite applicants who are performance driven and possess
excellent skills and capability to drive sales and revenues for our TV
platform.
The Role:
Reporting to the Business Manager, the Business Executives will
develop, maintain and increase a solidly dependable client base and provide an
effective service to clients so in order to maximise advertising sales volumes
and revenue targets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Targeting
and developing new sales accounts through handling external sales calls
and prospecting clients.
- Obtaining
research and market intelligence data for executing sales opportunities.
- Contributing
sales promotion ideas to the sales and advertising team
- Retaining
current business and developing new business contacts
- Marketing
programme scheduling in order to attract commercials to the station.
- Preparing
proposals and advertising ideas to area businesses while selling
commercial advertising time and other station products to local
advertisers,
- Maintaining
sales contacts with appropriate representatives of major advertisers and
issues resolutions.
- Understanding
the business objectives and advertising strategies of clients and finding
ways to help them achieve their objectives through effective advertising.
- Attracting
advertisers to sell products and services via television
- Providing
input on sales promotion ideas to team members.
- Executing
budgets and targets through effective solicitations, promotions and customer
service.
Skills, knowledge and experience requirement
- Basic
University Degree
- 2
to 3 years experience in sales preferably in a broadcasting environment
- Assertive
with the ability to develop relations with clients and to execute sales
closures
- Excellent
verbal and written communication skills.
- Well
developed presentation skills.
This is a permanent position which offers an excellent career
growth opportunity and a competitive remuneration package.
Attractive commissions will be offered based on performance.
Marketing Manager - Nation Broadcasting Division (NTV, EASYFM, QFM
& QTV)
Job Ref: HR-MM-05-2012
We are looking for brand custodians to propel our brands to new
heights.
If you are passionate about marketing and have a strong track
record in building brands, then you’re the person we’re looking for to fill the
position below.
Key Responsibilities
- Formulate
and drive the marketing strategies and plans to grow brand equity for the
above mentioned brands and deliver against business objectives
- Identify
opportunities for growth and improved customer satisfaction
- Maintain
a keen awareness and understanding of market and consumer trends and
interpret their impact on key business performance metrics
- Drive
consumer market research and use the knowledge for product development
- Work
collaboratively with the editorial and programming teams to develop new
ideas and deliver outstanding content
- Work
collaboratively with the advertising sales teams to deliver against
revenue targets
- Manage
and motivate the brand team to achieve set targets
Skills & Experience
- Strong
strategic thinker with experience in marketing strategy formulation and
execution.
- Leadership
skills to lead and manage multiple projects.
- Ability
to influence and work well with diverse, cross functional teams.
- Possesses
a high level of independent judgement.
- Excellent
oral and written communication skills.
- 3+
years proven experience in a senior marketing role or as an Account Director
in an advertising agency.
- University
degree in Business, Marketing or other related field.
If you meet our requirements, please send your application and a
detailed CV online to http://careers.nationmedia.com before 16th May,
2012.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
We
shall only contact the short listed applicants