Assistant Media Solutions Manager

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: RESPONSIBILITIES: • 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 in related discipline with experience in related industry with background in either sales /marketing in the media industry. • Good communication skills • Experience and knowledge in advertising and promotion. • Strong interest in publication and must be motivated and creative • Good language skills and literate in English and Mandarin, good selling skill is useful. • Good in selling, servicing, communication, customer relation & negotiation skills • Effective marketing strategist with the ability to understand & articulate key opportunities for growth of the business. • Strong digital sales background • Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret market research and new media trends. • Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation, negotiation & leadership skills • Computer literature esp. Email, Powerpoint, Excel and Word. REQUIREMENTS: