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The Account Director – Singapore is responsible for generating profitable sales revenues for Bloomberg Media products across TV, Digital, Print, Social, Events from agencies and clients in the Singapore market. Based in the Bloomberg Singapore Office, the Account Director nurtures and grows the BBG share of business from existing relationships and develops new business within the market. As well as delivering on a personal sales target, the role requires collaboration and sales contribution towards a regional digital programmatic revenue target with business from Singapore.

We will trust you to:

• Deliver the sales revenue target for the assigned geographic territory with compelling pitches and proposals
• Identity prospects within the territory to develop new business relationships and opportunities for all products
• Manage relationships and sales activity with key 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 maximise 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 the 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
• Increase intelligence on Singapore market for Bloomberg Media sales and stakeholders.

You’ll need to have:

• 8+ years of overall advertising sales experience in an international media brand setup
• Experience in a direct sales revenue generating role in the Singapore market)
• Direct experience in liasing with media agencies and clients in Singapore
• Experience in presenting and pitching strategic sales proposals to senior external clients in Singapore

We would love to see:

• In-depth knowledge of the media industry and a self-starting well rounded approach
• Well-developed consultative selling skills and the ability to build relationships with key contacts in client and agency organisations are also critical capabilities.
• Ability to effectively multi task, account manage, strategise and develop the business coming from key accounts in Singapore.
• Great communication skills in English, a pro-active and entrepreneurial mindset
• Collaboration mindset and being able to work well in teams across borders.

Does this sound like you?

Apply via our careers website! If we believe you're a good match, we'll get in touch with you to let you know the next steps.

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