Marine Advertising Sales Manager - OOH Media

About the Company Our client, an established Outdoor Advertising (OOH) company in the UAE, is relaunching a new Marine Advertising division and is looking for a Marine Advertising Sales Manager to build this business from the ground up. Role Overview This is a market-building role, not a caretaking one. The company is introducing marine advertising — ads on ferries, water taxis, abras, marine stations and other RTA marine transport inventory — as a brand-new product in the UAE. Nobody has sold this inventory before, so this hire won't just be closing deals; they'll be creating demand for a category that doesn't exist yet. The right person is comfortable operating without a proven playbook: pitching and educating clients and agencies on why this new inventory is worth trying, and building a healthy pipeline patiently rather than expecting a fast, transactional sales cycle. Key Responsibilities • Generate new business for a newly launched marine advertising portfolio (ferries, water taxis, abras, marine stations and other RTA marine inventory) • Meet direct clients and media agencies to introduce and educate them on marine advertising • Prepare proposals and presentations • Negotiate and close deals • Build long-term client relationships and secure repeat bookings • Coordinate campaign execution with the operations team • Support company events and market research • Monitor competitor activity • Cross-sell other outdoor advertising assets across the wider portfolio  Critical Requirements • Minimum 5 years of relevant sales experience in Outdoor Advertising, Media Sales, Transit Advertising, or at an advertising agency, in the UAE • Bachelor's degree holder • Proven experience selling static and/or digital outdoor advertising (unipoles, media facades, digital screens, hoardings) • An existing network of contacts among Marketing Directors/CMOs, Brand Managers, Buyers and Planners across a broad range of direct-client sectors: real estate, retail, jewellery, exchange houses, hypermarkets, healthcare, travel & aviation, F&B, and banking (specific accounts to be discussed at interview stage) • Established relationships with sales contacts at major international and local advertising agencies • A personal sales track record averaging AED 5–8 million per year over the last 3 years in digital/static outdoor advertising • Proficient in Microsoft Office and CRM systems • Must have their own car Important Requirements • Comfortable building a market from scratch; pitching, educating and growing a pipeline without a fully proven product • High energy and resilience, with the confidence to negotiate firmly and push back when needed • Agile, out-of-the-box thinker with strong relationship-building instincts • Confident, presentable, and skilled at proposal writing and client presentations Nice to Have • Experience selling RTA, taxi, marine or other premium OOH media Show more Show less

Critical Requirements: Minimum 5 years of relevant sales experience in Outdoor Advertising, Media Sales, Transit Advertising, or at an advertising agency, in the UAE; Bachelor's degree holder; Proven experience selling static and/or digital outdoor advertising (unipoles, media facades, digital screens, hoardings); An existing network of contacts among Marketing Directors/CMOs, Brand Managers, Buyers and Planners across a broad range of direct-client sectors; Established relationships with sales contacts at major international and local advertising agencies; A personal sales track record averaging AED 5–8 million per year over the last 3 years in digital/static outdoor advertising; Proficient in Microsoft Office and CRM systems; Must have their own car. Important Requirements: Comfortable building a market from scratch; high energy and resilience, with the confidence to negotiate firmly; Agile, out-of-the-box thinker with strong relationship-building instincts; Confident, presentable, and skilled at proposal writing and client presentations.

Generate new business for a newly launched marine advertising portfolio (ferries, water taxis, abras, marine stations and other RTA marine inventory); Meet direct clients and media agencies to introduce and educate them on marine advertising; Prepare proposals and presentations; Negotiate and close deals; Build long-term client relationships and secure repeat bookings; Coordinate campaign execution with the operations team; Support company events and market research; Monitor competitor activity; Cross-sell other outdoor advertising assets across the wider portfolio.