Junior Growth Lead

dmg:media; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension & life cover

Employee discounts

Onsite gym & health services

Job summary

Metro, in London, is seeking a skilled sales professional to help drive commercial success for the Metro brand. You will support the Growth Lead and Head of Sales in identifying and delivering new revenue opportunities while collaborating with the MMM Agency Team to secure campaigns.

You will maintain an accurate sales pipeline, work with agency partners, and act as a passionate ambassador for the Metro brand. Previous digital sales experience and knowledge of print publishing are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced media sales environment.
• Professional, proactive and detail-oriented.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Identify and deliver new revenue opportunities for Metro.
• Support Growth Lead and Head of Sales in achieving revenue targets.
• Collaborate with MMM Agency Team to deliver campaigns.
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline to hit personal and team targets.
• Act as a passionate ambassador for the Metro brand.

Skills

Fast-paced sales

Hunter mentality

Print publishing knowledge

Digital sales experience

Sales pipeline

Salesforce/Adpoint

MS Office

Tools

CRM tools

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 help deliver commercial success for the Metro brand. This is done by supporting the Metro Growth Lead and Metro Head of Sales to identify and successfully deliver new revenue opportunities for Metro whilst also collaborating with the MMM Agency Team. Successful growth can be related to overall revenue, increasing brand count and growing Metro’s share of market.

Person Specification

• Have experience of working within a fast-paced media sales team
• Be a strong team player and develop a ‘hunter’ sales mentality
• Have good knowledge of the print and publishing market
• Digital sales experience is preferred
• Be confident and keen to develop new influential contacts across your agency patch
• A creative mind and the ability to identify and develop new opportunites
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline to ensure that personal and team revenue target are delivered
• Collaborate with all MMM sales teams to help grow revenue and deliver successful campaigns
• Become a passionate ambassador for the Metro brand
• An understanding of Salesforce and/or Adpoint booking systems.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint and Excel.
• Commercial Awareness – strong consumer competitive knowledge
• Professional, diligent, and proactive
• Interest in media and advertising
• Be passionate about culture, diversity and inclusion
• Excellent attitude: professional, self-motivated, energetic, with a desire to learn and help as much as possible
• Excellent attention to detail
• The ability to prioritise your workload

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.