NOVA Entertainment Hiring for Group Business Director – Digital Integration at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Full Time

About Nova

NOVA Entertainment is Australia’s fastest growing audio entertainment business, creating experiences loved and shared by audiences. NOVA Entertainment owns and operates the Nova Network, the most listened to metro network in Australia, which includes Smooth FM, Nova 96.9 Sydney, Nova 100 Melbourne, Nova 106.9 Brisbane, Nova 93.7 Perth and Nova 919 Adelaide, in addition to Australia’s premium intimate live music brand, Nova’s Red Room.

The company’s broadcast offering is complemented by a range of on-demand assets across digital, social, mobile, including the NOVA Entertainment Podcast Network, which brings together the largest stable of accessible talent in the country to create a suite of quality podcast content that connects audiences and brands.

Our values are integral to who we are. We believe in creating and working in an environment that supports Unwavering Unity, Relentless Curiosity and Radical Empathy

Why you will love this role!

We are excited to lead into 2024 with a newly created role – Group Business Director – Digital Integration ing to the Commercial Director Digital, this is a high-profile national role, responsible for enabling sales team to deliver digital audio revenue targets.

You are known for being a tenacious and driven leader and will be keen to take on the opportunities this role provides including:

• Develop performance data and insight led All of Audio (AOA) strategic sales and business development strategies and associated collateral.

• Train and enable the sales and campaign strategy teams. Grow the podcast confidence and capabilities of the sales force and campaign strategy team via sales initiatives that fill the gaps and help define the opportunity.

• Conceptualise, develop and shepherd through podcast and AOA led integrated sales frameworks and progressive advertorial product.

• Responsible for creating sales strategy and support the AOA sales teams in delivering digital and sponsorship revenue in Podcasts. This includes your ability to leverage and create relationships with agencies and clients to be the face of Nova Podcasts, with a core focus on getting further upstream with comms planners and strategy leads.

• Contribute to product innovation and optimisation through the lens of customer demand and market intelligence.

• Manage relationships with major podcast partners

• Work collaboratively with product, data and audience intelligence teams to ensure we have market leading product and commercial solutions.

Why we will want to meet you

You will currently be in a similar role in a similar industry, however your passion and professionalism is what sets you apart. You are known for bringing a positivity and energy to your role and see this opportunity as a step forward in your personal and professional career development. You display a passion for team unity, a desire to improve systems and processes and are a listener who can see the benefits of working in teams that are diverse and unique.

More specifically, other desired skills would include:

• Prior experience of having led a Digital Media function, ideally within the media and entertainment space

• Proven understanding of and experience in Broadcast Digital Media Sales in Australia

• Passion for growing Digital Audio as an industry as displayed by your track record of building and developing sales teams in this area

• Exceptional written and very communications skills with the ability to craft compelling and concise messages for a range of audiences

• Creative thinker with the ability to develop innovative Sales campaigns and strategies

• Exceptional organisation skills and project management skills

• Ability to work at a fast pace and multi task

• Strong interpersonal skills, internal and external

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team setting and manage upwards effectively into NOVA’s leadership and Executive teams

Why working at Nova Entertainment is the perfect next step for you personally and professionally

• GENUINE Workplace flexibility (hybrid working model) to support a work-life balance

• Additional leave days: Anniversary & Loyalty leave, Give back Leave, Mental Wellbeing days

• Access to Learning and Development programs & internal opportunities such as LinkedIn Learning, Internal Mentoring Programs etc

• Access to health and wellbeing initiatives (Nova’s Life+ & Employee Assistance Program, mental health training programs, discounted products and services with selected valued partners)

• Frequent staff lunches, survey celebrations & an in-house bar!

• Paid Parental Leave that is for ALL parents (if applicable)

• Access to the best gigs in town!

• Plus, a whole lot more!

HOT TIP – you will be asked about our audio products and what you love about NOVA so make sure you log in to the Nova Player

Nova Entertainment Diversity & Inclusion Commitment:

The Aim:

Promote a diverse workforce that invites people of all backgrounds to work and grow with us in their own unique way.

How we do it:

• Providing a work environment that embraces and values Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• Supporting candidates that may have diverse needs by providing reasonable adjustments ensuring each candidate can put their best efforts into their application.

• By being allies of the LGBTIQA+ community and members of the Welcome Here initiative

• By utilising our membership and guidance of the Diversity Council of Australia

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What’s next?

• Only successful applicants will be contacted.

• All shortlisted applicants are requested to demonstrate their thinking and suitability to the role by completing an exercise to be presented at a Panel Interview

• Police Checks may be required.

• No Agencies

Please reach out during the application process if you think you may require any considerations for the recruitment process.