Huge Africa
was started with a simple, yet powerful idea - to build a digital first media
company focused on African local content.
Our mission
is to help niche networks; create, curate, distribute, discover, and socially
amplify content they love by building incredible products that engage and
delight them.
Blissful,
our 1st platform, is a wedding focused platform that seeks to connect engaged
couples and wedding suppliers, connect and communicate with each other.
We are
looking to fill the following positions with immediate effect:
Full-Time: Sales Account Executive
Blissful is
transforming the way users find and engage / hire service providers especially
in the weddings and events space.
Blissful
leverages the internet to build a marketplace that allows for the equalization
of economic opportunity across the industry and country.
This position seeks a person who need not be shown what it is to sell but someone who is already a master of the craft.
The ideal
candidate will be required to engage with merchants who use our platform to
work with them to craft wedding packages that Blissful can then resell to its
users.
As well as
market and sell advertising opportunities available on Blissful. Sales Account
Executive is also concerned with developing & enhancing relationships with
new and existing vendors and may from time to time be expected to sell new
items to them.
Responsibilities
- Sales
of advertising opportunities to vendors and brands interested in our
demographic.
- Direct
Acquisition of High-Value wedding packages.
- Developing
and growing bulk sales accounts from Key Vendors
- Focusing
on growing and developing existing high-value vendor accounts.
- Resolution
of a vendor’s queries within agreed time.
- Developing
and maintaining strong working knowledge of client portfolios and Blissful
products.
- Recommending
and contributing to the development of new products and services.
Desired
Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s
Degree in sales, marketing or an equivalent field of study
- Demonstrated
success in selling and marketing products
- Track
record of customer-centric behavior
- Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong
leadership, negotiation, and decision-making skills
- Proactive
and highly self-motivated
- Willing
to travel as needed
- Experience
working in telecommunication, hospitality and travel a plus