Audio Account Director

Bauer Media Group Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent media company in London is looking for an Audio Account Director to join its Advertising team. This role focuses on driving airtime and creative partnership revenues by working closely with key stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a passion for audio, strong media agency contacts, and experience in developing new business and managing existing accounts. This hybrid position offers flexibility with the opportunity for development and a range of benefits.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Access to Bauer Academy for development

Enhanced parental leave benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working with network media agencies at a mid-level.
• Strong contacts across media agencies predominantly in partnership, and AV investment teams.
• Genuine knowledge of and passion for audio and our brands.

Responsibilities

• Deliver market beating share of airtime and creative revenues.
• Develop new business and retain existing business across display and creative.
• Drive brand count across the agency territory.

Skills

Experience with network media agencies

Strong media agency contacts

Passion for audio

Understanding of broadcast and digital media

Experience landing sponsorship deals

Knowledge of agency trading deals

Job description

Overview

We’re looking for a dynamic Audio Account Director to join our Advertising team within the GroupM hub team. In this role, you’ll be focused on the Essencemediacom patch, with equal responsibility for driving both airtime and creative partnership revenues.

Working closely with the Commercial Director, Audio Group Head, Group Client Leads and Creative Strategists you will ensure that the Customer Strategies and Creative Process are implemented effectively.

Location: London, Hybrid (2 days in London office)

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver market beating share of airtime and creative revenues.
• Develop new business and retain existing business across display and creative.
• Drive brand count across the agency territory, improving our conversion rate of creative pitches.
• Evangelise audio, Bauer’s proposition and positioning our brands and audiences through engagement pieces within the hub agencies.
• Ensure that our profile and traction with hub agencies is consistent and high quality.
• Ensure Bauer brands are regularly presented and clearly understood with all new developments communicated.
• Ensure full understanding of partnership briefs, successfully informing our response.
• Gather insight from agency to deliver best in class creative solutions.

What you’ll bring

• Experience of working with network media agencies at a mid-level.
• Strong contacts across media agencies predominantly in partnership, and AV investment teams.
• Genuine knowledge of and passion for audio and our brands.
• Strong understanding of the broadcast and digital media marketplace.
• Experience of creating and landing big ticket sponsorship / partnership deals.
• Strong understanding of agency trading deals and mechanics.

If this sounds like the right fit for you, we’d love to hear from you — Apply Now!

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working.
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That\'s why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

We are actively recruiting for this position, so the job advert may close earlier than expected.

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