Account Manager

Posted:
12/4/2024, 12:37:18 AM

Location(s):
London, England, United Kingdom ⋅ England, United Kingdom

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Sales & Account Management

Accepting applications until: 

20 December 2024

Job Description

Job title: Account Manager (Airport) 

 

At Global, we think big, work hard, and never stand still. We’re the proud home of the best media and entertainment, driven by our talented and passionate people. Our mission? To make everyone’s day brighter— our Globallers, our audiences, our partners, and our communities. Whether we’re in the studio, building world-class technology, or securing record Outdoor advertising partnerships, we make sure we’re doing it as a team. 

 

Your new role 

 

This is a field-based role supporting Local Sales, by selling our Classic & Digital Airport product portfolio to new customers, and growing and retaining our existing direct customer base, across the private and public sector markets. 

 

As an Account Manager at Global, you will have: 

 

  • Exposure to a variety of industries; our portfolio has options for everyone, so you will be pitching to marketeers and business owners from all industries. 

  • You will be responsible for handling your own marketplace, being in control of your own density and able to scope out your own niche. 

  • You will be client facing ambassador of Global, representing our iconic Airports UK network with Classic and Digital products. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Sales Growth & Account Management (40%): Develop an expert knowledge of businesses within your assigned marketplace, and source new business. Work on contact leads and create a local contact list to grow your territory’s account base 

  • Client Relations (30%): Maintain and grow relationships with existing clients, identifying their needs and delivering tailored marketing solutions that help them achieve their goals. 

  • Revenue Targeting & Forecasting (20%): Achieve weekly KPIs (meetings and pre-booking) and accurately forecast sales, ensuring that you’re meeting revenue pacing targets and maintaining clear records in Salesforce. 

  • Collaboration & Creative Solutions (10%): Work closely with the Partnerships, Campaign Hub and Creative Solutions teams to deliver compelling and innovative marketing campaigns for clients. 

 

 

What You’ll Love About This Role 

Think Big: Every day is an opportunity to push boundaries, pitching big to your clients 

Own It: Take charge of your client base and market, delivering incredible results for your customers 

Keep it Simple: Focusing on what’s important, and ensuring you have a strong sales pipeline for success 

Better Together: Collaborate with a dynamic team on campaigns, and you development 

 

What Success Looks Like 

In your first few months, you’ll have: 

  • Become an expert in the knowledge of our Airports products, inventory, and brands! 

  • Be able to effectively plan and book a client’s campaign in our booking system. 

  • Understand you own marketplace and develop a local contact list to grow the territory account base, and source new business.  

 

What You’ll Need 

  • Demonstrate a track record of success in delivering sales targets and KPIs. 

  • Experienced in selling to small and medium businesses. 

  • Previous sales experience working within a radio, outdoor or digital environment preferred but not essential. 

  • A positive, confident and resilient approach, with the desire to self-source new business leads and meetings. 

  • A high degree of self-motivation and autonomy, and to also work as part of a team 

  • Good understanding of the pattern of the sale from opening to close 

  • Excellent listening skills that establish client needs, build excellent rapport and put the client’s objectives first  

  • Ability to build a brief for the campaign support team  

  • Proficiency in planning systems and skills to build effective campaigns 

  • Proficiency in Salesforce and be able to record activity at all stages of the sales process from lead creation to winning and booking business 

  • Excellent in diary and time management to work the territory efficiently 

 

 

Creating a place we all belong at Global 

 

We are dedicated to creating a place where different voices are represented, amplified and celebrated. We know that we can’t serve our diverse audiences without first celebrating it in our people, which is why we’re passionate about creating an inclusive culture where every Globaller can belong. So, no matter who you are or where you are from, you can find your place at Global.  

 

As a business, we believe in the importance of a healthy work-life balance and the value of a flexible and agile workforce. Therefore, we operate a Smart Working approach. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during your recruitment process, drop us an email at [email protected], we’ll be happy to help.