Junior Trainee Account Manager - Media Event

Junior Account Manager - Media Events

Location: Soho - other offices worldwide

Salary: GBP22-24,000 (1st Year 30-40k OTE)

The Company

The company is a long standing publishing house, established in 1974. They made a name for themselves though print and seamlessly moved in digital media, which is the area they are now looking to expand. They are hoping to hire three graduates to add to their Digital Media Sales team, who will fit in to the young and vibrant atmosphere in the office. The offices are hugely impressive, made almost entirely of glass in Soho. They offer great incentives on top of commission, including free televisions, champagne lunches, winter and summer holiday targets and an Aston Martin rental competition.

The Role

They day to day role will involve contacting business and the sales of Digital Media Space. New hires will enter the company's industry renowned training scheme which takes three months to complete. During this academy you will learn the ins and outs of the sales industry, including prospecting new clients, business development and account management. Once you graduate from the programme you will be a fully-fledged media sales executive. Sales executives will be expected to target business which match the ethos of the website for which they are selling space, and maintain the relationships they build through strong client interaction.

Your Profile

• A strong work ethic is absolutely key!

• Resilience; this is not a job for the faint hearted, good sales people will be able to handle rejection.

• A competitive nature; people who do well in sales are eager to beat out competitors and be the best amongst their colleagues.

• Be money motivated; you have to want the rewards to succeed sales.

• Have graduated from university with a 2:2 or above, ideally since 2013.

• Have a hunger to achieve.

If you think you'd be well suited to sales and you have the relevant skills then don't hesitate to send over your CV to Emily Reynolds at Graduate Fasttrack.

Graduate Fasttrack are market leaders at placing graduates into sales roles. We pride ourselves on offering a bespoke service, and really identifying the wants and needs of our candidates. We do recruitment differently; we understand for graduates choosing a career can be a huge step and fully take that in to account. If sales seems like the career for you or if you know of anyone else who is currently looking then get in touch and speak to one of our experienced consultants for more information.