Account Manager / Partnerships Executive - mid-sized media corporation

Media IQ Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A mid-sized media corporation in London is seeking an Account Manager/Partnerships Executive to engage businesses in selling print and digital advertising. You will be focusing on partnership opportunities and working with clients and agencies during an exciting growth phase with new leadership. Ideal candidates will have a consultative sales approach, be confident communicators, and have a stable career history. This role offers a chance to impact a collaborative team culture.

Responsibilities

• Engage with various businesses for print and digital advertising.
• Explore partnership opportunities with clients.
• Sell to both direct clients and agencies.

Skills

Confident and articulate

Team player

Consultative approach to selling

Proposing and winning complex sales

Stable career history

Job description

Account Manager / Partnerships Executive - mid-sized media corporation

Job Sector

Contract Type

Permanent

Location

London

Job Reference

MIQ - GP120

Do you have media sales experience?

Interested in joining a mid-sized media corporation which is in transition with big plans for growth?

Like the idea of selling advertising and partnerships activity?

If so, please read on.....

The Company

A mid-sized publishing company with a collaborative team culture and a leading newspaper and website which provides news and information to children, tweens and schools. They have an incredible UK readership of 2.2m. They are looking for an Account Manager / Partnerships Executive to join them as they embark on their next stage of growth.

The role of Account Manager / Partnerships Exec

As Account Manager / Partnerships Exec you will be engaging with a variety of businesses selling them print and digital advertising across the country's leading news source for children and tweens. As well as advertising campaigns and branded content, you will be talking to your clients on a deeper level exploring partnership opportunities. You will be selling to both direct clients and agencies, and campaigns generally come from the likes of theme parks/family days out, stationary brands, book publishers, educational learning businesses. However they are now devoting more time to winning more mainstream brand campaigns as well as CSR revenue from large corporations who want to be seen to educate young minds around certain industries and careers.

It really is an exciting time to join, with a new CEO and Group Sales Manager on board, they have big plans for growth and evolution. You will be selling both face to face and over the phone and it is a relationship based sell rather than a more transactional phone bashing approach to business.

Requirements for this Account Manager / Partnerships Exec role

• Confident and articulate
• Team player
• Consultative approach to selling
• A sales person who is capable of proposing and winning larger value and more complex
• Stable career history

If you think that you could be the Account Manager / Partnerships Exec that our client is looking for, please get in touch.