Job Description

Magazine Advertising Sales Manager Advertising sales for food and lifestyle magazines. Responsibilities include selling ad 'space' in magazines,  proactively network and seek opportunities to sell ads, developing a mix of new customers and existing key, working towards a revenue target and generating advertising sales revenues.Must be able to expand existing relationships and identify opportunities for ad sales growth as well as identify and close on new advertising opportunities. Candidates should be comfortable assisting clients in creating multi-faceted advertising strategies that showcase their product in our magazines and websites.

Desired Skills & Experience

Must be an energetic self-motivator, have strong work ethic, be very results-driven, confident, and be a master communicator who is persuasive by telephone, e-mail and in person. He/she needs to be professional, courteous and understand the brands' demographic, as well as how to explain how advertising with the company will benefit a potential client. She also needs to be organized in order to manage her accounts. Must be able to work towards targets and within tight deadlines.

Minimum of 3 years sales experience.

Company Description

Takhayal Entertainment owns and operates a variety on TV and publishing brands in the Middle East.

The Role

My client a leader in the Automotive Industry is looking for an Advertising and Media Manager.

The main purpose of the role is to manage from A-Z all advertising /media and PR development for Product and Brand communication related to the execution and roll out of GCC market calendar and local brand vision.
Requirements

Presentation Resource Management
Performance Management
Creative and Brand Oriented
Media local knowledge
Good organisation skills
Focus on deliveries and deadlines respect
Familiarity with Middle East market car business
Advertising and media expertise
Fluent in Arabic
Fluent in French (preferable)
Minimum 4 years experience in an Automotive or Media/Advertising Agency
About the Company

Kobaltt MENA are leaders in recruitment across Technical, Construction, Property, Supply Chain & Logistics, Facilities Management, Sales & Marketing and Accounting & Finance Markets. We enjoy long established client relationships with an in-depth knowledge of the MENA and International Market, offering candidates reputable career prospects.

With established Middle East regional offices located in Abu Dhabi, Doha and Dubai, Kobaltt is providing a specialist range of permanent and contract recruitment services to the construction, property and engineering, Supply Chain & Logistics, Oil & Gas, accountancy and finance sectors.

Our team has over 25 years accumulative years of experience being based in the GCC with established client networks and candidate profiles.

Responsibilities

- Plan and execute BTL and ATL advertising campaign. - Supervise the design and creative work. - Prepare budgets and submit estimates for program costs as part of campaign plan development. - Plan and prepare advertising and promotional material. - Prepare and negotiate advertising contracts. - Direct, motivate, and monitor the mobilization of a campaign team to advance campaign goals. - Plan and execute advertising policies and strategies for organizations. - Coordinate with the media to disseminate advertising. - Contact organizations to explain services and facilities offered. - Supervise the production and execution part with suppliers.

Skills

- Any relevant university degree, MBA or masters is a plus - 4+ years experience in working across BTL and ATL campaigns (preferred in agency side) - Fluent in communication in both English and Arabic (speaking and writing). - Have experience leading an advertising team. - Have already a big link network. - Decision-making skills. - Effective communication, negotiations and presentations skills. - The ability to use logic to decide between alternative options. - The ability to work alone and as part of a team. - The ability to be persuasive and motivate others. - Sufficient financial skills to manage resources. - The ability to make quality-control decisions and evaluate systems. - Able to think out of the box and react quickly. - Preferred nationalities Lebanese and Egyptian resident in UAE

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