Account Manager - Smooth North East

Communicorp UK; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Flexible hours

Career progression

Learning and development

25 days holiday

Pension

Healthcare

Uncapped commission

Company car or car allowance

Job summary

Communicorp UK, home to Smooth Radio, is seeking a driven Account Manager (New Business Specialist) to lead new business in the North East. You will identify opportunities, win appointments, and build strong client relationships across our radio brands.

You will explore innovative ways to leverage our product range and deliver measurable results in a competitive market. The ideal candidate will have a proven sales track record in media, a deep understanding of the media landscape, and thrive in

Qualifications

• Proven track record in selling and winning new business.
• Understanding of the competitive media landscape.
• Comfortable in a target-driven sales environment.

Responsibilities

• Source opportunities and generate appointments to win new business locally.
• Build and develop client relationships, understanding their business goals.
• Explore ways of working across our product range to deliver results.
• Create innovative ideas to grow the client’s business.
• Think and act differently to stand out in the industry.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver client results.
• Present creative pitches in a dynamic, engaging way.
• Deliver agreed revenue targets and activity levels.

Skills

New business development

Account management

Relationship building

Pitch presenting

Job description

Are you ready to step out your comfort zone and make the next leap in your career?

Have you got the desire to use both your sales talent and media experience to help develop those around you?

Do you excel in new business generation and have a passion for customer retention and growth?

Then this could be for you ….

Here at Communicorp UK we put our people first, that’s why we offer great benefits like flexible working hours, career progression routes, wellness initiatives, learning and development opportunities, healthcare and much more.

We are home to some of the most exciting brands in UK radio including Capital in Scotland and South Wales, Heart in Yorkshire, Hertfordshire and North Wales plus Smooth in the North East, North West and East Midlands as well as Radio X 90's.

We want to hear from exceptionally talented media sales professionals in the North East who believe they have what it takes to be an Account Manager (New Business Specialist) within our ambitious team at Smooth Radio. Applicants should have a proven track record, understand the competitive media landscape, and display a deep desire to succeed in a competitive, target-driven sales environment.

You will be responsibilities include:

• Sourcing opportunities and generating appointments to win new business in your local market.
• Building new and developing existing client relationships, ensuring you clearly understand the client’s business goals.
• Exploring the freshest ways of working across our broad range of products.
• Creating innovative ideas to deliver results and grow your client’s business.
• Thinking and doing things differently, ensuring we stand out in the industry against our competitors.
• Working across multi-disciplined teams to efficiently deliver results for our clients.
• Presenting creative pitches in a dynamic and engaging way.
• The delivery of agreed revenue targets, call rates, activity levels and standards of performance.

If you believe you have what it takes to be our next Account Manager, here’s what we can offer in return:

• Hybrid working between home and office
• Flexible working hours
• Career progression routes
• Learning and development opportunities
• 25 days holiday plus access to our holiday buy and sell scheme
• Pension
• Healthcare
• Competitive basic salary
• Uncapped commission structure
• Company car or car allowance

This is an opportunity not to be missed so we will contact you to arrange a confidential conversation.