Event Sales Account Manager

We are excited to be recruiting for an Events Sales Account Manager who will be responsible for winning, nurturing and growing new and existing revenue streams through presenting event sponsorship opportunities to businesses throughout the UK.

Our events celebrate the great achievements of local and national businesses and communities up and down the UK, attracting an audience of more than 100,000 attendees every year.

In this role, you will be crucial to the success of our Events team by identifying, connecting (verbal and digital) and selling our suite of event and award sponsorship opportunities to senior business stakeholders. This is a very exciting opportunity to work from home, but still feel the buzz of a sales and networking role.

On that note, who are we?

We are Reach! You might not have heard of us but we have probably met without you even realising it. We are home to the UK and Ireland's most iconic digital platforms, magazines and newspapers. From the Mirror, Daily Express and OK!, to our regional titles such as the Birmingham Post, Liverpool Echo and the Manchester Evening News (plus lots more), our brands and the stories we cover are as varied as our people.

We help all kinds of people share experiences through our stories because we believe this is what makes us human. Oh, and we should probably also mention that with a monthly readership of 47 million people, Reach is the largest commercial publisher in the UK. At Reach, not only will you feel better understood, but you will also feel you understand other people better too.

We breathe our values of Collaboration, Determination, Imagination and Customer Focus, underpinning the work our talented employees produce every single day, from editorial and HR, to technology and print. We strongly believe in the benefits of flexible working and autonomy in our day to day jobs.

What does the role involve?

You will be prospecting self and business sourced leads, presenting our suite of event sponsorship opportunities to senior external stakeholders.Using a consultative approach, you will be creative in the solutions that you offer, growing revenue streams, forecasting up to 12 months in advanceYou will effectively account manage our customers, reviewing campaign performance to grow further revenue and increase our customer's ROI

Who are we looking for?

You will be experienced in communicating and presenting creative proposals to CEO's, Directors and department heads You thrive in a fast-paced, high revenue-generating environmentYou are entrepreneurial, able to self generate leads through research and networking, creating long-standing relationshipsIdeally, you will be from an Events, Corporate Sales or Marketing background You will be as passionate about delivering an amazing customer experience as we areYou will be passionate about self-developing your knowledge of the Events sales and Digital marketplace Your previous experience will have enabled you to effectively understand and forecast revenues, based on customer knowledgeYour attention to detail is a real asset to you, ensuring customer SLA's and campaigns are delivered to the agreed standard and timescalesYou will bring with your high energy, positivity, dedication and a "can do" attitude

Package Description

We are offering a competitive salary of £25,000 per annum and benefits including;

25 days holiday per annum Defined progression pathwayContributory pension schemeHoliday purchase schemeTechnology schemeand lots of high street discounts!

Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.