Advertising Sales Specialist (Automotive)

Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia; hybrid working. Successful candidates must have full-time Australian working rights and complete a National Police Record check.

Company

Carsales operates an online vehicle marketplace that helps people and automotive businesses buy and sell vehicles through digital products and advertising solutions.

What you will do

• Pitch, negotiate, and close digital advertising solutions with dealership decision-makers and key stakeholders.
• Translate client goals into tailored advertising strategies using the carsales performance advertising product suite.
• Build and manage a disciplined sales pipeline through CRM tools, forecast accurately, and exceed quarterly sales quotas.
• Partner with Customer Success to support campaign delivery, account expansion, and upselling opportunities.
• Demonstrate product value using customer data, product usage, market insights, and performance reporting.

Requirements

• Experience in sales, account management, business development, or a similar customer-facing commercial role.
• Experience in media, advertising, automotive, SaaS, or technology is desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve revenue, sales, or customer growth targets.
• Consultative selling skills, including uncovering customer needs and recommending tailored solutions.
• Strong communication, presentation, organisation, relationship-building, and pipeline management skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams and influence customer decision-makers.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working combines remote flexibility with in-person collaboration.
• Flexible policies and leave options support wellbeing and work-life balance.
• Twenty-four weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers and four weeks for secondary caregivers.
• Six weeks of paid gender-affirming care leave.
• Regular hackathons, continuous learning opportunities, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Inclusive workplace with adjustments available during the recruitment process.

Hiring process

• Successful candidates must complete a National Police Record check.
• Carsales commits to responding to every applicant.