New Business Consultant
Johnathan Andrews Academy is seeking a professional candidate to fill the New business consultant position. The successful candidate should have a proven successful sales record and a minimum of two to five years sales experience and would preferably be available to start work immediately. We are in search of a unique individual who will be responsible for new business generation at our studios in Edenvale, Greenstone.

Although we require that the candidate has basic photographic experience and has basic knowledge of photographic equipment, training will be provided. The ideal candidate is a goal driven go-getter and sales performance is rewarded with attractive performance incentives.
Remuneration and commission:
Remuneration and commission is negotiable. These benefits will be applicable when the three months probation period is completed:
•Contribution to Medical Aid
•Discount on courses provided by the academy for immediate family
•Further training for self-development

The position entails the following:

ACADEMY
•Facilitating course enquiries from prospective students (of all ages and walks of life). We receive daily telephonic, email and walk-in enquiries which need to be dealt with.
•At times there will be a lot of e-mail correspondence which needs to be done when discussing course details and options with students, you therefore have to have a sound ability to communicate in writing, as well as verbally.
•Advising prospective students on various course options and assisting during the course enrollment process.
•Working out payment plans and course schedules for new students.
•Many of our students enroll for a first course and end up enrolling for many subsequent courses – this is achieved through the nature of the professional relationships that we develop with our students. You are required to be able to not only develop new business, but establish lasting relationships with customers which will lead to more business.
•Our largest and most established training courses are in photography and the ideal candidate has to have knowledge of photographic equipment and basic photographic experience.
PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO PRODUCTION SERVICES
•Handle customer enquiries for photographic shoots and video productions.
•Take care of bookings and attending to arrangements surrounding shoots.
•Pro-active sales of services to corporate customers.
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT SALES
•Manage our web store by keeping pricing and listings up to date.
•Handle customer enquiries for photographic equipment.
•Pro-active sales of equipment to corporate customers.
ONLINE MARKETING AND PROMOTION
•Generate content for our social media campaigns.
•Drive and manage the social media campaigns for the business.

Requirements
You must:
•be computer literate and able to use Excel, Word and Outlook
•have a professional command of English (written and spoken)
•client service experience
•sales experience
•be able to work in a team as well as independently without supervision

About Johnathan Andrews Academy:

The Academy was founded in 2007, the core of the Academy was to provide training options to students in various fields which would equip them with skills and experience to excel in today’s competitive marketplace. Areas of particular focus include website development as an additional skill that can be acquired which can either be used as a key to an entrepreneur or a skill set that can be used as an asset in the work place.

The Johnathan Andrews Academy has the following departments:
•Digital Photography
•Video Production
•Photo & Video Editing
•Graphic Design
•Website Development
•Professional Make-up

For more information about the academy, please visit the following link:

httpwww.johnathan-andrews-academy.co.za/about.html

How to apply:
Please provide us with the following via email:
•A recent photo
•Updated CV
•A motivational letter

Contact details for CV:
Email: [email protected]
Office: 011 452 0042
Mobile: 083 781 0223