Senior Sales Manager – Saudi Arabia (KSA)

Job Description

<p><strong>Senior Sales Manager – Saudi Arabia (KSA)</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>About Footballco</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Footballco is a global, football focused, digital platform with an ambition to own the entire non-live football landscape worldwide and become THE digital destination for all football fans across the globe.</p><p><br></p><p>Combining some of the most forward-thinking minds in football, an award winning creative and production function, as well as digital platforms that are loved by 400m fans globally, FC aims to own the digital fan ecosystem across the world’s biggest sport.</p><p><br></p><p>With 300 permanent employees across the world, FC is a diverse, disruptive, brave, dynamic, agile and fun organisation. Our work-hard, play-hard attitude supports these values – with the football fan always front of mind, leveraging a world class tech platform and our track record (since PERFORM) of being first to market.</p><p><br></p><p>We connect fans to football and brands to fans, come join us and be a part of it!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><p><br></p><p>An exciting opportunity for an organised and driven individual to join the Footballco Media Sales &amp; Partnerships team based out of our Dubai office with a view to relocate in KSA in the near future.</p><p><br></p><p>This dynamic individual will be expected to help hit media sales budgets through direct sales efforts and digital commercial strategies to monetise FootballCo properties, such the largest football website in the world, www.goal.com and the largest Arabic football site www.kooora.com both combined reach of 15m Saudi Football Fans every month. Sales efforts will be directed at digital media agencies, brands directly, local clubs and the local leagues sponsors driving investment across Footballco media and content</p><p>services.</p><p><br></p><p>Our Sales efforts will be focused on Premium Media, Content led Sponsorships and Programmatic deal set up across brands that invest in football being the primary focus.</p><p><br></p><p>Along with sales, this individual will be expected to manage direct Football clients who will work closely with the Dubai delivery team to ensure all campaigns deliver in full and clients are reported back to.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>What you’ll be doing:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Direct Client Management/Engagement: You will oversee key football endemic brands in KSA and their strategists/managers to ensure Footballcos position across creative, content and media are well versed in the respective spaces of these brands. You will need to be proactive in engaging these clients with insights and thought starters and understand their strategy around football, showing them how they can activate their sponsorship in the digital space working with Footballco</li><li>Sales Management: With your agency/brand relationships in place, you will need to sell FCo initiatives through a number of silo’s and ensure that Goal, Koora and our video network is top of their media buying consideration set, at all times. You must also ensure your approach to selling is 360 and you are selling in media partnerships around football content marketing and sponsorship.</li><li>Account Management: You will be expected to oversee your campaigns and accounts within your sales silo to ensure they run and deliver in full working closely with the AM in Dubai.</li><li>Client Services: You will be expected to nurture all agency and Brand relationships by investing time with them and ensuring Footballco meets their Media and Content needs.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>You have:</strong></p><p><strong><span class=”ql-cursor”> </span> </strong></p><ul><li>2-3 years of experience in agency or brand management and/or 3+ years of sales track record</li><li>Clear understanding of digital advertising landscape including experience in selling content driven</li><li>marketing initiatives (Commercial/Creative content expertise will be highly advantageous)</li><li>Black book of KSA direct brand contacts will be highly advantageous</li><li>Must be a fluent Arabic and English speaker</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Footballco is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.</p>