Business Development Manager - Innovative new out-of-home proposition

Media IQ Recruitment Ltd; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic media company specializing in innovative out-of-home advertising is seeking a Business Development & Research Manager. The role merges research and sales, requiring strong relationship management and analytical skills to deliver compelling sales pitches to potential clients. This position offers up to £45k basic salary plus commission.

Qualifications

• 3+ years media sales experience (OOH agency, media agency or media owner).
• Strong relationship builder with great connections.
• Self-motivated with an analytical mindset.

Responsibilities

• Conducting research with airport partners and turning insights into sales stories.
• Selling the unique out-of-home advertising proposition to brands.

Skills

Relationship Management

Sales Skills

Analytical Skills

Presentation Skills

Job description

Business Development Manager - Innovative new out-of-home proposition

Job Sector

Out-of-Home

Contract Type

Permanent

Location

Paddington + Working from home (mix)

Up to £45k basic plus commission DOE

Job Reference

Media IQ - OOH2139

Do you have 3 years out-of-home sales experience (agency or client side)?

Like the idea of selling a new and innovative out-of-home proposition?

Want to join a small and fast growing media organisation?

If yes, please read on...

The Company

A small, innovative and ambitious media company with an advertising proposition that enables consumer brands to target passengers in a new and unique way. They already have 40 airports which they are working with and are constantly growing that number. They have a small, inclusive, ambitious and supportive culture.

The company is fairly new and the head office is in Italy. Therefore there are currently only a few people working from London but that is set to expand as we recover from the pandemic. You will also benefit from quarterly travel to Milan.

The Role of Business Development & Research Manager

As Business Development & Research Manager your role will be divided into research and sales.

Research responsibilities - You will be regularly talking to their airport partners across the globe, gathering recent passenger forecasts and insights (passenger demographics etc) and then converting those into sales stories. Equally you will take the insight from previous campaigns in order to produce case studies to strengthen their sales story to prospective advertising brands.

Sales Responsibilities - You will be going out to potential brands and agencies and selling this unique OOH proposition.

Requirements for this Business Development & Research Manager position

• 3+ years media sales experience either with a specialistOOH agency, media agency or media owner, with great relationship managementand connections within agencies and brand marketing teams
• A clear understanding of what brands look for when deciding on their media plan, such as audience demographic and the importance of presenting this data in a compelling way
• Self-motivated, with a can do attitude and comfortable turning their hand to analysing passenger data and insights from airports and other sources to build compelling sales pitches
• Strong relationship builder
• Confident, outgoing and articulate
• Eager to learn and develop
• stable career history

Please apply if you tick the above experience and a consultant will be in touch should you make the initial shortlist.