Sales & Account Manager

Job Title: Account & Sales Manager

Company: Alike Media & Creative Services

Compensation: Commensurate with experience

Reporting line: Management Employment

Work Setup: Hybrid/Remote, with client meetings and events as needed

How to apply

-Interested candidates may submit their updated CV and Email cover letter to [Confidential Information] with the subject line: Sales & Account Manager_ (your full name). For those who don't send in the provided email address, WON'T BE CONSIDERED.

Job Summary:

Alike is looking for a commercially driven Sales & Accounts Manager to generate revenue, acquire new clients, and grow long-term relationships with brands, advertisers, agencies, and corporate partners.

This role drives sales across Alike's two core commercial pillars: Media Sales & Brand Partnerships and Creative Services.

We're looking for a relationship builder and closer—someone who can identify opportunities, develop solutions, pitch, negotiate, close business, and grow accounts over time.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Media Sales & Brand Partnerships

Develop and close advertising and partnership opportunities across Alike's media ecosystem, including:

• Digital — website advertising, branded content, sponsored features, and digital campaigns
• Print — advertising and branded features across Alike magazines, coffee-table books, and special editions
• Social Media — sponsored content, Reels, branded integrations, and cross-platform campaigns
• Brand Partnerships — strategic collaborations with Alike as a media entity, including content series, special projects, launches, events, and co-branded campaigns
• Event Sponsorships — sponsorship and brand integrations across Alike-produced events
• Integrated Media Packages — customized combinations of digital, print, social, content, and events

2. Alike Creative Services

Acquire and grow clients for Alike's creative and integrated marketing services, including:

• Brand and product launches
• Events and experiential activations
• Public relations and media relations
• Social media management
• Content creation and production
• Influencer and KOL campaigns
• Creative strategy and brand storytelling
• 360° integrated marketing campaigns

3. Sales & Account Growth

• Proactively prospect and acquire new clients and partners
• Build and maintain a strong sales pipeline
• Develop proposals, presentations, media packages, and customized solutions
• Lead client pitches, negotiations, and deal closing
• Consistently achieve agreed revenue targets
• Manage and grow client relationships to drive renewals and repeat business
• Identify opportunities to cross-sell between Alike Media and Creative Services
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure smooth execution of sold campaigns and projects
• Maintain sales forecasts and account performance reports
• Work with Finance on contracts, billing, and collections

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3–5+ years of experience in media sales, advertising, business development, account management, marketing, PR, events, or creative agencies
• Proven ability to prospect, pitch, negotiate, and close business
• Strong understanding of media, digital, social, PR, events, and integrated marketing
• Existing relationships with brands, agencies, and marketing decision-makers are a strong advantage
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
• Commercially minded, proactive, organized, and results-driven
• Comfortable working in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial and creative environment

SUCCESS METRICS:

Success in this role is measured by revenue generated, new accounts acquired, sales targets achieved, account growth, repeat business, cross-selling, and a strong active pipeline.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

We're looking for someone who actively creates opportunities rather than waits for them, someone who can open doors, build trusted relationships, and turn conversations into long-term business for Alike.