Advertising Sales Executive

Creative Lives in Progress; Bristol, City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic media company in Bristol is looking for a driven Junior Advertising Sales Executive to join their commercial team. You will identify new advertisers and partners, manage sales pipelines, and build meaningful client relationships. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and a proactive approach to identifying opportunities. Employee benefits include flexible hours, paid holidays, and tickets to events.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Paid holiday

Hybrid working

Tickets to festivals, concerts, and events

Birthdays off

Bonuses for hitting target performance

Qualifications

• Experience in sales or advertising is beneficial.
• Ability to multitask across projects and clients.
• Team player who can escalate opportunities to senior staff.

Responsibilities

• Identify new advertisers and partners via phone and email.
• Build and manage a sales pipeline across core territories.
• Attend meetings with clients and manage accounts.
• Oversee invoicing and ensure timely payments.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Proactive approach

Knowledge of media trends

Job description

We are expanding our commercial team and seeking a driven junior Advertising Sales Executive to help grow our local print portfolio. This role is ideal for someone eager to learn the craft of media sales, with a strong interest in music, events and culture, and an ambition to grow relationships with brands and advertisers across the UK and beyond.

All applicants will understand our role in the modern media landscape and will be ready to build meaningful client relationships, helping brands engage authentically with our audience.

Role

• Identify new advertisers and partners, reaching out via phone and email
• Build and manage a sales pipeline across our core territories
• Grow our local portfolio by developing new opportunities in other major UK cities
• Work to pre-agreed targets for revenue, leads, conversion and retention
• Attend IRL meetings with potential and existing clients
• Manage accounts and ensure smooth client relationships
• Oversee invoicing and ensure timely payments from clients
• Represent the brand at industry meetings and events
• Participate in weekly commercial meetings to discuss leads and opportunities
• Uphold agreed advertising terms and ensure successful campaign delivery
  

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail and ability to multitask across projects and clients
• Experience in sales or advertising
• Proactive approach to identifying new opportunities and closing deals
• Knowledge of Crack Magazine’s output, audience and cultural space
• Awareness of media, marketing and social trends
• Able to keep to strict deadlines within a fast-paced environment
  Team player who can identify and escalate opportunities to senior staff where appropriate
  

Employee Benefits

• Flexible hours
• Paid holiday
• Hybrid working
• Tickets to festivals, concerts and events
• Birthdays off
• Bonuses for hitting target performance

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to diversifying the voices and lived experiences of our team.