Senior Advertising Sales Manager - Travel

J.P. MORGAN; London; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media recruitment agency seeks a Senior Advertising Sales Manager for a renowned Travel Magazine. The ideal candidate must have 3 years of experience in consumer travel publishing, generating business through innovative sales strategies. This remote role requires strong client relationships and the ability to confidently pitch to senior-level clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in advertising sales or commercial partnerships.
• Experience in consumer travel publishing across print and digital media.
• Extensive client list of travel brands.

Responsibilities

• Generating new business across print and digital platforms.
• Growing relationships with key accounts.
• Pitching to clients through phone and face-to-face meetings.

Skills

Consultative Selling

Relationship Management

Target-oriented

pitching

Market knowledge

Job description

Senior Advertising Sales Manager - Travel

£50,000-£65,000 Base + Uncapped Commission

Perm role

Fully Remote

Industry-leading Travel Magazine Publishers seek a highly talented and experienced Advertising Sales Manager/Commercial Partnerships Manager.

The successful Senior Advertising Sales Manager will need a minimum of 3 years working in a similar role, crucially from consumer travel publishing across print and digital media.

There will be scope for international travel several times a year to trade shows.

Experience working with Tourist Boards is essential for this role.

The Role:

1. Generating new business across print and digital media platforms.
2. Growing relationships with key accounts by planning and tailoring their marketing activities using a consultative approach with the aim of growing YOY spend.
3. Pitching to clients over the phone and through face-to-face meetings.
4. Acting as a market specialist and ensuring you have the knowledge to do so via internal and external resources.
5. Utilizing consultative selling, able to sell creatively through solution-led approaches.
6. Willing to travel to London and international travel to various trade shows.

Profile of Candidate:

• Minimum 3 years working in a similar advertising sales or commercial partnerships role with experience in the consumer travel publishing sector across print and digital media. Must have worked with Tourism Boards!
• Already has an extensive client list of travel brands.
• Target-oriented and able to work under pressure to deliver results.
• Able to work independently and take initiative to drive commercial revenue.
• Experience working with Tourist Boards is essential for this role.
• Confident in pitching business opportunities to senior-level clients.
• Comfortable working with all departments, including the editorial team, to deliver targeted advertising for each issue.

Lipton Media is a specialist media recruitment agency based in London. We specialize 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 seeking their next challenge.