Business Development Director, Korea

WHO ARE WE 

TotallyAwesome is the brands partner in a digital world. We are world’s most advanced forum for kids, teens and families, and brands to safely interact across thousands of apps, games, and websites. We enable a kids-safe ecosystem with more than 300 million monthly active users across APAC. We adhere to and support international governments’ most advanced regulations protecting kids’ data privacy. We do this through the deployment of bespoke technology designed specifically to offer kids contextual and customised content through age-appropriate engagement.  

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Its headquarter is in Singapore, with offices in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines and Vietnam.  

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES  

Job Overview: We are searching the digital media and advertising landscape for a talented and passionate Digital Sales Director to spearhead our Korea expansion. This role reports to the Commercial Director, APAC. 

How will YOU contribute to the Team? 

  • You will develop, plan and execute a sales strategy to expand our customer base and achieve targets for Korea. 
  • You will help us understand the client requirements and business issues to provide relevant, winning solutions. 
  • You will help us initiate and develop relationships with key leading brands and media agencies to grow revenue from key clients. 
  • You will collaborate with the regional sales and accounts team to achieve targets and maximize results. 
  • You will be involved in the campaign management and collaborate with our regional production, ad ops and publisher teams. 
  • You will be our quality advisor by owning collateral management for sales, ensuring everything that goes out the door is 100% up to date, style compliant and reflects our product and company accurately. 
  • You will analyze existing campaigns to devise strategies for clients to achieve their objectives. 
  • You will be the go-to person on all client work and task to develop and share valuable insights to the regional team. 
  • You will be strategizing with AdOps to understand if there’s an opportunity to upsell or move existing spend to a better performing ad unit to maximise ROI as well as generating reports including case studies as required. 
  • You will help project manage and co-ordinate the Korea client portfolio including digital advertising, content, and social media campaigns 
  • You will keep all records in Salesforce updated and draw work with Commercial Director to identify trends and opportunities. 

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

Do YOU have what it takes to succeed? 

  • You have at least 10 years of relevant work experience in the digital media and/or advertising field. 
  • You are well connected with agencies and clients.  
  • You have experience and knowledge in sales, media planning and client management. 
  • You have experience in collaborating with teams in complex, multi-geography, multi-cultural environment. 
  • You are a master presenter with excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
  • You are our “brain” in the Korean market and we trust you to provide us with sound knowledge of the digital landscape. 

OUR ETIQUETTE 

At TotallyAwesome, we work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. In our culture, you are encouraged to:  

Be more AWESOME than you were yesterday   

Be BRAVE, experiment and share experiences   

Be AGILE, priorities tasks regularly to deliver outcomes  

Be ACCOUNTABLE to each other  

Our people are at the heart of what we do at TotallyAwesome and the driving force behind our growth and success. We value our culture as the lifeblood of our business and work hard every day to maintain this as we continue to grow and scale our team. We believe in offering opportunities to learn and grow every day and we’ve got a strong track record in developing great people. 

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We review job applications without regard to their race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status. 

Finally, we are a team of passionate experts. We are not just leading in this industry, we are defining it.  

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES 

  • You are a self-starter, independent and problem solver. You consider yourself a high-performance personality 
  • Understand what it means to deliver excellence. 
  • Good sense of humor and ability to stay calm under pressure. 
  • Well-organised with excellent communication and time management skills.

WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU  

  • Our people are at the heart of what we do at TotallyAwesome and the driving force behind our growth and success.   
  • We value our culture as the lifeblood of our business and work hard every day to maintain this as we continue to grow and scale our team.   
  • We believe in offering opportunities to learn and grow every day and we’ve got a strong track record in developing great people.  
  • We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We review job applications without regard to their race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status.  
  • Hands-on experience working with the leading kids & family brands across Australia & New Zealand bringing to life some of the most innovative and engaging digital experiences for our audiences.  
  • Birthday days off!  
  • Finish early Fridays!  
  • Social work environment  
  • Flexible working arrangements  
  • Mentorship programs  
  • Remote working support across APAC markets   
  • Finally, we are a team of passionate experts. We are not just leading in this industry, we are defining it. 

Please send us your resume in English to careers@totallyawesome.tv or apply here.