Playing in Puddles is hiring! And we’d love you to join our team.

Role title: Brand Partnership Manager

Employment type: Freelance.10-15 hours/week flexible over 3, 4 or 5 days and flexibility around school hours and school holidays

Salary: Commensurate with experience. 

Location: Working from home. Erina office occasionally. (Must be based on the Central Coast, Sydney or Newcastle region)

Start date: October 2022.

Why pick Playing in Puddles? What can we offer? Well…

  • You’ll be joining a great digital business and working alongside like-minded parents who are passionate about their families, kids and the Central Coast. 
  • Because you won’t be selling boring. Our clients and content are fun – really fun. It’s shows, festivals, family resorts, activities and attractions.
  • You’ll be working from home! To keep things social and collaborative, the team will connect for occasional meetings, catch ups and training.
  • We’re SUPER Family Friendly – at Playing in Puddles we believe in rolling up our sleeves and smashing out brilliant work within a shorter day so you can attend your kids’ after-school activities and dinner time isn’t nutty.
  • Playing in Puddles is a local business run by its founding editor and a small team of awesome creatives. This isn’t a big corporation where your voice will be lost. You will be working alongside the founding editor to grow Playing in Puddles, and we want you to bring your creativity, ideas and experience to the table to build its future.
  • We believe that a successful business is built on a foundation of a strong culture and a happy team who feel pride in not just the work they’re doing but the organisation they’re representing. We regularly do probono advertising of local charities and environmental initiatives, such as Cancer Council NSW Central Coast, We Care Connect, Recycle Smart, the Curby program and Move Against Cancer. 

About US

Playing in Puddles is the authority on the best of the Central Coast for families. We’re an independent online publisher and marketing platform with a highly engaged readership of Central Coast mums. We create fun, approachable content that inspires and connects local parents with upcoming events, new activities and the coolest attractions. We pride ourselves on curating a meaningful environment for readers by partnering with like-minded brands, businesses, events and agencies to inspire families to experience more of what the Central Coast, Sydney and surrounding region has to offer every day.

About this opportunity

We’re seeking an experienced digital sales account manager to join our small, dynamic team. If you’re hardworking and love the idea of working for a small business with flexible hours, then this is for you. 

Reporting to the director/founding editor, you’ll be responsible for developing and increasing revenue across the business. You’ll manage a portfolio of existing clients, handle inbound enquiries, do outbound prospecting and develop new business revenue strategies. You’ll be matching our products and services to client marketing objectives, creating proposals and closing the sale. You’ll be contacting and creating relationships with marketing managers of museums, event organisers, brand managers, local councils and small business owners. This is a high-volume role with an endless lead list.

While this is a casual role, Playing in Puddles is experiencing growth, so there may be further hours/opportunities to the right person who excels in this role.

Key responsibilities and expectations of the job

  • Solid, proven sales experience in exceeding revenue targets in digital media or a similar role (Min 2 years).
  • A talent for outbound prospecting and relationship building, reigniting cold leads, and creating new categories and verticals.
  • Proficient and confident in scheduling, conducting and closing sales calls on Zoom (with screen sharing), the phone and face to face (90% phone and Zoom; 10% face to face).
  • Ability to quickly and confidently qualify incoming leads.
  • Sound ability to create, develop and present proposals and reports.
  • A strong interest and aptitude in digital marketing and social media channels and how to use them to build new leads.
  • Outstanding communication skills (both verbal and written) and strong attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Someone who thrives on working autonomously. 
  • Reporting to the director/founding editor, you will be empowered to take ownership of your work.
  • Experience with CRMs an advantage.

You’ll have a great rapport with our awesome clients and prospects.
In selling you…

  • Have a natural conversational approach to selling, can identify marketing needs quickly and are keen to help our clients solve their challenges through creative solutions.
  • Take a consultative approach, but you know that sales is a time/numbers game and you ensure you qualify leads quickly.
  • Have a knack for building trust quickly and closing sales over the phone, on Zoom and in person.

You’ll be a great fit for our team.
You’re…

  • A self-starter: someone who is self-directed, shows initiative, brings new ideas to the table, and has a desire to go the ‘extra mile’.
  • Someone who’s in it for team success as much as your own, and you have a real entrepreneurial spirit to do what it takes to get the job done.
  • Diligent, reliable, hardworking and driven to exceed deadlines and KPIs.
  • Passionate about Playing in Puddles and what we do.

You have the practical stuff…

  • Fast, reliable home Internet (you’ll be doing lots of Zoom video calls) and laptop.  
  • An Ipad, Remarkable or other tablet that’s Cloud synced is an advantage.
  • An ABN.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your resume, contact details for two referees and a cover letter outlining why we should hire you for this position to director/founding editor Katie Stokes at [email protected] by 15 October 2022.

Applications will be reviewed within the week and short-listed candidates will be contacted for next steps.