Company Description
Pedestrian Group is Australia's leading youth-centred publisher, reaching a unique audience of more than 4.16 million Aussies per month, and more 18 to 39-year-olds than any other publisher. It's home to PEDESTRIAN.TV, VICE Australia, Refinery29 Australia, Lifehacker Australia, Gizmodo Australia, and Kotaku Australia, as well as Open Air Cinemas. It is wholly owned by Nine Entertainment Co., Australia's largest and most diverse media company.
We bring young Aussies the stories they want across all of their interests - from culture to tech, business to gaming, fashion to entertainment, politics to lifestyle. And we create innovative solutions for clients that they won't get anywhere else.
**Job Description**:
Reporting into the CCO, you'll be working across all Pedestrian Group commercial properties. You are to lead a team of Partnerships Manager/s and Partnership Executive/s and Partnerships Coordinator/s, to identify new commercial opportunities and drive our commercial output to achieve revenue targets.
Your primary duties will be to:
- Lead a team of 4+ in a fast paced sales environment.
- Track and manage team sales pipeline and account activities in ADvendio with 100% accuracy.
- Source, close, and grow new and existing business to regularly meet and exceed sales goals.
- Build an intimate understanding of Pedestrian Group offerings/ products and their place in the industry.
- Build relationships with clients of all levels.
- Create and vet market leading pitches and campaigns across all Pedestrian platforms (Native, Video, Podcast, Events, Activations) for our clients.
- Build comprehensive client proposals, including developed storyboards, distribution strategy, copywriting and insights.
- Drive digital first thinking to develop new products and solutions for our national sales team.
- Financial reporting to 100% accuracy.
**Qualifications**:
- Strong sales experience in digital advertising.
- Outgoing and adept at creating professional relationships.
- Strong understanding of fundamentals of online advertising processes and technology.
- Active in industry trade and networking events.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to QA own work.
- "Hunter mentality," tenacity, and ability to "think on your feet."
- Strong leadership skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, team orientated, dynamic environment.
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience ideal.
Additional Information
**Benefits**:
As a Pedestrian Group employee, you will enjoy perks like company events, wellness programs, career development courses, and work-life balance. But most importantly, you'll work alongside inspiring colleagues who will encourage you to be your best self.
- _ Wellness_ - Our company's Culture Club organises monthly massages, and provides mental health support to all staff, so we're all _Namaste Positive_
- _ Health & Fitness_ - Our _Good Sports_ company initiative gives staff the opportunity to sign up for a seasonal sport of their choosing. Whether that be Netball, Basketball, Dodgeball or even Axe Throwing, it's up to you
- _ Charity & Fundraising_ -_ Pay It Forward_ is Pedestrian Group's charity and community program, where we use our unique set of skills to help raise funds and awareness for issues affecting Aussie youth.
- _ Career Development_ - We provide our staff opportunities for personal and professional growth. Be that through our monthly guest speaker series _PEDTALKS_, online learning platforms, or in-person workshops.
- _ Social Events and Team Bonding_ - Pedestrian Group offers a variety of opportunities to bond with the team, from team lunches, team activities, company-wide summits or just an ordinary BBQ with a DJ and a cheeky marg station. We work hard & party harder
**We believe in fearlessness and unfiltered creativity in everything we do Be Hungry, Fearless & Real