Account Director

Bauer Media Group Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in Manchester is seeking an experienced Audio Account Director to enhance its agency relationships and drive significant airtime revenue. This hybrid role will require balancing home and office work, and is ideal for individuals with strong agency contacts and a passion for audio branding. The position includes a fixed-term contract of 12 months, with numerous benefits, including 25 days holiday and flexible working options.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Access to Bauer Academy for training

Enhanced parental leave pay

Flexible working opportunities

Additional volunteer days

Qualifications

• Mid-level experience with strong contacts in media agencies.
• Proven ability to create and pitch large sponsorship deals.
• Passion for audio content and Bauer's brands.
• Familiarity with broadcast and digital media.
• Knowledge of trading mechanics in agency environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver market-beating share of airtime and creative revenues.
• Develop new business and retain existing clients.
• Drive brand recognition and improve creative pitch conversion.
• Ensure quality and consistency in campaigns with agencies.
• Gather insights to offer best-in-class creative solutions.

Skills

Experience with network media agencies

Creating and landing big ticket sponsorship deals

Knowledge of audio and brands

Understanding of the media marketplace

Understanding of agency trading deals

Job description

At Bauer Media Advertising ‘Together We Create Impact’, meaning that every part of the Manchester commercial team is focused on creating impact for our customers by leveraging our brands and platforms to deliver against their objectives.

The Difference you will make

As the Audio Account Director you will be focused on Dentsu and Notorious, balancing responsibility for driving airtime and creative partnership revenues. You will work closely with the Commercial Director and Head of Partnerships aligned to the hub to ensure that the Customer Strategies and Creative Process are implemented effectively.

Your role

• Deliver market beating share of airtime and creative revenues by understanding agency motivations, priorities and client planning cycles.
• Develop new business and retain existing business across display and creative.
• Drive brand count across the agency territory and improve our conversion rate of creative pitches.
• Position our brands and audiences through engagement pieces.
• Ensure that our profile with hub agencies is consistent and high quality by inspiring and educating AV Investment and Partnerships teams within the agencies.
• Ensure Bauer brands are regularly presented and clearly understood.
• Gather insight from agency to deliver best in class creative solutions.
• In collaboration with the Creative Strategy team build compelling pitch presentations.

The skills you will bring

• Experience of working with network media agencies at a mid-level with strong contacts across media agencies predominantly in partnership, and AV investment teams.
• Experience of creating, pitching, and landing big ticket sponsorship and partnership deals.
• Genuine knowledge of and passion for audio and our brands.
• Strong understanding of the broader media marketplace (particularly broadcast and digital)
• Strong understanding of agency trading deals and trading mechanics.

Working Pattern/Location

This is a Hybrid role that supports a balance of working from home, in the field and our main office in Manchester (near Castle Quays).

This is a 12 month fixed term contract.

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working.
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email [e-mail] we would love to hear from you.

Date Job Posting Last Updated: 5 Nov 2025