Who Are We? 

Are Media is New Zealand’s leading omnichannel content company. Every day we influence, inform, inspire, and connect with readers across magazine media, digital, video, social, e-commerce, customer review sites, podcasts, events and experiences. 

In both NZ and Australia, Are Media employs the best content creation talent and we are proud that our greatest strength is our people. 

Why Are Media?   

Join New Zealand's leading content company for women and be part of an inspiring, creative and collaborative team. We offer excellent people programs including:

• A day of leave for your birthday,
• 4 days of volunteering leave each year,
• An inclusive parental leave program that supports all parents, families & carers,
• FREE digital access to all our titles, and
• Our unique Are Media Learning Academy (Digital Academy, Lunch N Learns, Mentoring and much more).    

About the role

Are Media is seeking an experienced and driven Digital Sales Manager to lead the growth of our digital advertising offering and champion our portfolio of iconic, trusted digital brands.

In this role, you will be responsible for delivering digital advertising revenue targets by launching new programmatic opportunities to market, managing key agency and direct client partnerships, and empowering our sales team with digital expertise. You’ll play a pivotal role in positioning Are Media’s digital brands front-of-mind for advertisers and media agencies.

Duties

• Drive digital advertising revenue across programmatic, sponsorships, content campaigns, display, social, and EDM.
• Launch new programmatic digital sales opportunities and manage high-value digital partnerships.
• Leverage Are Media’s first-party data platform to deliver insight-led, effective client solutions.
• Collaborate with Commercial Brand Managers to develop proactive digital sponsorships and craft compelling digital responses to client briefs.
• Coach and support the wider sales team to enhance digital capability and confidence.

Skills and experience

• A strategic, commercially minded digital sales professional.
• Strong understanding of digital media, data-led solutions, and programmatic advertising.
• Proven ability to build relationships with agencies and direct clients.
• Confident coaching skills, with a passion for elevating digital excellence across teams.

If you're ready to play a key role in accelerating Are Media’s digital growth, we’d love to hear from you.

Are Media is committed to a diverse, respectful, collaborative & inclusive workplace. We know & value the success this brings for everyone and we welcome & encourage applications from diverse backgrounds. When you apply, please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

Please apply now and send your CV via the link.