Job Information
News UK Account Manager in Ireland
Account Manager
Location:
Republic of Ireland
Department:
FM104 + Q102
Salary Details:
Not Specified
Advertising End Date:
13 May 2024
Job Description
Your Team: FM104 & Q102 are looking to expand on its market leading sales team and we are now hiring an Account Manager to take ownership of a portfolio of existing clients as well as drive new business acquisition.
Passion for media & a passion for sales is the key for success in this role. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of account management and new business development with the drive & ambition to bring our brands to new commercial customers.
Wireless Ireland is part of News UK and wholly owned by News Corp.
Your Role: As Head of Marketing, you will devise and deliver the annual marketing strategy and campaigns for our entire Dublin radio portfolio, including Dublin’s Award winning radio station and Wireless’s flagship station, FM104 as well as, the new home of Ryan Tubridy, Q102. Reporting directly to the Managing Director and working with all members of Dublin’s key senior management team; Content Controllers, Digital, Sales and Finance leads, you will also get the chance to collaborate on and deliver in an extremely fast paced and exciting audio space.
This is a strategic senior role for a marketing leader with strong experience leading teams in fast paced, dynamic environments who has experience working across a brand portfolio.
Day to day you will:
Be a driving force in the growth of the direct sales team
Manage & build a sales pipeline through prospecting efforts & converting them to sales
Develop and deliver bespoke sales presentations to clients
Assist in the successful expansion of the company’s goals and objectives by achieving & exceeding personal & team targets
Accurately forecast sales activity and revenue achievement through CRM systems
What we’re looking for from you:
A proven track record of success in Business Development & Account Management
Strong sales experience (media sales preferred but not essential)
Must have strong cold-calling skills & field sales background
Track record of over-achieving quota in past positions
Ability to manage the full sales-cycle, from lead sourcing to closing
Efficient in Microsoft tools including Excel & PowerPoint
Valid full Irish driving licence with own car
Life at News : At News UK & Ireland our people are our heartbeat - they are the driving force behind our brands and we want to enable people to thrive. Some of us work flexibly, in many different ways. We encourage you to talk to us about the flexibility you would like. Many of us work in a hybrid way between one of the News UK & Ireland offices and remotely.
We championdiversity and inclusion (https://www.news.co.uk/diversity-and-inclusion-at-news-uk/) , we strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Board, D&I strategy & training, creating more diverse content and our intern and apprenticeship programmes. We also have 11 employee-led networks.
We take pride in looking after our amazing talent at News UK supporting theHealth and Wellbeingof our staff. Some of what we offer includes:
In addition we also offer:
25 daysholidayper year
Maternityleave up to 18 weeks full basic salary &paternityleave up to 2 weeks
‘Bikes for Work’scheme
Wide range oftrainingavailable, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when interviewing, so feel free to let us know, at any stage, whether you require anyreasonable adjustmentsduring the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.