Associate Account Executive

Inspiring Search; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commercial experience

Mentorship

Sales tech exposure

London office four days a week

Job summary

Inspiring Search is offering a 3 month internship in London, hybrid with four days in the office. The role focuses on pre-sales and business development, assisting the SVP Agency Partnerships to grow relationships with UK media agencies.

You will research agencies, identify decision-makers, run outreach campaigns, personalise messages, and help convert conversations into qualified meetings while supporting the agency sales process.

Qualifications

• Bright, highly organised and ambitious candidate.
• Strong attention to detail and efficient workflow.
• Confident and articulate in speaking and writing.
• Comfortable reaching out to new people and following up persistently.

Responsibilities

• Research media agencies, brands and key industry contacts.
• Identify decision-makers within target organisations.
• Run outreach campaigns using LinkedIn, HubSpot, Alfred and email.
• Personalise outreach messages and follow up to secure qualified meetings.
• Manage prospect lists and CRM data; maintain meeting pipelines.
• Help prepare presentations, pitch decks and sales materials and support meeting follow-up.

Skills

Organisation

Attention to detail

Verbal communication

Written communication

Prospecting outreach

PowerPoint/Slides

Education

Top university degree 2.1

Tools

LinkedIn

HubSpot

Alfred

Job description

Internship Duration: 3 month Internship with potential to permanent

Salary: £14 per hour

Location: Hybrid, Central London (4 days in office)

About The Company:

We are a fast-growing advertising technology company helping brands and media agencies reach consumers across new digital discovery and commerce environments.

About The Role:

This is a hands-on pre-sales and business development role, working closely with the SVP Agency Partnerships to help grow the company’s relationships with UK media agencies. A large part of the role will focus on identifying relevant agencies, prospective clients and key decision-makers, and helping secure qualified meetings.

Day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Researching media agencies, brands and key industry contacts
• Identifying the right decision-makers within target organisations
• Running and managing outreach campaigns using tools such as Linked-In, HubSpot, Alfred and email
• Writing and personalising outreach messages
• Following up with prospects and helping convert conversations into qualified meetings
• Managing prospect lists, CRM data and meeting pipelines
• Helping prepare presentations, pitch decks and sales materials
• Learning and using the internal sales and marketing systems
• Supporting meeting preparation and follow-up
• Helping keep the overall agency sales process organised and moving forward

The role will provide exposure to the full business development process, from identifying a prospect through to pitching an advertising solution to a major agency or brand.

About You:

We are looking for someone bright, highly organised and ambitious who is comfortable taking initiative and getting things done.

The ideal candidate will be:

• From a top university with a minimum 2.1
• Extremely efficient and organised, with strong attention to detail
• Confident and articulate, both verbally and in writing
• Comfortable reaching out to new people and following up persistently
• Tech-savvy and quick to learn new platforms and systems
• Interested in advertising, media, technology and/or business development
• Comfortable working at pace and managing several priorities at once
• Proactive rather than waiting to be told what to do
• Professional and comfortable communicating with senior people
• A strong user of PowerPoint/Google Slides and Excel/Google Sheets, or keen to learn quickly

Previous experience in advertising or sales is not essential. Attitude, organisation, communication skills and a willingness to learn are more important.

The Perks:

• This is an opportunity to gain genuine commercial experience rather than simply observing from the sidelines.
• You will work directly with an experienced advertising executive and gain first-hand exposure to agency sales, business development, advertising technology and the rapidly evolving world of digital media and AI.
• You will learn how to identify commercial opportunities, approach senior decision-makers, use professional sales technology, build client presentations and understand how advertising deals progress from initial prospecting through to a live campaign.
• The role is based in our London office four days per week, providing plenty of opportunity to learn directly from the team and become part of a fast-moving international business.