Advertising Director - EurActiv - Brussels

EurActiv has doubled its team size (ca 60 including franchise partners), and publishes in 10 languages to 500 000 monthly readers: EurActiv requires stronger management for expansion. EurActiv is the leading EU policy media and has three main sources of income: Sponsorship, Advertising and Public contracts. See Editorial Mission .

Job Description:
As Advertising Director, you will apply your knowledge of European marketing and lead key corporate accounts. EurActiv provides a challenging environment in an innovative sector that thrives on hard work and rewards successful individuals.

Tasks include:
providing strategic leadership and vision to increase the business portfolio,
identifying prospective clients and determine key issues for them,
setting up and holding sales meetings,
generating leads and managing contact database and client satisfaction,
identifying and selling advertising campaigns

Profile:
hard-working, fast, bright, ambitious,
experience in corporate sales, consulting, business development and/or media agencies,
knowledge of EU policies an asset,
ability to listen to and to respond professionally to senior corporate executives,
ability to produce timely correspondence (writing in English is essential),
emphasis on detail and rigorous planning,
English (excellent), French (very good), Flemish (an asset)
minimum of 6 years relevant experience, probably closer to 10 years

Contact:
CVs should be sent, in confidence, with a short covering letter to: selection@euractiv.com.