Assistant Manager - Advertising Sales

About the Role:We serve high quality content to millions of customers across millions of devices, all of which are constantly evolving and changing. This role is crucial to drive advertisement sales revenue and market share of channels by engaging with advertisers and media agencies across Singapore market.Context:With STAR's content finding high affinity with International audiences, a bouquet of Channels - namely, Star Plus, Star Gold, Star Bharat, Vijay TV, Asianet and Star Maa was launched for the ethnic audience of South East Asia almost 15 years ago. Your key focus will lie in driving deeper consumer and customer connect for these Channels. In addition, you will also drive initiatives, events and integrations to strengthen the brand presence and drive advertising sales.Key Responsibilities:Driving advertisement sales revenue and market share of channels by engaging with advertisers and media agenciesDevelop high-quality proposals, lead pitches, and deliver high level of client servicing resulting in expansion of company's customer base and ensure "top of mind" recall for the brandConceptualize events that resonate with the audience and bring in sponsorship salesMaximise individual sales revenue while providing accurate and timely forecastsPerformance Measures:AOP revenue and OI targetsExecution of branded and sponsored content initiativesKey account developmentQualifications:Minimum 4-5 years of ad sales experience in Television/Radio/Print and events in the local marketExperience in Digital sales would be preferredProficiency in Tamil to better understand the content and communicate with local advertisersClear demonstration of strong ad sales and brand solutions experienceStrong campaign management and quantitative analytical skillsPersonal Attributes:Eye for detail and ability to meet deadlines.Resourceful, collaborative and self-drivenAble to adapt to a dynamic and fast paced internal and external environmentKNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSAbility to drive and achieve clear, pre-defined objectivesStrong on ideation and problem-solving attitude through leveraging available resourcesAdept at MS Office tools such as PowerPoint, Excel and Word with strong public speaking or presentation skills PRB