Media Sales Executive/Account Manager (Field Sales Role)

Kentjobs; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in Kent is seeking a Media Sales Executive/Account Manager. This field sales role requires proactive engagement with clients to drive sales through creative media campaigns. The ideal candidate has excellent negotiation and business acumen skills, a clean driving license, and a passion for building long-term relationships. Competitive salary with benefits including life assurance and pension provided.

Benefits

Life assurance

Pension

Holiday purchase scheme

Qualifications

• Proven record in developing valuable partnerships.
• Ability to drive sales by understanding decision makers' needs.
• Good knowledge of digital systems.

Responsibilities

• Meet monthly sales targets and KPIs.
• Present products and services across print, radio, and digital media.
• Regularly visit existing clients and pitch to new prospects.

Skills

Business acumen

Negotiation skills

Excellent communication

Customer relations skills

Job description

Media Sales Executive/Account Manager (Field Sales Role) Kent

We are looking for a proactive, creative sales expert with excellent business acumen and negotiation skills, who has a proven record in developing valuable partnerships. You'll be presenting exciting, fresh media initiatives to your existing client base to retain and build long-term profitable relationships. A significant part of this role involves the autonomy to develop new business relations. You'll have the ability to drive sales by understanding decision makers' needs fully and using marketing audience data to present credible ideas and solutions to produce inspired, bespoke creative media campaigns.

You'll be responsible for meeting monthly sales targets and KPIs by demonstrating our reputable products and services across print, radio, and digital media to elevate clients' business potential and make their advertising campaigns stand out.

You'll be part of a supportive Kent-based sales team to share ideas and best practices, as well as managing your own time effectively out in the field. Effective, influential communication is key in this role, along with excellent personable customer relations skills and good knowledge of digital systems to generate campaign bookings and complete sales.

You will regularly visit both existing clients and pitch to new prospects to ensure campaigns and recommendations are on track to deliver the agreed objectives and ROI.

KM Media Group, part of Iliffe Media Group, offers publishing, broadcasting, and online channels for the people of Kent, connecting communities across the county with the things that matter. The business products reach audiences across the county in excess of 1 million people each month.

The Group works with thousands of businesses throughout Kent, ranging from major brands such as Leeds Castle and Quinn Estates to smaller local businesses.

We offer a competitive salary with good bonus potential and additional benefits including life assurance, pension, and an additional holiday purchase scheme. You’ll need a full clean driving license, as this is a field sales role, and a company car or car allowance will be provided.

If this role inspires you and you believe you'll be a successful part of our team, we’d love to hear from you.

Click to apply below by 31st August