WHY JOIN US?
We practice a vibrant & energetic office culture.
We provide opportunities for career advancement within the company.
Good performance is always rewarded accordingly.
“It's our people that make Astro Malaysia’s leading entertainment company. We are an inclusive employer, to enable everyone at Astro to be their best. We embrace differences – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products/services and our community. We also understand and appreciate that diversity is a driver of creativity and innovation, which will make our business more competitive, compelling and profitable.”
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
What you will do:
- To handle all matters of advertising, promotions and events for the assigned magazines
- To promote the branding of the magazine and to support the sales team in closing more sales
- To establish a list of new contacts and further strengthen existing contacts to advertise in our magazines by supporting in promotional
- To plan and strategize sales approach to meet the various demands of advertisers.
- Identify clients to be covered by the sales team.
- To acquire new advertisers on a long term basis, while retaining existing advertisers.
- To introduce special packages, creative ideas to increase ad spend.
- Joint meetings with agencies and clients with TV & Radio.
- Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files, prepare proposals and processing paperwork & reports.
- Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information.
- Prepare informative sales report to evaluate sales performance for improvement
- To develop and grow the digital/new media knowledge for a strong sales & marketing team.
- To conduct ½ yearly reviews on reporting staff identifying development needs.
- Ensure that staffs are given training and exposure to new practises and skills.
- Servicing and updating advertising agencies/ direct advertisers on the payment status
- Ensure account receivable align with the company's policy on credit risk
- Gather and present information on market trends, competitor's situations, customer's needs, opportunities, threats and others from time to time to the management
- Keeping abreast of competitors activities
- Ensure compliance with company's pricing policy and all trade related compliance requirements
- Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Degree/Diploma holders in Business/Commerce/Communications or in any relevant field
- Preferably 1 to 3 years working experience in customer service environment
- Proficient in Mandarin and able to communicate effectively in both spoken and written Chinese.
- Able to interact with all levels of people and possess a service oriented mindset
- Independent, self-motivated and possess positive attitude, Results oriented
- Ability to work and manage in a fast pace and challenging environment
- Mature, dynamic and proactive
- Able to organize resources, present report and coordinate project work.
Skills Required
- Degree or Diploma in Business, Commerce, Communications, or related field
- Experience in sales/marketing within the media industry
- Preferably 5 years working experience in customer service environment
- Good communication skills
- Experience and knowledge in advertising and promotion
- Strong interest in publication; motivated and creative
- Literate in English and Mandarin
- Fluent in English, Bahasa Malaysia and/or other languages (advantage)
- Selling, servicing, customer relations and negotiation skills
- Effective marketing strategist able to identify growth opportunities
- Strong digital sales background
- Strong analytical skills; ability to interpret market research and new media trends
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, negotiation and leadership skills
- Computer literate (Email, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
- Able to lead and motivate a team
- Able to interact with all levels and possess a service-oriented mindset
- Independent, self-motivated, positive and results oriented
- Able to work and manage in a fast-paced, challenging environment
- Able to organize resources, present reports and coordinate project work
What We Do
Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad 201101004392 (932533-V) is Malaysia’s leading content and entertainment company, serving 5.6 million homes or 72% of Malaysian TV households, 8,000 enterprises, 17.5 million weekly radio listeners across FM and digital, 14.0 million digital monthly unique visitors and 3.2 million shoppers across its TV, radio, digital and commerce platforms
