Partnerships Executive / Business Development Executive - fast growing start-up for the early c[...]

Media IQ Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing media company in London seeks a Partnerships Executive to engage with employers in the early careers sector. The role focuses on new business development, selling media solutions that help corporations connect with young talent. Ideal candidates have experience in business development, effective communication skills, and a passion for learning. The position offers a competitive salary and potential for commission.

Qualifications

• 6+ months media, subscriptions or event sales experience is required.
• Stable career history is essential.
• Experience in the early careers sector is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Engage with employers to sell digital media solutions.
• Find new clients and account manage moving forward.
• Sell solutions aimed at the early careers sector.

Skills

Business development

Outgoing

Highly articulate

Eager to learn

Job description

Partnerships Executive / Business Development Executive - fast growing start-up for the early careers sector

Job Sector

Contract Type

Permanent

Location

London + Working from Home

Up to £28k basic plus uncapped commission (and share options)

Job Reference

London-PartExec/Early4

Do you have 6+ months media, subscriptions or event sales experience?

Want to work for an exciting, fast growing media company?

Excited at the prospect of selling a variety of media solutions aimed to help large corporations to engage with the early career's sector?

If yes, please read on...

The Company

Our client is an ambitious 4 year old media business which in the last 12 months alone has grown from 12 to nearly 100 employees as they accelerate their growth. Their mission is to help every young person, no matter their background, to explore career & HE pathways. Furthermore, they help corporations to plan for future employment, diversity and inclusion.

They have a dynamic, entrepreneurial culture and are looking for a Partnerships Executive who they can train and develop into a Partnerships Manager.

The Role of Partnerships Executive

AsPartnerships Executive you will be trained up to engage with employers of all types from across the public and private sector, who wish to influence nd educate the early careers sector (students + post-grads).

You will be talking to them about a range of digital media solutions which can help them to engage with the early careers sector. Those solutions range from more immediate term recruitment advertising through to company specific virtual events and targeted virtual work experience programmes which allow companies to educate young persons on the various career paths which exist within their organisation (a critical aspect of planning for future recruitment). Those students who take part in the work experience are expected to actively engage with the programme and in return are rewarded with a certification.

As this is a newly created role in a growing sales department, you will need to go out and find new clients to begin with, and each new client you win, you will then keep and account manage moving forward. Therefore the role will start off new business focused and then become more of a balance between new business and account management/growth.

Requirements for this Partnerships Executive position

• Experienced in business development
• Eager to learn and develop
• Polished, confident and highly articulate
• Outgoing and highly motivated
• Stable career history
• Early careers sector experience highly desirable

If you think that you could be the Partnerships Executive we are looking for, please apply and a consultant will be in touch should you make the initial shortlist.