Senior Account Manager - Friendly working colleagues and busy role at educational brand

Media IQ Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Account Manager to sell innovative online advertising solutions within the education sector. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of digital sales experience and be confident in pitching ideas to clients. A competitive salary up to £42k basic plus OTE of £70k, alongside unique benefits, makes this an exciting opportunity.

Benefits

Bicycle purchase scheme

Nursery voucher scheme

Subsidised eye tests

Help with travel costs

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years digital sales experience.
• Ability to exceed demanding revenue targets.
• Confident and highly motivated individual.
• Enthusiastic about the education sector.

Responsibilities

• Sell online advertising opportunities to course providers.
• Identify client needs and propose solutions.
• Pitch ideas effectively to clients and agencies.
• Handle consultative sales with senior decision makers.

Skills

Digital sales experience

Knowledge of internet advertising

Consultative sales skills

Client pitching

Job description

Senior Account Manager - Friendly working colleagues and busy role at educational brand

We are seeking a Senior Account Manager to join our London team. The successful candidate will be responsible for selling creative online advertising opportunities to course providers in the college and private training sectors.

The Company is an innovative digital media organisation producing the UK’s busiest course search websites and publications. We believe that education is really important and our aim is to make finding the perfect course simple, easy and pain-free.

As a Senior Account Manager, you will be a proactive and driven individual who can identify specific client needs and sell unique and compelling advertising solutions across a complex portfolio of online products. You will have the ability to pitch your ideas effectively to clients and advertising agencies both face to face and on the phone and follow through to close.

Responsibilities will include:

• Selling creative online advertising opportunities to course providers in the college and private training sectors
• Identifying specific client needs and selling unique and compelling advertising solutions
• Pitching ideas effectively to clients and advertising agencies
• Following through to close and handling consultative sales with senior decision makers and more junior marketers alike

Requirements for this role include:

• Minimum 3 years digital sales experience
• A senior sales person who meets and exceeds demanding revenue targets
• Possesses a thorough knowledge of internet advertising sales and the strengths and weaknesses of the medium
• Must have the ability to assimilate technical information
• Confident and highly motivated
• Enthusiastic about the education sector
• Stable career history

We offer a competitive salary of up to £42k basic - £70k OTE, as well as a range of benefits including a bicycle and nursery voucher purchase scheme, subsidised eye tests, and help with travel costs. If you think you could be the Senior Account Manager we are looking for, please send us your CV.