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Marketing Services Sales Representative

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Job Title: Marketing Services Sales Representative

1. General Information:

Ø Report toSales Manager, Commercial function

Ø Employment Type: Permanent, full-time, field-based (outside sales)

Ø Deadline : August 15, 2026

Ø Career Level : Junior-Level 

Ø Duty station:  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2. JOB SUMMARY:

The Marketing Services Sales Representative sells Niyat's marketing service lines: digital marketing retainers, brand and creative, market research, events and campaign services. The role develops clients in the field and converts them into retained and project engagements. It is the commercial front for the Marketing Directorate's output, translating service capability into signed engagements, growing sister-company and external accounts, and feeding client needs back into the creative and research teams.

3. Responsibilities

  • Prospect, pitch and convert marketing-service opportunities into retainers and projects.
  • Grow existing and sister-company accounts; drive renewals and upsell across service lines.
  • Prepare proposals and coordinate pitches with the Marketing team; price with Finance.
  • Own the commercial relationship; ensure delivery expectations are set and met.
  • Feed client and market insight into service development.

4. Required Qualifications

Education
  • Degree or diploma in Marketing, Business, Communications or a related field. 
Experience
  • 1-2 years of sales or client-facing experience. 
  • Understanding of digital marketing, brand, research and campaign services
  • Working proficiency in Amharic and English, written and spoken.
  • Agency or marketing-services background; existing client relationships.
Skills and Competencies
Competency
Expected standard
Consultative selling
Diagnoses the client's marketing need and matches it to a service offer.
Relationship building
Builds trust and grows accounts over time.
Marketing literacy
Speaks credibly about digital, brand, research and campaign work.
Proposal writing
Prepares clear, persuasive proposals and pitches.
Organization
Manages multiple accounts and follow-ups without dropping detail.
Drive
Carries a target and pursues new business actively.


Job Summary


Open Positions
1
Location
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Department
Marketing Director

More Details:
Time to Answer
2 open days
Process
1 Phone Call
1 Onsite Interview
Days to get an Offer
4 Days after Interview