Growth Lead

dmg:media; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension plan and life cover

Employee Discounts & EAP

Onsite gym & healthcare services

Job summary

Metro, part of dmg:media, is seeking a high-performing sales professional to deliver commercial success for the Metro brand. You will identify and secure new revenue opportunities while collaborating with the MMM Agency Team on live briefs.

With a strong track record in print, publishing, and digital sales, you will maintain a robust sales pipeline, expand Metro's market share, and build influential agency relationships to drive campaigns and revenue growth.

Qualifications

• Be an experienced high-performing salesperson with a proven track record of converting new business.
• Strong team player with a 'hunter' sales mentality.
• Excellent knowledge of the print and publishing market.
• Good digital sales experience.
• Senior commercial relationships across agencies (planning and investment).
• Ability to unlock new influential contacts across your agency patch.
• Identify and create new revenue opportunities and develop products.
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline to ensure revenue targets are met.

Responsibilities

• Deliver commercial success for the Metro brand by identifying and closing new revenue opportunities.
• Collaborate with MMM Agency Team on live agency briefs to grow campaigns.
• Grow Metro's share of market and increase brand count.
• Maintain and manage a robust sales pipeline to hit personal and team targets.
• Work with MMM sales and editorial teams to deliver successful campaigns.

Skills

Hunter sales

Team player

Print and publishing market

Digital sales

Agency relationships

Revenue opportunities

Sales pipeline

Brand ambassador

Job description

Location: Metro Headquarters, Derry Street, HSK, London, W8 5HY
Position: Full Time/ Permanent

About the role

Working as part of the Metro Sales Team and alongside the MMM Agency Team, the core function of this role is to deliver commercial success for the Metro brand. This is done by identifying and successfully delivering new revenue opportunities for Metro whilst also collaborating with the MMM Agency Team on live agency briefs. Successful growth can be related to overall revenue, increasing brand count and growing Metro's share of market.

Person Specification

• Be an experienced high-performing salesperson with a proven track record of converting new business
• Be a strong team player with a 'hunter' sales mentality
• Have excellent knowledge of the print and publishing market
• Good digital sales experience
• Have senior commercial relationships across all agencies across planning and investment
• The ability to unlock new influential contacts across your agency patch
• Ability to identify and create new revenue opportunities and develop products
• Consistent revenue delivery on your agency patch by finding new commercial opportunities
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline to ensure that personal and team revenue target are delivered
• Collaborate with all MMM sales and editorial teams to help grow total and deliver successful campaigns
• Be a passionate ambassador for the Metro brand

Package Description

Our benefits package increases the longer you've been with us. Here's what to expect:

• 25 days' holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)
• Pension plan and life cover
• Discounts on online shopping, dining cards and vouchers, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Onsite gym, subsidised canteen and onsite nurse and GP clinics

Plus much more...

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.