Agency Lead - United Kingdom

Readpeak; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a dynamic Agency Lead to spearhead its expansion in the UK market. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your extensive experience in digital media sales to drive agency revenue growth and foster strong client relationships. Collaborating closely with the Country Manager, you will implement creative sales strategies and identify new business opportunities. This position offers a unique chance to make a significant impact within a thriving company that values collaboration and strategic thinking. If you're passionate about the ad-tech industry and ready to take on a challenge, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in digital media sales, ideally in native advertising or ad-tech.
• Strong existing agency and brand network is essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive agency sales and build client relationships in the UK market.
• Identify and capitalize on new business opportunities.

Skills

Digital Media Sales

Native Advertising

Programmatic Advertising

Client Relationship Management

Strategic Thinking

Communication Skills

Job description

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Readpeak is the fastest-growing programmatic demand platform for native advertising in Northern Europe. We operate across 9 European markets with over 1,500 brands, such as IKEA, BMW, and Bosch. Trusted by agencies like OMD, Dentsu, and Matterkind, our portfolio features more than 1,500 premium news sites, offering a truly premium native advertising experience for our clients.

We’re looking for a dynamic Agency Lead to help drive Readpeak's expansion in the UK market. This is an exciting and pivotal role to truly establish yourself in a thriving business and make a tangible difference. As an Agency Lead at Readpeak, you will drive agency sales and build client relationships, tracking business opportunities, driving local marketing efforts, developing new strategic partnerships, and committing to our long-term objectives to meet our goals.

You will join a team specialized in programmatic native advertising that has not only built one of the most advanced native marketing platforms globally, but are also great people to work with. You would work closely with our Country Manager for UK, joining forces to build a growth story in the UK market.

• Drive revenue growth through creative, proactive sales strategies and impactful pitches.
• Position Readpeak as the trusted go-to partner within agencies, becoming their primary point of contact.
• Deeply understand the needs of agency teams across planning, trading, buying, and programmatic departments.
• Identify and capitalise on new business opportunities, ensuring sustained growth and long-term partnerships.

We expect you to have a proven track record and experience working in the UK ad-tech and/or media industry. Strategic business thinking combined with solid execution is needed for this role.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• A minimum of 5 years’ proven success in digital media sales, ideally within native advertising, DSPs, or ad-tech environments.
• Strong existing agency and brand network
• In-depth understanding of the digital ecosystem, with particular expertise in programmatic advertising.
• Excellent communication skills, confidence in presenting strategies externally and internally.
• An entrepreneurial mindset and proactive attitude, capable of strategic thinking, paired with hands-on execution.
• High energy, driven and collaborative - you're someone who loves being part of a growing, ambitious team.
• Ability to work independently, set priorities effectively, and meet deadlines consistently.

Reports to: Country Manager, UK (Blake Seabrook)

Location: London office, hybrid working (3 days office, 2 days WFH)

Bonus: 0%-30% based on quarterly performance

Apply on LinkedIn or send a short email with your CV and LinkedIn profile directly to our UK Country Manager, Blake Seabrook: [e-mail]

Who we are

Founded in Helsinki in 2014, we have emerged beyond the Nordics and now collaborate with over 1,500 publishers across 9 markets.

At Readpeak, we are redefining the content-driven advertising landscape to empower brands to connect with their audiences and to create value for premium media and journalism. Our mission is to make premium digital native easily available for brands and agencies. We empower brands to drive engaging content-driven campaigns that deliver outstanding engagement with low risk.

Our programmatic self-service platform (DSP) gives brands full control of their storytelling native campaigns in the cookieless world. Through an intuitive UX, we provide access to our pre-curated programmatic inventory, real-time reporting, and optimization tools that drive superior results.

With us, what you see is what you get. We’re transparent and focused on delivering future-proof, privacy-friendly solutions that benefit everyone: advertisers, publishers, and readers alike.

A 'people for people' approach is one of the things that defines us. We treat everyone as we would like to be treated ourselves. From quick support for our clients to prioritizing our employees' work-life balance, we take a human perspective to business.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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