The Opportunity:
As a Sports Sales Executive at Seven, you will be a driving force behind the triumph of our sports broadcasting division. Your passion for sports and sales will find a rewarding outlet in this dynamic role.
In this role, you will be responsible for the successful sale of advertising airtime into Seven Network’s sport content lineup, and for formulating and implementing strategies and communications through our cross-platform sports assets to assist the Network to meet and exceed its revenue goals and market share and to enhance the Seven brand.
Based in Eveleigh, Sydney, and reporting to the Sports Sales Manager, you will be across the following tasks:
- Drive revenue growth through effective use of the sport portfolio and Seven assets, while managing end-to-end sales solutions and ensuring timely and successful delivery of client campaigns.
- Build, nurture, and maintain strong relationships with agencies and clients to position Seven as a trusted media partner and secure repeat business.
- Collaborate with the Sport Sales Manager and central teams to develop and execute plans that meet sport sales and yield targets across broadcast and digital platforms.
- Work cross-functionally to ensure smooth campaign execution, mentor sales coordinators, support team culture, and uphold a collaborative, inclusive work environment.
- Maintain a professional, responsive, and proactive approach in all client and agency dealings, ensuring consistent, high-quality service and communication.
- Monitor market trends, provide insights into management, and contribute to sales strategies and go-to-market plans with clear and timely reporting.
About You:
We are seeking a talented and passionate Sports Sales Executive with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. You will be autonomous, driven, proactive, and entrepreneurial, with a problem-solving mindset and a strong customer-oriented approach. You should be solution-focused, client relationship-driven, optimistic, collaborative, and have strong attention to detail. To be successful in this role, it requires someone highly organized, respectful, innovative, and possesses a sales-oriented and adaptable mindset in a fast-paced environment.
You will have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Media, or Communications.
- 3+ years Media experience in a publisher, client, or agency environment, with a consistent track record of meeting or exceeding targets.
- Proven experience selling broadcast and/or digital media solutions in an agency environment, including Video, Display, Social, Branded Content, Mobile, Data, and Programmatic—along with a solid understanding of the unique strengths and roles of each channel.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic sales plans that drive exceptional results.
- Strong network of agency and brand relationships, with a proven ability to influence mid-level decision-makers across both agency and client-side environments.
- In-depth understanding of the marketing funnel and media strategy to achieve client campaign objectives.
Why Seven Network?
We’re looking for people like you to join on our mission to be the most connected news, sport, and entertainment brand in Australia.
Seven Network is where you can come to make a difference – in your career, in our company and in the lives of 19 million Australians that we reach each month.
At the heart of our culture is the belief that creativity thrives on connection and collaboration – it's where the magic happens. Our offices across the country buzz with energy and inspiring interactions that can transform to magic on screen.
Some of our perks:
Recognition and Rewards programs:
- Our peer nominated “Moments that move us” program recognises and rewards our people who shine bright by living our values every day.
- 7Perks – benefits including corporate discounts at a range of retail, tech and health and fitness facilities.
Time to manage life events:
- Community Volunteering, Domestic and Family Violence Leave, Compassionate leave, Personal and Annual leave.
- Fertility leave: Up to 5 days paid per year.
- Parental leave: Up to 14 weeks for the Primary Carer (dependent on service) and up to 3 weeks for the Secondary Carer (dependent on service).
Total wellbeing approach:
- Nutritional, Exercise, Financial, Legal and Emotional wellbeing support via our EAP, Health and Wellbeing programs, and bespoke onsite events.
Learn your own way:
- Own your learning by accessing our Leading@SWM and Accelerate@SWM programs. Decide what and when you learn with a mix of just in time online learning and facilitated programs.
- Be mentored by the best in the business as part of our SPARK Mentoring program.
Better Together
Our “Better Together” Employee Advocacy Groups drive diversity, and inclusion efforts across the company ensuring that Seven is an authentic workplace where everybody belongs. We’re proud to be Australia’s first media company to achieve the WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality certification and partners with UN Women. In 2023 we launched our RAP as our commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous and First Nations communities and providing education and meaningful accountability for Seven and our people.
Our Values
Our values are our compass. They serve as our roadmap to lead us not just to deliver great work but help to shape everything we do.
Your Professional Adventure Awaits...
Ready to embark on your career adventure? Apply now and become an integral part of shaping the future of Australian media!
The Seven Network is an equal-opportunity employer, and we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Recruitment Agencies: The Seven Network does not accept any unsolicited agency resumes and will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
