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Ref: RP174-832
Job description / Role
Our client, a media and marketing provider with offices in different locations across the UAE, is currently looking for an Advertising Sales Associate. In this role, you will have the following responsibilities:
• Consult with company officials and sales departments in order to develop promotional plans.
• Prepare promotional plans, sales literature, media kits, and sales contracts.
• Identify new advertising markets, and propose products to serve them.
• Write copy as part of layout.
• Attend sales meetings, industry trade shows, and training seminars in order to gather information, promote products, expand network of contacts, and increase knowledge.
• Gather all relevant material for bid processes, and coordinate bidding and contract approval.
• Arrange for commercial taping sessions, and accompany clients to sessions.
• Write sales outlines for use by staff.
• Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers in order to sell new advertising programs, and to protect and increase existing advertising.
• Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.
• Maintain assigned account bases while developing new accounts.
• Process all correspondence and paperwork related to accounts.
• Deliver advertising or illustration proofs to customers for approval.
• Draw up contracts for advertising work, and collect payments due.
• Locate and contact potential clients in order to offer advertising services.
• Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.
• Recommend appropriate sizes and formats for advertising, depending on medium being used.
• Inform customers of available options for advertisement artwork, and provide samples.
• Obtain and study information about clients' products, needs, problems, advertising history, and business practices in order to offer effective sales presentations and appropriate product assistance.
• Determine advertising medium to be used, and prepare sample advertisements within the selected medium for presentation to customers.
Requirements
To be considered for this role, you need to meet the following criteria:
• A degree holder of any relevant field
• With at least 2 to 3 years’ experience in outbound sales in media/marketing/advertising
• Should be able to bring new leads/clients and manage them.
• Should have the understanding on how sales professional works and earn through commissions.
• Have a valid driving license and willing to travel across UAE, if required
• Strong command of English language, knowledge in Arabic is a plus
• Willing to work for 6 day in a week
About the Company
Black Pearl is a human resources and recruitment agency that provides a holistic business and talent solution in a progressive, dynamic, and efficient way.
We pride ourselves as a unique black pearl and strive to delight our clients with a personalized partnership that helps them propel towards success.
Whether you need to find top talent, your next great job opportunity, or a consulting solution for managing your business, engaging employees, evolving your work culture, planning your people strategy, or resourcing challenges, we can help.