Bengal Foundation, a private trust for the arts, supports the publication of various periodicals, as a part of its ongoing efforts to project the cultural riches of Bangladesh. The periodicals, published by ICE Media Limited, are namely, the Bengali literary monthly Kali O Kalam, the Bengali arts quarterly Shilpa O Shilpi, the English literary journalSix Seasons Review and the English arts quarterly Jamini. Jol Pore Pata Nore, a children’s monthly which is available in print and Braille, is also a part of this initiative. The publications have received wide acclaim for their content and presentation.

JOB VACANCY
 
 
Position
Manager- Marketing (Ad Sales)
The Marketing Manager is expected to have broad understanding of the depth and scope of the periodicals, be highly motivated, and maximize advertising revenues from media agencies and clients, through proactive sales activities. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Expand and maintain advertising base
  • Identify opportunities for growth and new business
  • Build strong relationships with key contacts from media agencies, while maintaining a high level of contact via telephone, email and meetings
  • Adapt unique and relevant sales presentations and proposals to each sales opportunity to achieve the advertisers’ objectives while increasing market share
  • Generate advertising revenues in both publishing and online formats, ensure bookings are followed up and recorded accurately
  • Achieve revenue targets set by the Director
  • An ability to understand a market and create new ideas to maximise revenue potential
  • Work with the Director to devise sales strategies to ensure effective planning
  • Do proactive sales prospecting and lead generation
  • Report accurately on business prospects in sales meetings
  • Have forecasting knowledge and the ability to manage an assigned budget
  • Build, supervise and monitor the core ad sales team

Prerequisites:

  • 4+ years media sales experience in print publication or the electronic mediais preferred but not mandatory
  • Publishing and online media sales experience
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills both in Bangla and English
  • Excellent presentation and negotiation skills
  • Experience in dealing with clients and media agencies at all levels
  • Self-motivated, independent and driven
  • Ability to work under pressure and show attention to detail
  • Must have a strong understanding of ICE Media publications and its vision

To be considered for this recruitment, please submit a resume in English to jobs@bengalfoundation.org by 30 April 2015. Please mention the position for which you are applying in the email subject line. You may also apply onlin