Dainik Bhaskar - Category Head - Bench

Role Overview :
- The Category Expert role at Dainik Bhaskar, based in Jaipur, is a critical leadership position focused on driving revenue growth, market expansion, and category leadership across key verticals, primarily Education and Real Estate.
- The incumbent will lead the assigned category in one of the key markets, working closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to strengthen market presence, unlock opportunities, and deliver sustainable revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities :
- Develop deeper category and audience understanding through market intelligence, competitive tracking, and consumer insights.
- Identify and develop new business opportunities across untapped market segments.
- Conceptualise and introduce innovative advertising solutions and sales initiatives

- Drive revenue generation through effective Advertisement selling within the assigned category.
- Increase market share and volume contribution for the category in the assigned market/region.
- Ensure optimum market penetration and achievement of revenue and collection targets.
- Build strong relationships and networks with advertisers, media agencies, planners, buyers, and digital/interactive marketing agencies.
- Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships.
- Proactively address and resolve client concerns to ensure high customer satisfaction and retention.
- Mentor, guide, and develop team members to enhance capability and performance.
Required Skillset :
- Quick learner with a strong passion for sales and business development.
- Ideation and Innovation
- Result orientation, someone who makes things happen
- Excellent sales, negotiation, influencing, and presentation skills.
- High energy levels with a strong result orientation and customer-centric approach.
- Sound business acumen with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Effective team management, coaching, and mentoring skills.
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management capability.
Preferred Experience : Media / Advertising Sales