Creative Consultant (Sales)

Custom Media is an award-winning integrated digital marketing agency based in central Tokyo.

We seek an enthusiastic, ambitious and goal-oriented Creative Consultant (previously "Advertising Sales Executive") with a proven sales track record to join our dynamic business development team.

We offer guaranteed remuneration plus generous bonus and commissions, transport allowance, paid vacations, training and excellent growth opportunities.

Responsibility:

• Sell advertising space for the Tokyo American Club monthly magazines, digital media, and sponsorship opportunities
• Sell full suite of agency services (video, website design and development, media buying, digital marketing) as role matures
• Proactively prospect and contact clients – full sales cycle account management from prospecting to after-sales service
• Develop new business strategies and services to meet client’s needs with a creative and consultative approach
• Maintain detailed knowledge of the company’s products and services, including event management, website design and development, video production, social media and more
• Stay up to date with local and international marketing trends, and be able to advise clients effectively
• Ensure monthly and quarterly sales targets are met
• Attend and contribute to weekly sales meetings
• Maintain strong relationships with clients and vendors

We offer:

• Professional on-the-job training
• Full exposure to all aspects of the agency business
• Friendly, flexible and comfortable work environment at one of Tokyo's best new shared office spaces (CIC, Toranomon Hills)
• Guaranteed remuneration + quarterly bonuses + commission
• Transport allowance
• Paid vacations

Working Hours

• 9:30am to 6:30pm Monday to Friday
• Work from home and / or office flexibility

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

No telephone calls, please.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree (preferably commerce/marketing/communications)
• Business level English and Business level Japanese, OR, Native level English
• Minimum two years proven sales experience
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve sales targets
• Must be highly motivated, enthusiastic and ambitious
• Ability to identify new business and marketing opportunities
• Comfortable meeting with and selling to key decision-makers
• Commercially astute with solutions sales approach rather than product-based approach
• Looking for growth