Advertising Sales Specialist

Are you ready to be a big part of something big? 

At carsales, we’re all about making buying and selling a great experience. Since 1997, we’ve been evolving with the new economy to help people choose how they move today and tomorrow.

When it comes to your career, we want to offer meaningful opportunities that empower you to make a lasting impact. But for that to happen, we strive to feel small, small enough to stay agile, learn across teams, and connect authentically with each other.

With a vision to be the global leader in online vehicle marketplaces, we’re transforming how people buy and sell across the world. We discover new ideas and bring them to life. We continue to grow, and we continue to evolve and we’re not afraid to take bold steps to get there.

This is your opportunity to join carsales in the role of Advertising Sales Specialist. In this client facing field role, you'll help automotive dealers grow their business by delivering tailored digital advertising solutions that drive visibility, leads and sales. Working alongside our Customer Success teams, you'll become a trusted adviser to dealers, combining commercial thinking with digital advertising expertise to identify opportunities, build advertising strategies and maximise customer outcomes.

Our Sales teams are full of talented individuals who partner with our customers – whether that be dealerships, agencies, automotive manufacturers, corporates or finance and insurance companies. They’re passionate about ensuring we remain a market leader, providing best in class services and offering tailored solutions to our clients and customers. We have multiple sales teams who look after different client bases, so there are plenty of opportunities to move teams and learn something new if you’re wanting to broaden your skillset.

We embrace hybrid working combining the flexibility of remote work with the energy and connection of in-person collaboration. We champion flexibility and offer a range of policies and leave options to support your wellbeing.

What’s on offer

• Recognition as one of Australia’s Best Workplaces™ by Great Place to Work®, a Family Friendly Workplace, a WORK180 endorsed employer.
• A highly engaged, collaborative team where you’ll learn from exceptional talent.
• 24 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers, four weeks for secondary caregivers, and six weeks paid gender-affirming care leave.
• Regular hackathons, continuous learning opportunities, and wellbeing initiatives that support your mental, emotional, and physical health.

What you’ll be doing

• Partner with automotive dealers to understand their business goals and recommend tailored advertising solutions.
• Become the go-to expert across the carsales advertising product suite
• Grow advertising revenue by identifying opportunities within an existing dealer portfolio.
• Build trusted relationships with key external stakeholders.
• Use campaign performance, market insights and customer data to demonstrate value and optimise advertising outcomes.
• Work closely with Customer Success teams to deliver a seamless customer experience and identify new commercial opportunities.
• Manage your sales pipeline, forecasts and CRM activity to consistently achieve commercial targets and drive growth.

What we’re looking for

• Experience in advertising, media sales, digital marketing or a similar customer-facing commercial role.
• A consultative approach with the ability to uncover customer needs and recommend tailored solutions.
• Strong understanding of digital advertising and performance marketing.
• Proven ability to build trusted customer relationships and influence key stakeholders.
• A commercial mindset with a track record of achieving revenue or sales targets.
• Excellent communication, presentation and organisational skills.

We know not everyone will meet every requirement, and that’s okay. If you’re excited about the role and believe you can make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

A few other things we want you to know...

• As an equal opportunity employer, carsales welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, abilities, and life experiences. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
• If you have a disability or require adjustments to participate fully in the recruitment process, please let us know - we’re here to support you.
• We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements, including part-time options. If you’d like to explore this, just ask during the process.
• We’re also a proud Circle Back Initiative employer, which means we commit to responding to every applicant.
• Successful candidates joining the carsales team will need to complete a National Police Record check and must have full-time Australian working rights.

So come and join our team - because every role is a big role in our plans to go big.