Assistant Manager - Ad Sales - International Business

- Participate in the annual sales planning process providing relevant data, insights, forecasts, etc.

- Review the prioritized objectives, draft action plans and identify ways to achieve the laid down target for revenues for International Business

- Provide local market intelligence to the leadership and help the leadership in drafting plans to ensure a unified action in order to deal with any anticipated changes

- Study the content plan for the year and identify ways to enhance monetization

- Track own sales achievement vs. plan on monthly and quarterly basis, and deploy action-plans to exceed the sales plan target for the year

- Increase the slot revenues for the international regions

- Liaise seamlessly with the internal teams and identify ways to drive revenues by projecting the strength of the content to the clients

- Approach new and prospective clients/ agencies and deliver sales pitch in order to influence the clients and secure the sale

- New Business Development - convert print & non-TV clients

- Provide appropriate support in framing business pitch for large deals with clients

- Coordinate seamlessly with all internal stakeholders to drive higher revenues, and escalate in case of any issues

- Liaise seamlessly with the Sales Coordination team to ensure high level of serviceability to the clients; take appropriate steps in case of any issue to ensure highest level of client satisfaction

- Track collections and support the Receivable Management team in order to minimize bad debts

- Maintain and leverage relationships with clients/ agencies in order to share regular channel communication and to secure market intelligence

- Drive client retention by networking with clients frequently to understand their business requirements and expectations

- Reach out to new and prospective clients and create favorable positioning, in order to secure business for the Network

- In depth account management by means of excellent client servicing through customized properties/deals, and other brand solutions for critical launches like premium shows/ on ground opportunities, etc.