Account Manager

**What’s the role?**
- 6 month maternity leave contract
- Manage a portfolio of clients through the various product solution options offered, and then planning, developing and organising their advertising campaigns to support the sales objectives through a consultative sale process.
- Consult clients at all levels, from sales staff to executives, on advertising strategies and campaigns to reach their identified target market, in order to improve their response effectiveness and increase their return on investment.
- Manage a sales pipeline to deliver a monthly sales target.
- Managing the campaign production of advertising campaigns involving specialised activities, such as artwork creation and design, when clients elect that option.
- Supplying campaign performance data and analysing the results in order to advise clients on campaign effectiveness and ongoing campaign adjustments.
- Interpreting and presenting audience research to determine characteristics for new goods and services to be promoted in future campaigns.
- Providing supportive advertising and lead generation strategies in order to meet business growth strategies and development through the preparation and execution of marketing objectives, whilst delivering the required return on investment.
- Interpreting and consulting on our product and segment market research to identify new opportunities for products and associated services.
- Providing feedback and workflow visibility on all marketing activities such as client inventory management, product advice, distribution options and effective campaign management maximisation.

**Who you are**:

- Track record of hitting targets and achieving goals
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- The ability to work independently, take initiative, be organized, and manage your priorities while delivering high-quality work
- Adaptable - can work effectively in an ever-changing, fast-paced and dynamic workplace
- Disciplined when it comes to forecasting & reporting, and can build an effective sales pipeline and you know how to convert
- Ability to work in high-paced environment
- Takes ownership of the role’s responsibilities & accountabilities, taking the initiative to succeed and not always waiting for direction
- A highly engaged and driving member of the Sales Team

**News Benefits**:
News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:

- ** Exclusively ours** - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
- ** Health & wellbeing** - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies
- ** Time off**:

- News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
- ** Helping you grow** - Development opportunities and recognition
- ** Financial wellbeing** - Support on making the most of your money
- ** Perks & discounts** - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
- ** Giving back** - Make a difference to our communities.

**Who are we?**

We are Australia’s number one and most influential media organisation with more than 150 prestige brands across news, sport and lifestyle. Each month more than 17 million Australians choose to consume news and information from our digital and print products - more than any other media group in Australia.

**What’s next?**
- Diversity strengthens our national teams and newsroom as we seek to tell stories that represent the communities of Australia. Our people make us unique, and so we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender identity. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply_