Digital Account Director - Yorkshire

Yell Limited; Sheffield; Ibrido; GBP 46.000 - 56.000; Tempo pieno

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Employee assistance programme

Descrizione del lavoro

Yell Limited in the UK is seeking a Digital Account Director to cover Yorkshire. You will manage an elite portfolio of digital advertising clients, growing spend and sourcing new business with a premium, bespoke solution.

The role works with BDMs and a Field Sales Manager to drive referrals and customer success. Expect a base around £51,000 with on-target earnings (£22k), a car allowance, and strong employee benefits.

Competenze

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in managing high value digital advertising accounts.
• Proven track record of digital sales performance across existing clients and new acquisitions.
• Strategic thinker with strong understanding of digital campaigns and technology.
• Resilient, tenacious and able to secure testimonials to support client ethos.
• Excellent communicator who can explain complex digital information clearly.
• Proactive in personal development to keep up with digital market trends.
• Emotionally intelligent with collaborative approach to team and stakeholders.

Mansioni

• Managing an elite portfolio of customers with annualised spend £8,000–£70,000.
• Deliver growth sales from premium & bespoke products and identify new digital opportunities.
• Collaborate with Field Sales Manager and BDMs to drive referrals and develop territory.
• Provide training/onboarding for new and existing team members and ensure alignment with goals.
• Nurture relationships with key stakeholders including Digital Marketing Manager and finance teams.
• Implement best practices to drive a high-performance sales culture.

Conoscenze

Digital advertising

Account management

B2B sales

Strategic thinking

Communication

Relationship building

Descrizione del lavoro

We've been championing local businesses for over 60 years. Where once our Yellow Pages helped those businesses get found and chosen, we now do this and much, much more with our proven digital marketing solutions, making us the UK's number one managed digital advertising partner for local businesses.

Job Description

We have an opportunity for a Digital Account Director covering Yorkshire (You must be based on patch),joining a community of Digital Account Directors within Yell’s Field Sales channel. You will deliver best in class, high end and bespoke digital solutions high-value client base. Each Yell Agency Customer will have a minimum annual spend of £8K across a wide product range.

The primary function of the role is to retain, nurture and grow customers’ product spend into high performing digital marketing solutions, whilst actively sourcing new business and working with a team on BDMs to drive referrals into your pipeline. Essentially, the need to develop and grow your client’s digital portfolio will be your everyday driver as well acquiring new high value customers looking for a digital agency level solution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing an elite portfolio of customers, with annualised spend ranging from £8000 - £70,000.
• Delivering growth sales primarily from our premium & bespoke products - actively identifying and acquiring new digital opportunities by developing advertising programs that meet clients’ needs and the Yell agency minimum spend thresholds.
• Working with your Field Sales Manager and team of BDM’s to drive high quality referral opportunities whilst supporting in the training and development of the BDM’s within your territory.
• Nurturing relationships with key stakeholders within the business including your Digital Marketing Manager, whom you share your accounts with, product and commercial managers, L&D, marketing and finance. Training and Onboarding: Facilitate training sessions and onboarding programs for new and existing team members, ensuring alignment with organisational goals.
• Best Practice Implementation: Drive the adoption of best practices within the team, leveraging your experience to cultivate a high-performance sales culture.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in managing high value digital advertising accounts.
• Ability to demonstrate a highly successful track record of digital sales performance during their career to date from both a base of customer and high value acquisition.
• A strategic thinker with a high understanding of digital marketing campaigns and technology.
• Resilient and disciplined with tenacity. Never afraid to ask for testimonials which supports their client dedicated ethos.
• Ability to demonstrate a highly effective personal development plan to continuously adapt to the digital market and keep in touch with what our competitors are doing.
• An excellent communicator with the ability to explain complex digital information clearly and concisely.
• Emotionally Intelligent, demonstrating respectful, professional and collaborative approaches to team member and supporting functions within the business.
• Task orientated, everyday willing to go the extra mile for their client. Flexible – able to adapt to changing priorities and targets and strategies quickly.

Additional Information

• Salary £51,000 , OTB £22K , Car Allowance of £6000 or£6800 (dependant on your car)
• Yell Gold Award annual incentive
• At least 31 days holiday (inc. public holidays), building to 34 over 5 years
• Savings at over 900 outlets inc. supermarkets, fashion, electronics, and travel
• Access to mind, money and movement wellbeing resources and gym discounts
• Savings on eyecare and free eye tests
• Company-wide and local recognition schemes
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme support
• Pension scheme for colleagues aged 22 to State Pension Age
• Life insurance for all