Media Sales Manager - French speaking

Reilly People; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company seeks a Senior Media Account Manager in London to drive sales into France and Benelux. You'll manage client relationships and license news and services to various sectors. The role offers a competitive salary and opportunities for global career growth within an award-winning team.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working

Paid Mental health days

Paid Volunteering days

Training and development opportunities

Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists

Qualifications

• Experience in media sales or a news agency.
• Track record of success in business development.
• Familiarity with content licensing processes.

Responsibilities

• Secure new business and renew contracts.
• Manage an established client list and grow the business.
• Deliver accurate account pipeline reports.

Skills

Sales Responsibility

Content Licensing

Customer Relationship Management

Organizational Skills

Business Development

Tools

SalesForce CRM

Job description

One of the ‘World's Most Admired Companies’, a Glassdoor ‘Best Place to Work’ and one of the most recognisable names in media is looking for a native-level French-speaker to join its News Agency sales team in London as a Senior Media Account Manager, selling into France & Benelux.

You’d be responsible for licensing news and services to broadcasters; print and digital publishers; corporations and governments. Products include video & text feeds; pictures & graphics; packaged content and syndication services.

Senior Media Account Manager – responsibilities

• Secure new business and contract renewals to meet and exceed agreed targets
• Take over an established list of accounts in the region, grow the existing book of business and prospect and close new business.
• Cultivate customer relationships and ensure effective service delivery to accounts.
• Provide accurate and timely account pipeline reports, account plan updates and sales forecasts using SalesForce CRM.
• Be primary contact for all client needs, incl: preparation of quotes; formal proposals, and liaising with billing and credit control departments.

Senior Media Account Manager - requirements

• Experience in a position with sales responsibility, ideally in media, a competitor or a news agency.
• Track record of success in sales and ideally exposure to content licensing.
• Experience with broadcasters, publishers, online aggregators and/or wireless providers
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• A track record of creating and closing business development contracts (identify, develop and articulate a complex proposition/consultative selling).

Senior Media Account Manager - benefits

• Global Career: this world-wide company can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities.
• Learning & Development: a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of employees.
• Benefits: competitive salary package of c£50k basic; c£85k ote and market leading benefits including flexible hybrid working, and paid Mental health and Volunteering days off
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.

Next Steps

If you have the skills and motivation for this role we'd love to hear from you. Send a CV now and the next step would be a short telephone call with John Reilly, the recruiter. Please indicate when you’d be available for that.