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Now Recruiting: Brand Sales Manager
Location: Belfast
Reporting to: Managing Director
Now celebrating 30 years of success, Penton Media Group is Northern Irelands leading independent magazine, exhibitions and event company.
Join A New and Exciting Media Sales Team…
Our brand has many digital and face to face assets, monthly magazines, weekly e-newsletters, web, social, Gala Awards Dinners and Exhibitions.
We are recruiting for a Brand Sales Manager for Licensed & Catering News (est. 1940) the leading business magazine for the Hospitality Industry and the authoritative voice of the trade.
This is an exciting, hands-on position with lots of room to grow and develop.
Responsible For:
- Digital magazine
- Online and website
- Awards sponsorships
Purpose of job:
- To be responsible for the annual advertising sales and sponsorship budget.
- Generating digital, print and sponsorship revenues for the LCN Brand.
- To achieve agreed sales targets
- To identify and develop new business from the core target market as well as new business sectors.
- To build relationships and develop existing client base.
- To prepare high quality proposals and client correspondence
- Be a create thinker and be able to generate new business ideas.
- To develop and deliver quality presentations to clients.
- To contribute to the strategic development of the Penton Media Group business
- To have a finger on the pulse of developments in media and commercial advertising sectors plus the wider business marketplace.
- To sell on the phone and face to face.
- To coach, train, encourage and motivate other members of the sales team.
Experience Required:
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in media sales or a similar direct sales environment.
Proven track record of success in a competitive sales environment.
Proven experience of prospecting and delivering new business.
Good reporting and presentation skills.
The successful candidate will be target driven, a self-starter, proactive, creative, good at building relationships and passionate about selling media for a leading brand with a proven track record of success over 85 years.
Development and progression within the company is a realistic goal within a short period of time for the successful candidate.
The company is committed to staff development and there is ongoing training and development programme in place.
Excellent package of £32K – £36K basic salary plus £12K per annum bonus opportunity and excellent career prospects.
Hybrid Working Environment.
3 days a week office based 2 days from home
