Advertising Sales Executive (Glossy Interiors Magazine)

The Client

• Is an award winning Scottish publisher.
• Provides a wide range of business customers with a number of cutting edge market leading specialist advertising and sponsorship platforms across newspapers, magazines, digital, exhibitions, awards and conferences.
• Currently requires an Advertising Sales Executive to work on a market leading ABC audited glossy lifestyle magazine and associated website.

The Role

• Will involve contacting existing customers from an existing database of clients over the phone
• Sourcing leads and generating new business over the telephone via cold call telemarketing calls.
• Covering bathrooms, home improvement, gardens, lighting, interior design, art, property, furnishings etc.
• Occasionally presenting and negotiating with customers face to face.
• Working to revenue targets.
• Dealing with a range of customers from SMEs to corporate clients on a national basis.

The Candidate

• Ideally you will have a minimum of 6 months advertising sales experience from any media/advertising sector.
• Alternatively consideration will be given to candidates from any business to business sales based environment.
• You will have a strong understanding of the media and marketing departments, coupled with drive, motivation and passion to develop new business and mange existing clients in a competitive market.
• You will have strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to negotiate at all levels.
• An interest in the home exterior and interiors market would also be beneficial.

The Package

• In return you will be given the opportunity to join an award winning team, working on leading quality lifestyle magazine and website for a specialist media house.
• You will receive full training and development, career opportunities and basic salary to £25K plus uncapped bonus (OTE £31K) + benefits.