A leading global outdoor advertising organisation is seeking a bilingual Account Manager to join their Commercial team in Singapore. This role offers you the opportunity to work with iconic brands and household names, helping them connect with millions of people every day through innovative advertising solutions.
- Join a globally recognised leader in outdoor advertising with a strong presence across Singapore’s most iconic locations including airports, shopping malls, cinemas, and large format media spaces.
- Be part of an inclusive and supportive team culture that celebrates diversity, encourages collaboration, and provides flexible working opportunities alongside ongoing training and development.
- Contribute to award-winning campaigns while enjoying a safe and healthy workplace certified by international standards, ensuring your wellbeing as well as that of colleagues and partners.
What You'll Do
- Confidently sell digital, static, and experiential advertising solutions to both existing and prospective clients by understanding their unique needs and objectives.
- Achieve individual sales targets and key performance indicators through proactive prospecting activities such as cold calls, meetings, presentations, and maintaining a robust sales pipeline.
- Build trusted long-term relationships with clients and media agencies by acting as their primary contact for all advertising matters within the organisation.
- Understand client business goals thoroughly to propose tailored advertising strategies that deliver measurable value and foster ongoing engagement.
- Provide best-in-class post-sales service by ensuring timely follow-up, comprehensive reporting, and effective resolution of any issues or concerns raised by clients.
- Conduct persuasive sales presentations in English; additionally, present proposals in Mandarin when engaging Mandarin-speaking clients to ensure clear communication across diverse portfolios.
- Prepare detailed sales proposals, media plans, pricing structures, and negotiate effectively to close deals that benefit both the client and the organisation.
- Collaborate closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to guarantee accurate booking processes, smooth campaign execution, and high-quality delivery outcomes.
- Take ownership of client briefs from inception to completion by clarifying objectives, coordinating inputs from various departments, and delivering results within agreed timelines.
- Monitor market trends, competitor activities, client behaviours, and industry developments to identify new opportunities for growth while informing strategic sales approaches.
What You Bring
- Degree in Business Management, Marketing, Communications, Media or a related discipline is required for this position.
- 1–3 years’ proven experience in B2B sales or account management within media, advertising services or other consultative environments is essential.
- Exceptional communication skills in English—both written and spoken—are necessary for engaging clients effectively during presentations or negotiations.
- Ability to build rapport swiftly with clients by listening attentively and translating their needs into actionable solutions that drive results.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications such as PowerPoint (for creating compelling client decks) and Excel (for basic analysis, proposals, reporting) is expected.
- Business-level proficiency in spoken Mandarin is highly regarded as it enables comfortable engagement with Mandarin-speaking stakeholders within the portfolio.
- Prior experience working within media, advertising or out-of-home (OOH) sales environments is desirable but not compulsory.
- Strong analytical skills paired with strategic thinking abilities allow you to interpret numbers or performance data efficiently before turning insights into concrete actions.
- Demonstrated capability to build prospect lists independently; develop targeted sales strategies; negotiate confidently; close deals autonomously; all while maintaining a collaborative mindset focused on team success.
What's Next
If you are ready to make an impact within Singapore’s thriving outdoor advertising sector—where your bilingual skills can open doors—this opportunity awaits your application!
Do note that we will only be in touch if your application is shortlisted. Robert Walters (Singapore) Pte Ltd ROC No.: 199706961E | EA Licence No.: 03C5451 EA Registration No.: R26162578 Heidi Chew