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As the Account Director – High-growth markets, you will be responsible for leading conversations with key influencers and c-suite stakeholders, focused beyond media sales at a full range of services from strategy to creative, content, communications and in-market activations. Focusing on bringing the best of Bloomberg to these high-growth markets. Based out of the Bloomberg Singapore Office, you will nurture and grow the BBG share of business from existing relationships and develop new business within the markets. As well as delivering on a personal sales and growth target, the role requires collaboration and sales contribution towards a regional digital programmatic revenue target with business.

We will trust you to:

• Deliver the sales revenue target for the assigned geographic territories with compelling pitches and proposals.
• Identity international prospects within the region to develop new business relationships and opportunities.
• Manage and grow sales rep relationships & networks to increase domestic profile and revenues.
• Manage direct relationships and sales activity with key government / clients / agencies, coordinating multiple resources to close sales and deliver campaigns.
• Develop strong and trusted relationships with client and agency senior management and through all levels in these organisations to maximize revenue opportunities and position Bloomberg as preferred advertising partner.
• Engage with colleagues in international offices to exchange ideas, share information and update account information.
• Provide regular sales updates and forecasts to your Line Manager on current revenue and sales pipeline - using Salesforce on a daily basis as a CRM tool.
• Develop a strong relationship with our existing partners for the Bloomberg business in the market and manage these key client relationships to achieve the best results for the business.
• Develop new ideas and uncover market intelligence across the region for Bloomberg Media sales and stakeholders.

You’ll need to have:

• 8+ years regional advertising experience in an international media brand setup
• Specific B2B experience in a direct sales revenue generating role
• Experience in presenting and pitching strategic sales proposals to senior external and internal stakeholders
• Direct experience in liaising with, and managing, senior stakeholders and government
• Strong presentation and communication skills in English
• Ability to effectively multi task, account manage, strategize and develop business
• Pro-active, entrepreneurial and collaborative mindset with the ability to work well in teams across borders
• Well-developed consultative selling skills and the ability to build relationships with key contacts in client and agency organisations

We would love to see:

• In-depth knowledge of the media industry and a self-starting well rounded approach

Does this sound like you?

Apply via our careers website! We'll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are, but in the meantime feel free to have a look at this: www.blpcareers.com

Bloomberg is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate and are inclusive of age, disability, colour, gender, gender identity, marital status, national origin, race, religion and belief, parental or caring status, pregnancy or maternity/parental leave, sexual orientation, veteran status.

Please let us know if you require any adjustments to be made for the recruitment process by emailing access2@bloomberg.net.