Are you a confident salesperson who enjoys building relationships, spotting commercial opportunities and helping clients achieve their marketing goals?
We're looking for a Media Sales Executive to join a consumer-focused advertising team, working across an established portfolio of publications. This is an opportunity to build relationships with advertisers and agencies while selling a varied range of media and partnership opportunities.
You'll manage existing accounts while identifying new business, developing tailored proposals and finding ways to grow revenue across print, digital and other advertising channels. The role would suit someone with previous sales experience who is commercially minded, comfortable speaking with clients and keen to develop their career in media sales.
You don't need to have experience across every advertising format. We're looking for someone with solid sales fundamentals, good communication skills and the motivation to learn.
What You'll Be Doing
- Manage and develop relationships with existing advertising clients and media agencies.
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities across relevant sectors.
- Promote integrated advertising solutions across print, digital, email newsletters, branded content, podcasts and commercial partnerships.
- Respond to client briefs and prepare tailored proposals that meet commercial and marketing objectives.
- Understand client budgets, campaign goals and future plans to identify opportunities for repeat business.
- Build and maintain a healthy sales pipeline, keeping forecasts and account records up to date.
- Work closely with internal editorial, production and account teams to ensure campaigns run smoothly.
- Identify opportunities to grow existing accounts through cross-selling and additional advertising formats.
- Keep up to date with market trends and advertiser needs to help generate new revenue.
- Work towards individual and team sales targets, contributing to the wider commercial success of the business.
About You
- Previous experience in sales, ideally within media, advertising, publishing or a related commercial environment.
- Confident communicating with clients, agencies and other stakeholders.
- Commercially aware, with the ability to recognise opportunities and turn conversations into sales.
- Comfortable balancing relationship management with new-business development.
- Organised and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple accounts and sales opportunities.
- Able to prepare clear proposals and communicate the value of a product or service.
- Motivated by targets and keen to develop your sales skills.
- Adaptable, open to learning and comfortable working with different advertising products and formats.
Why Apply?
- The opportunity to work across an established portfolio of consumer and membership publications.
- Exposure to a broad mix of advertising formats, including print, digital, newsletters, branded content and podcasts.
- A varied role combining existing account development with new-business opportunities.
- The chance to build your experience in media sales within a supportive team.
- Opportunities to develop your commercial skills and grow client relationships over time.