We also acknowledge the unique contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make to our society and our workplace through their enduring and continued connection to land, sea, sky and community.

About us

SBS is one of the world's most unique and innovative media organisations, producing trusted, meaningful and engaging content that exists for all Australians to inspire, support and celebrate the diversity of our multicultural society. 

Our purpose, for the last 40 years, has reflected and explored the evolving diversity of Australia, investing in initiatives to deepen its connections with communities, sharing their stories and giving a voice to those often unheard, with the aim of increasing understanding and respect of the differences that make up Australia.

SBS is a truly distinctive network, showcasing multicultural, multilingual and First Nations stories otherwise untold in the Australian media.

The Department

The Sales Executive is responsible for generating cross-platform advertising revenue for Digital & TV (and Radio in some markets) as part of SBS’s agency sales team to maximise SBS’s revenue opportunities.

The Role

Reporting into our Sales Manager – South Australia, within our Media Sales team, this role will see you:

• Maintaining and growing a client portfolio within Agencies and direct businesses
• Pro-actively maximising revenue opportunities through cross platform campaigns and sponsorships, identifying clients marketing challenges and working with internal resources to provide solutions
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Continually developing knowledge and expertise of SBS’s products, including software expertise, business knowledge, researching tools and techniques, and the competitive environment
• Responding to proposals, media schedules and production briefs within tight deadlines, owning and taking responsibility of a given portfolio
• Delighting our current and prospective clients with face to face meetings and presentations
• Building digital proposals, creating online insertion orders, checking campaign performance and supporting with general sales administration
• Account managing campaigns and consulting with our Ad operations team to ensure optimization and campaign delivery

This role is classified as Level 2 $66,575 - $86,965 p.a excluding Super under SBS Australia's current Enterprise Agreement. The successful applicant will be offered remuneration that is commensurate with their skills and experience and in alignment with this framework.

About you:

• A well-rounded Sales Executive who is ready for that next step in their career trajectory to make a real difference
• An outstanding communicator and who is able to build and maintain effective relationships at all levels
• Experience preparing PowerPoint presentations, could put together production briefs and completing sales reports
• Experience in providing effective sales solutions to National Media Agency and business clients and have established relationships within these markets
• Experience selling television and/or digital video will be highly regarded, but not critical
• Audience obsessed, and dedicated to provide outstanding customer service in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment

Some of the reasons to consider working with us:

• The people! a genuine sense of feeling included (we truly celebrate and welcome difference!) and being part of one of the most inclusive companies in Australia!  
• The culture and the engagement of our workforce, we are proud to have an employee engagement score of 82% with low levels of employee turnover.   
• A brand that is not only recognisable but trusted and established, we have been broadcasting for over 49 years and we’re not done yet! 
• We offer a range of benefits from, health care checks, salary packaging, Employee Assistance Programme, flexible work arrangements and discounted gym membership nationally with Fitness Passport. 
• We also love to promote from within! we have allocated funds to do just that and help with training gaps when moving from role to role. 

Want to learn more? Then hit apply and take the first step to applying not just for another job but a possible whole new career in a purpose led organisation!

For other opportunities within our organisation please visit our careers website SBS Careers - Working at SBS

Applications will close 13 January 2025. You are encouraged to apply as soon as possible and selected applicants will progress to a short phone interview, followed by a panelled interview.

Additional assessment tools may be used in addition to the interview as part of our recruitment process.

Reasonable adjustments

SBS recognises that everyone is unique, and you might require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply and put your skills forward for consideration. If we can make some adjustments to the SBS recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, then please contact careers@sbs.com.au and let us know.

Adjustments include but are not limited to; alternative application methods, interview setups, physical requirements, guidance for trans or gender diverse applicants, specific interview availability times and more.

To find out more about reasonable adjustments with SBS, please view our video here.

We are shortlisting applications as they come in, so don’t delay, apply today!