Account Manager

Bauer Media Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company is seeking an Account Manager to join their commercial team in Edinburgh. You will be responsible for driving company strategy by managing existing accounts and hunting for new clients. This hybrid role allows for a flexible work balance between home, travel, and office.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays & 2 volunteer days

Access to internal training via Bauer Academy

Enhanced parental leave pay

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a sales or KPI driven environment.
• Ability to build trust and openness.
• Experience in achieving personal and team revenue targets.

Responsibilities

• Executing Bauer’s commercial strategy.
• Growing revenues across specified territory.
• Managing advertising inventory and prices.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Sales experience

Data-driven insights

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Job description

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We’re looking for an Account Manager on a permanent basis to join our commercial team in Edinburgh.

As an Account Manager you will embody Bauer Media’s values and drive Bauer’s company strategy and goals into the commercial business to a high standard within agreed parameters and desired timelines. Taking personal revenue responsibility for some existing accounts within your territory, as well hunting for new clients, to grow revenues across your own patch.

Our Team

You will be joining the Bauer Audio UK team for Edinburgh and the wider Bauer portfolio of digital brands including, As part of the local team you will collaborate across the Ayrshire region and beyond as part of an extensive, expanded team of professionals.

This is a hybrid role that supports a balance of working from home, travelling around your assigned patch and your closest office location. (car allowance included)

What you’ll be doing

• Executing Bauer’s commercial strategy.
• Growing group revenues across your specific territory and the wider Bauer portfolio.
• Managing advertising inventory and price.
• Developing key internal and external customer relationships.
• Achieving personal and team revenue targets.

What you’ll Bring

• Previous experience in a sales or KPI driven environment.
• Interpersonal skills that will encourage openness and trust.
• Proficiency in technological systems and programs such as Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience in conducting research and data-driven insights.
• Experience in achieving both personal and team revenue targets.

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

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

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