About the Job
\nHead of Sales & Marketing\/Advertising<\/p>\n
Position Summary<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Head of Sales & Marketing\/Advertising\u00a0will be responsible for designing and executing the station\u2019s commercial strategy. This includes driving airtime sales, securing corporate sponsorships, structuring creative advertising packages, and elevating the station’s overall brand presence. The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of the media landscape, a robust network of corporate clients and advertising agencies, and the leadership capacity to manage a high-performing sales force.<\/p>\n
Key Responsibilities<\/p>\n
Develop and implement aggressive short- and long-term sales and marketing strategies to achieve the station\u2019s financial targets.
\nLead the commercial team in selling commercial airtime, program sponsorships, spot advertisements, and digital media integrations.
\nCultivate and maintain strong relationships with key corporate clients, advertising agencies, media buyers, and brand managers.
\nCollaborate with the Production and Content teams to design tailored, value-added promotional concepts for clients (e.g., special event sponsorships, interactive social media campaigns, and dedicated program segments).
\nConduct ongoing market research, track media trends, and analyze competitor performance to accurately price airtime and position the channel effectively.
\nSupervise, mentor, and track the KPIs of account executives and marketing officers, fostering a results-driven and collaborative sales culture.
\nPrepare regular sales forecasts, and provide comprehensive revenue reports to executive management.
\nSalary:\u00a0Negotiable, based on qualification and experience.<\/p>\n
Required number:\u00a0One<\/p>\n
Employment Type:\u00a0Permanent
\nAbout You
\nJob Requirements & Qualifications<\/p>\n
Bachelor\u2019s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Media\/Communications, or a closely related field.
\nMinimum of 5 years of professional experience in sales, marketing, or advertising.
\nDemonstrated success in meeting or exceeding aggressive commercial sales targets and negotiating high-value corporate contracts.
\nDeep familiarity with media buying metrics, broadcast scheduling, and the Ethiopian corporate and advertising landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","job_listing_type":[17],"job_listing_category":[228],"job_listing_location":[4],"job_listing_tag":[],"class_list":["post-36711","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry","job_listing_type-full-time","job_listing_category-marketing-and-advertisement","job_listing_location-addis-ababa"],"metas":{"_job_logo":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-content\/uploads\/wp-job-board-pro-uploads\/_job_logo\/2026\/06\/Channel-1-Trading-PLC.webp","custom-text-26140818":"Channel 1 Trading PLC","_job_featured":"","_job_tag":[],"_job_filled":"","_job_urgent":"","_job_type":{"17":"Full Time"},"custom-select-24762152":"Onsite","_job_category":{"228":"Marketing And Advertisement"},"_job_expiry_date":"","_job_gender":"Both","_job_salary_type":"monthly","custom-number-21785310":"","_job_experience":"Senior","custom-select-25910079":"5 \u2013 10 Years","_job_qualification":"Bachelor Degree","_job_application_deadline_date":"2026-06-15","_job_location":{"4":"Addis Ababa"},"_job_apply_type":"with_email","_job_apply_url":"jobs@channel1et.com","_job_apply_email":"jobs@channel1et.com","_job_phone":"","_job_employer_name":"Beleqet Jobs","_job_employer_url":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/employer\/meseret\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/36711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_type?post=36711"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_category?post=36711"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_location?post=36711"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_tag?post=36711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}