Think music, gaming, video production, culture, and an ethos that puts new ideas and creativity front and centre.
There is no better value proposition in Australia today for anyone trying to develop ground swell / ticket sales or brand development than a partnership with Happy Media.
Over the past seven years, Happy Media has cultivated one of the most unique brands to emerge in Australia’s independent media landscape. Right now we’re looking for someone who shares our values to join the team in 2022 as our first next Partnerships Development Manager.
As everything opens up again and we return to a semblance of normal, Happy is looking for a highly motivated and ambitious Partnerships Development Manager to join our team of arts and culture lovers.
This unique and highly sought after role will see you initiate conversations with new and existing partners and grow Happy’s already strong network of long-term, trusted relationships with our commercial partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and pursue new partnership opportunities
- Cultivate growth within your client portfolio
- Deliver against individual quarterly retention and upsell targets
- Collaborate with the sales team to close new business opportunities
- Support the Sub-Editor in the planning and execution of client campaign ideation
- Provide regular reporting to internal stakeholders in weekly and quarterly team WIPs
- Prepare and present regular reporting on campaign status to clients as and when appropriate
- Represent Happy Media at industry events and partner activations
- Keep clients updated on new product opportunities
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years experience in a commercially focused relationship management role and at least 2 years in a media sales position
- Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organisation, including executive and C-level
- Experience with CRM software (e.g. Asana and Copper CRM) and MS Office or and Google Docs (particularly spreadsheets)
- Experience using Google and Facebook Analytics
- Experience delivering client-focused solutions to customer needs
- Proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail
- Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation abilities
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Arts and culture industry experience and / or a current media agency network an advantage
Happy Media is aware of research that women are less likely than men to apply for a role where they do not meet 100% of the quoted requirements. We encourage all women and female-identifying people to apply for this position if they believe they are a truly great candidate even if they may not meet one or two of the above requirements. Head to https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3003427855/?refId=4Q65WTf1SeWEw%2BnfcawATA%3D%3D or email your application to [email protected]
