Area Manager

What's the role?

As the Area Sales Manager in your defined territory, you will drive profitable retail newspaper sales for all News Corp Australia publications. This full-time role follows a call cycle focused on growing relationships, increasing sales and delivering retail excellence through National, State and Regional campaigns across all sales channels. Through hands-on Retailer support and visual merchandising, you will educate customers on our products whilst capturing insights and retail space within Major Stakeholders.

About the role:

• Tools of the trade provided includes a fully maintained company car, IPad, laptop and mobile phone

• Drive sales opportunities to our existing network by creating visibility and availability to ensure products remain relevant and front of mind.

• Build strong relationships with existing & new customers within the territory

• Where applicable work in conjunction with Retail Support to ensure a positive customer experience

• Will be a brand ambassador and always strive for premium merchandising space and collateral to be displayed in all accounts across your agreed territory.

• Execute agreed National & Regional promotional program within a defined territory

• Develop and implement territory plans for all Mastheads to capitalise on local market opportunities for our Customers

• Execute the Call Cycle priorities for new and existing customers within the territory.

• Work collaboratively within and across the State teams sharing successes and opportunities

• Full time role servicing a metro and regional territory.

Who are you?

• Maintain & build strong relationships with our customer base with a mix of National accounts, state based key accounts and independents in a multi-channel environment.

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral, with a very professional customer service focus

• Value the customer experience and do everything in your power to ensure customer satisfaction

• Two years' experience in a similar role

• Strong commercial acumen including the ability to use business data effectively to drive results

• Excellent planning, organisational and time management skills and an ability to self-manage with high attention to detail

• FMCG sales experience or prior business owner welcomed.

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 (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices) 
• 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 (including diversity and inclusion - focused education series) 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.
• Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents' rooms

Who are we?

The Nation's most influential Media Organisation, and the largest Publisher across print and digital media. News Corp Australia reaches an unduplicated audience of 16 million Australians every month. As well as our famous news and sport brands, we lead the way in fashion, food, health, real estate and parenting

What's next?

Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please feel free to let us know. For more information regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NewsCorp Australia please visit under the DEI section.

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State & Community Mastheads

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