Commercial Manager - South Australia
About us:
Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) is one of the largest sports media content and entertainment businesses, with the unique capability to deliver brand stories to national and international audiences, across Australia and New Zealand. This is achieved via multiple platforms including team ownership, radio, print, television, digital, in-stadium and events. SEN is a dynamic sport led business on an exciting growth journey and we’re looking for match fit talent to join our passionate team of sales professionals.
Why work with us?
We’re an energetic, fast paced business, you’ll join a close team who are all about enabling one another to succeed. The opportunities for connection and growth span Nationally across Australia and into NZ. Roles in sport and media aren’t readily available, this is you chance to secure both.
About the role and you
The role of Commercial Manager will report to the National Sales Director, and will play an integral role in the representing Sports Entertainment Network to the business community establishing, managing, and servicing our client base across all our radio, TV, Print, digital, event and team assets.
The successful candidate will have sales experience ideally in media or sport sponsorship, dealing with key decision makers within South Australian businesses.
The ideal candidate we are looking for will:
• Have a strong work ethic and high attention to detail
• Be a highly pro-active, self-starter and hungry to succeed
• Have excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Have good time management skills, be highly organised and results driven
• Be highly energetic and have a passion for sport, the industry, and our content
• Have extensive networks across business in Adelaide and beyond
• Be capable of creating lateral ideas and solutions with strong product knowledge
• Understand brands, their key marketing challenges and the goals clients are aiming to achieve
• Be proactive in developing growth strategies for new clients
• Possess the ability to self-generate business while working independently
• Have a proven track record of driving new business and new business development strategies
• Be a team player, that adds to a strong office culture
If this sounds like you, apply today to be considered for this exciting opportunity!
Sports Entertainment Network is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals and encourages applications from a diverse range of candidates, including people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Sports Entertainment Network is a dynamic sports and entertainment business. We connect brands with fans across multiple platforms including radio, television, digital, publishing, stadiums and events – reaching over 3.5 million people each week.
Our owned network of 15+ radio stations around the country is further supported by our syndicated live sport and specialist programming broadcast via our hundreds of broadcast partners. As well as our mighty digital platforms: the SEN app and sen.com.au which provide up-to-the minute sports headlines and stories; live sport streaming and on-demand podcasts.
We hold exclusive radio rights partnerships with the cream of Australian and international sports including the AFL, NRL, FFA, Test Cricket, Big Bash and NFL - and boasts the biggest names calling the biggest games across our commentary teams: AFL Nation, NRL Nation, Big Bash Nation and Football Nation.
Just as every sports team has its star players, our line-up includes
some of the greats… including Gerard Whateley, Matty Johns, Andrew Voss, Caroline Wilson, Patrick Dangerfield, Malcolm Blight, Kane Cornes, Daisy Pearce and Andrew Bensley – allowing our brand partners to align their message with sport’s most influential and authoritative agenda-setters and opinion-leaders.
We also produce live and pre-recorded TV programs from our state-of-the-art studios in Melbourne’s Southbank – including Women’s Footy, The Oval Office and Footy SA & WA as well as end-to-end live sport coverage for broadcasters including Nine, Seven, SBS, Fox Sports and ESPN.
In addition to our radio and TV broadcast business, our publishing arm is responsible for the iconic AFL Record – a match-day staple for over 100 years.
Our multiple business units deliver expertise across media content, sponsorships, events, money-can’t-buy experiences, talent management, branded-content production, publishing and creative services.
