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Media Sales Representative Jobs in South Africa at DesignRush
Title: Media Sales Representative
Company: DesignRush
Location: South Africa
DesignRush.com, a B2B Media Platform that drives brand discovery & growth, is seeking a Media Sales Representative. The site generates over 600,000 high‑intent B2B visitors monthly. We are looking for a Media Sales Representative with an established network of contacts across the media industry.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Proven experience in media sales or related industry
- Ability to leverage existing relationships to generate new business
- Ability to generate and close new leads
Key Goals:
- Own the results for brand exposure and media package sales
- Position DesignRush as the go-to media partner for top brand decision-makers
- Sell media and exposure packages
- Retain and upsell relationships
This position offers a base salary and monthly bonuses. This is a full-time, remote work-from-home position.
As our clients are US-based, this position requires candidates who can work until 5 pm EST.
DesignRush is seeking to make IMMEDIATE hires.
Responsibilities:
- Generate qualified leads and close them on yearly retainers.
- Own the full Brand sales cycle: prospecting, closing, relationship management
- Set monthly and quarterly sales targets and provide reports to the executive team
- Sell contributor columns, PR campaigns, newsletters, podcast features, digital PR, and social media exposure packages
- Build trusted partnerships with key clients, increasing retention and revenue over time
- Maintain pipeline activity in CRM
- Collaborate with marketing and Sales Ops team
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in media sales and a well-established network of industry contacts, with the ability to leverage relationships to drive business growth
- Proactive, analytical, tech-savvy, and has a growth mindset
- Must have exceptional English communication skills, both verbal and written
- Has a strong drive to help customers and enhance their experience
- Experienced in working within cross-functional teams and is a true team player
- Excellent organizational skills with proficiency in CRMs (HubSpot)
- Establish a list of contacts within the media industry
- Must have a reliable computer and stable internet connection
- Able to work EST hours.
Recruitment steps:
- Apply via LinkedIn
- Receive a short questionnaire
- Send back answers + CV
- Recruiter Interview
- Have an interview with our Hiring Manager and our General Manager
- Get feedback
We kindly ask for your CV and all correspondence to be in English.