Advertising Sales Manager

🌟 We're Hiring: Advertising Sales Manager 📍 Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote) 🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time 💼 Experience Level: Mid-Level to Senior About Us We are a dynamic media and marketing organization dedicated to connecting brands with audiences through innovative advertising solutions. Our teams collaborate across Sales, Marketing, Digital Media, Creative, Customer Success, Product, Finance, Business Development, Operations, and Executive Leadership to deliver impactful advertising campaigns that drive measurable results and long-term client success. The Role We are seeking an experienced Advertising Sales Manager to lead advertising sales strategies, revenue growth initiatives, and client relationship management. The ideal candidate will oversee advertising sales operations, develop new business opportunities, manage key accounts, and lead high-performing sales teams while ensuring sustainable revenue growth and exceptional customer satisfaction across print, digital, broadcast, outdoor, and emerging media channels. Key Responsibilities • Develop and implement advertising sales strategies, revenue growth plans, sales forecasts, and market expansion initiatives aligned with organizational objectives. • Lead advertising sales activities across digital, print, television, radio, outdoor, social media, programmatic, and integrated marketing solutions. • Identify, prospect, and secure new advertising clients while expanding relationships with existing customers to maximize revenue and long-term partnerships. • Collaborate with Marketing, Creative, Digital Media, Product, Customer Success, Finance, Operations, Business Development, and Executive Leadership to develop customized advertising solutions that meet client objectives. • Conduct market research, competitor analysis, audience insights, pricing evaluations, and industry trend assessments to identify new revenue opportunities. • Prepare and deliver compelling sales presentations, advertising proposals, media plans, campaign recommendations, pricing strategies, and contract negotiations. • Oversee advertising campaign execution by coordinating with internal teams to ensure timely delivery, quality assurance, client satisfaction, and campaign performance optimization. • Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) including advertising revenue, sales pipeline growth, client acquisition, client retention, campaign performance, account profitability, sales conversion rates, and customer satisfaction. • Manage sales budgets, revenue forecasts, pricing strategies, commission plans, advertising inventory utilization, and sales performance reporting. • Ensure compliance with UAE advertising regulations, media standards, contractual obligations, brand guidelines, data privacy requirements, and organizational policies. • Build and maintain strong relationships with advertisers, media agencies, brand managers, marketing executives, strategic partners, and industry stakeholders. • Drive digital transformation initiatives through Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms, sales automation tools, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered sales analytics, customer intelligence platforms, digital advertising technologies, and business intelligence solutions. • Utilize CRM systems, ERP platforms, Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, Google Analytics, advertising management platforms, sales enablement tools, and analytics software to monitor sales performance and generate actionable insights. • Prepare revenue reports, sales dashboards, executive presentations, pipeline analyses, client performance reviews, and strategic recommendations for senior leadership. • Lead, mentor, and develop advertising sales executives, account managers, business development specialists, sales coordinators, and cross-functional teams while fostering a culture of customer focus, collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Advertising, Media Studies, Communications, Sales, or a related field. • Master's degree (MBA or related discipline) or professional certifications in Sales Management, Digital Marketing, Advertising, Media Planning, Google Ads, Meta Advertising, or equivalent are highly advantageous. • Minimum 5 years of experience in advertising sales, media sales, business development, account management, or related roles. • At least 2 years of experience managing advertising sales teams, key client accounts, revenue growth initiatives, or multidisciplinary commercial operations preferred. • Strong understanding of advertising sales, digital marketing, media planning, audience targeting, programmatic advertising, campaign analytics, client relationship management, negotiation, and revenue management. • Experience with CRM systems, ERP platforms, Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, Google Analytics, advertising management platforms, sales automation tools, and customer analytics solutions. • Familiarity with AI-powered sales forecasting, programmatic advertising platforms, omnichannel marketing, customer data platforms (CDPs), marketing automation, and digital media technologies is advantageous. • Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, presentation, stakeholder management, analytical, budgeting, organizational, and problem-solving skills. • Ability to manage multiple client portfolios while balancing revenue targets, campaign performance, customer expectations, budgets, timelines, and organizational priorities. • Willingness to travel for client meetings, industry events, advertising conferences, networking activities, and business development opportunities as required. What We Offer • Hybrid work arrangement with opportunities to collaborate across corporate offices, client locations, and media events within the United Arab Emirates. • Competitive compensation package with performance-based incentives and sales commissions. • Professional development and commercial leadership growth opportunities. • Exposure to AI-powered advertising technologies, digital media innovation, integrated marketing campaigns, and leading global brands. • Collaborative culture focused on customer success, creativity, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. • Opportunity to shape impactful advertising campaigns, drive business growth, and build long-term partnerships with leading advertisers and agencies. Show more Show less