Senior Account Manager

Lipton Media; City Of London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized media recruitment agency in London is seeking an experienced Senior Account Manager to drive sponsorship and digital advertising sales. The role involves managing existing accounts with the opportunity for face-to-face meetings at industry events and collaborating within a growing market. Ideal candidates will have a strong media sales background, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to work autonomously. This position offers a competitive salary and hybrid working conditions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in media sales, ideally with digital solutions.
• Experience selling sponsorship and advertising.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Sell sponsorship solutions across events and digital advertising.
• Manage existing accounts with a focus on face-to-face meetings.
• Work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.

Skills

Strong background selling sponsorship and/or advertising

Proactive and able to work independently

Strong planning, organisation and time management skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Resilient and determined

Job description

Senior Account Manager - Events / Digital

£37,000 - £45,000 Base Salary + Uncapped Commission

Hybrid

London

Are you an experienced media sales professional? Have you sold sponsorship and Digital Solutions?

Our client produces leading b2b events - conferences and awards as well as bespoke digital solutions.

The Role: Account Manager - Events / Digital

Reporting to the Head of Commercial, you will be responsible for selling sponsorship solutions across events as well as digital advertising across their flagship portfolio of publications.

The role is heavily slanted towards existing business 40/60, with scope for lots of face to face meetings at industry events. This role sits within the Housing / Accommodation market which is currently going through a strong growth phase.

Key Profile Requirements: Account Manager - Events / Digital

• A strong background selling sponsorship and/or advertising (ideally digital) Initiative - proactive and able to work independently
• Self-sufficient, self-motivated, resilient, determined, assertive, good objection handler, capable of working under pressure to tight deadlines
• Strong planning, organisation and time management skills
• Assertive team player capable of dealing and working with strong personalities
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent communicator, authoritative and credible diplomat/ambassador
• Resilient and determined; problem solver and decision-maker
• An all-rounder, able to transfer seamlessly from major account handling one minute to cold calling smaller clients the next

Lipton Media is a specialist media recruitment agency based in London. We specialise in all forms of b2b media sales including conferences, exhibitions, awards, summits, publishing, digital, outdoor, TV, radio and business intelligence.

Our clients range from small start-up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses. We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking for their next challenge