ARN promotes Erica Jenkins to independent sales director – Melbourne & Sydney

Posted on 19 October 2022

Jenkins’ appointment to the role is effective immediately

ARN has announced the internal promotion of Erica Jenkins to the role of independent sales director – Melbourne & Sydney.

Reporting to Nick Flood, national sales director – direct & independent agency, Jenkins will lead ARN’s Independent Agency teams across the two key markets, working collaboratively with partners to deliver commercial solutions for clients across Metro, Regional and Digital audio.

Of her appointment, Nick Flood said: “As our clients seek more sophisticated audio solutions, I am thrilled to have someone as talented and creative as Erica join the team. We have built our business on our audio expertise, and under her leadership I am excited to see these audio connections evolve for our Independent Agencies and their clients.”

Erica Jenkins said: “I’m looking forward to leading our successful Independent teams in Sydney and Melbourne as we continue to drive our highly regarded profile across these markets. Relationships are key to this role, and I’m excited to build connections that deliver better business outcomes for our Independent Agency partners.”

Jenkins joined ARN’s Sydney Agency team in 2014 after making the move from SCA Melbourne. Over the past eight years, she has been promoted several times, most recently to acting agency sales director Sydney where she led the team to regain their #1 Media-I position. Erica is passionate about delivering best in-market solutions for clients and has been recognised with two ACRA wins for Best Multimedia Execution.

Jenkins’ appointment to the role is effective immediately.

Earlier this month, ARN announced the departure of Melbourne agency sales director Sam Harris after nearly four years with the network.

Since joining ARN in 2019, Harris has achieved consistent revenue and share growth, driven a major step change in third-party Media-I results (NPS), and successfully shifted the team from a radio-focused sales unit to a true audio solutions team, all while mentoring and guiding staff from multiple markets.