Senior Business Manager – South Island

We are oOh!media (pronounced “oh!” media).

oOh!media is the #1 Out of Home company in Australia and New Zealand.

We exist to make public spaces better and brands unmissable, proudly leading the market with innovation, creativity, data and results. Our network plays an important role in the communities they are located, creating engaging environments that inform, entertain and inspire, while connecting brands with audiences at scale.

We are oOh!media, and we are unmissable.

Join us:

We’re a team driven by creativity, innovation, and a sense of community. We show up every day ready to be bold, brave, and push the boundaries of Out of Home advertising. You’ll work alongside a group of talented individuals across Australia and New Zealand, all of whom are dedicated to raising the bar. If you’re ready to realise your potential and make an impact, join us.

About the Opportunity

• Permanent Full Time
• Based in Christchurch

We’re seeking a commercially driven and well-connected Senior Business Manager – South Island to lead revenue growth and market presence for oOh!media in Christchurch.

This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who brings strong market knowledge, a client-first mindset, and the confidence to shape strategy, influence outcomes and represent oOh! as a senior leader within the New Zealand advertising community.

As Senior Business Manager, you’ll be responsible for driving growth across the South Island agency landscape and key direct advertiser segments. You’ll act as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, bringing insight-led thinking, strong commercial acumen and deep understanding of the NZ media market.

Operating as the face of oOh!media locally, you’ll build and strengthen relationships, identify new opportunities, and lead go-to-market activity across our Street Furniture, Retail and Digital Out of Home portfolio.

This role is suited to someone who thrives on autonomy, market leadership and delivering sustained commercial results.

What You’ll Do

• Drive revenue growth across South Island agencies and key direct clients
• Develop and execute a structured market growth plan aligned to national strategy
• Build and maintain senior, trust-based relationships with agencies and advertisers
• Identify, convert and grow new business opportunities across multiple categories
• Act as a senior representative of oOh!media in market, enhancing brand presence and reputation
• Deliver compelling, insight-led sales presentations and tailored solutions
• Provide accurate forecasting, pipeline management and revenue reporting
• Share market insights, trends and opportunities with the wider NZ leadership team
• Collaborate closely with internal teams to ensure exceptional campaign delivery

About You

You’re a confident, commercially astute sales leader with a strong profile in the New Zealand media or B2B landscape. To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:

• Proven experience in senior media sales, business development or commercial leadership
• Strong Christchurch and South Island market knowledge and established agency and/or client relationships
• A consultative, insight-led selling style with the credibility to influence senior stakeholders
• Demonstrated success driving new business and growing existing portfolios
• High commercial acumen with strong negotiation and deal-closing capability
• Excellent presentation, storytelling and communication skills
• A proactive, accountable and results-driven mindset

Why Join oOh!?

• Competitive salary package
• A supportive, high-performance culture
• Access to market-leading OOH products, data and measurement tools
• The opportunity to shape growth in one of NZ’s most important advertising markets
• Ongoing development and leadership support

If you’re motivated by market leadership, commercial impact and the opportunity to represent a truly iconic media brand, we’d love to hear from you.

oOh! is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Māori, Pacific Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ communities, migrants and former refugees.

To be considered, applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents with full working rights in New Zealand, and all offers of employment are subject to employer-funded pre-employment checks including police, reference, and work rights verification, with additional checks such as credit, bankruptcy, drug and alcohol screening, or driver’s licence verification required for some roles.