National Newspaper – Classified Sales Executive
| Reference: | SH24 |
|---|---|
| Location: | Central London |
| Salary / Rate: | £17K – OTE £22K PLUS COMMISSION! |
| Job Type: | Permanent |
An exciting opportunity has arisen within one of the UK’s top tabloid newspaper publishers for a candidate looking to embark on a media sales career. This fantastic position offers a great chance for an enthusiastic graduate or equivalent to get involved with many aspects of the media sales environment dealing with advertising, account management and client liaison. You will have great communication skills and the ability to build relationships across a portfolio of renowned clients and media agencies. You must have the ability to succeed in a target driven and pressurised media sales atmosphere. If you are money motivated and enthusiastic about moving into the media sales industry, this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you! Send in your CV now to graduatesales@liptonfleming.co.uk and the graduate team will be happy to help!
• Ability to source new business leads.
• Independent research.
• Build rapport with prospective new clients.
• Customer service.
• Work closely with team members.
• Familiarise yourself with all booking systems.
• Rapid response in dealing with enquiries and requests from clients.
• Ability to negotiate.
• Ability to work in a pressurised environment.
• Meeting targets both individually and in a team.
• Account Management
• Cold calling.
• Chasing leads.
• Chasing ad copy.
• Graduate or equivalent.
• Good Communication skills.
• Target driven.
• Good understanding of Word/Excel/PowerPoint.
• Confident.
• Enthusiastic.
• Motivated.
• Willingness and desire to learn more.
• Organised and able to prioritize work.
• Articulate.
• Pro-active.
• Passionate about pursuing a career in media sales.
Lipton Fleming
Lipton Fleming has been specialising in media recruitment since 1987. Our huge client base offer positions for graduates looking to start a career within the exciting industry of media sales. Our clients cover every sector from national press, radio, TV, digital, outdoor, ambient media along with many more. Each year we place graduates into exciting and challenging positions within London’s most prestigious media owners and media agencies. We are proud of the fact that many of the graduate trainees we placed are now leading figures in the media industry.
