Direct Sales Coordinator

Company Description

Nine is Australia's largest locally owned media company – the home of Australia's most trusted and loved brands spanning News, Sport, Lifestyle, and Entertainment. We pride ourselves on creating the best content, accessed by consumers when and how they want – across Publishing, Broadcasting and Digital.

Nine's assets include the 9Network, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR, digital properties such as , 9Now, 9Honey, Pedestrian.TV, Drive, subscription video platform Stan and a majority investment in Domain Group.

Our Purpose: We shape culture by sparking conversations, challenging perspectives, and entertaining our communities.

We bring people together by celebrating the big occasions and connecting the everyday moments. Australia belongs here. We bring our purpose to life via three shared values: We walk the talk, turn over every stone and keep it human.

Job Description

We are currently seeking a Direct Sales Coordinator - Television to join the market leading Direct Sales Team within the Brisbane office.

Our Direct Sales Coordinators - Television are natural organisers who underpin a team of high functioning Direct Sales Executives with first class internal support. Reporting to the Group Business Director, your primary focus will be to service the administrative needs of the team, whilst ensuring the delivery of superior operational service in a timely manner.

Day to day you will:

• Manage a pipeline of sales support within the internal booking system with a high degree of attention to detail & punctuality
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across several internal departments
• Initiate and nurture relationships with all clients
• Work closely with the Sales Executives to create and deliver market leading responses and solutions for clients
• Proactively identify opportunities for revenue growth
• This important role is the ideal entry level opportunity into Television media sales. To be considered for this position, first and foremost, you will need to love Nine You will be a regular viewer of Nine's free to air programming and a subscriber to 9Now.

Qualifications

Experience is preferred, but not essential. You will enjoy working within a close-knit, high performing team. You will quickly become a critical support role – aiding a team of sales professionals as they generate proposals, negotiate bookings, deliver effective campaigns and then report on the success.

You will need to be able to demonstrate your high level of competence as follows:

• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Professional personal presentation
• Strong attention to detail
• Proficient experience with PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and Word
• Prior experience and a strong level of understanding of a business's internal software systems (for example, Salesforce, Google suite incl Gmail etc).
• Ability to operate collaboratively as part of a team, or autonomously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, dynamic environment.

The successful applicants will receive a generous salary and an opportunity to earn commission, based on the success of the team's performance. Your Group Business Director will work on a bespoke development plan with you, to upskill you and prepare you for career progression within the company.

Additional Information

Being part of our Nine Sales team means you will benefit from:

• Competitive Sales Incentive Scheme that rewards and recognises performance & success.
• Sales Academy – our bespoke training and development program for Sales.
• Free onsite parking at Mount Coot-tha
• Complimentary subscriptions to all our platforms including Sydney Morning Herald, AFR, The Age, Brisbane Times and WA today.
• Access to the Employee Exclusives program, which could include experiences like sitting courtside at the Australian Open or being on the sidelines for State of Origin.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

At Nine, we are committed to fostering a workforce that embraces all aspects of diversity and inclusion and where practices are equitable to ensure our people experience a sense of belonging. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Work rights: Please note to apply for this role you must already have the right to lawfully work and live in Australia.