Job Description
Company Overview
Rainbow Productions is one of the World’s leading costume character companies. They specialise in the event management of over 140 licensed brands/characters within the UK, and the manufacture of bespoke costume character mascots for clients, globally.
Rainbow has been established for 40 years and run all their operations including Event Management, Manufacture, Wardrobe, Refurbishment, Sales & Marketing, and Administration from their specialist production facility in SW19. In the near future an additional office and production facilities will be opening in Farnham, Surrey.
* Event Management: Each year Rainbow organises, under license, over 1500 licensed character events throughout the UK. Working alongside licensors such as Hasbro, Mattel, Paramount, and BBC Studios, Rainbow aims to promote their brands and increase footfall for clients by providing events for popular characters/brands such as Bluey, Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol, Peter Rabbit, Paddington, and Hey Duggee .
* Manufacture: Rainbow’s reputation is second to none in creating high-end custom-made costume character mascots. The company produces around 1000 handmade mascots for many of the World’s leading Brands, Attractions, Sports Teams, International Tournaments, Licensing Companies, TV and Film Studios. Clients include UEFA, Kelloggs, Ferrari, Universal, Tottenham Hotspur FC and Chelsea FC to name a few.
Role of Sales Executive
A SALES EXECUTIVE at Rainbow Productions is a demanding and varied role that requires excellent organisational and administrative skills. It would suit a confident, creative individual with an eye for detail and a thirst for new opportunities. They should be adaptable, diligent, personable, and comfortable using their own initiative. Whilst the candidate will inherit an established database of clients to react to and manage, offering exceptional customer service, it is imperative that they also have the drive to be proactive and create new business .
They will be primarily looking after licensed character events & activations, but also bespoke mascot manufacture and refurbishment. It is anticipated that the new Sales Executive will manage the following areas of UK business:
* UK Attractions
* Festivals
* Media
* Transportation
Benefits
* Competitive salary + uncapped commission
* Bonus incentive scheme with increased commission
* Car allowance
* Flexible working policy
* Private medical insurance
* Employee pension scheme
* Cycle to work scheme (currently under re-evaluation)
* Free onsite parking
* 20 days holiday + bank holidays
* Regular industry events and socials
A Driving License is essential, as it is expected to regularly arrange face to face meetings with clients throughout the UK.
Upon satisfactory completion of a 6-month probationary period the candidate will be invited
to join Rainbow’s Health and Workplace Pension schemes.
Remuneration
Competitive salary with commission paid, from day one, on all sales from existing clients and from new business.
In accordance with a Bonus Incentive Scheme a further bonus will be rewarded once a sales target has been achieved and this also triggers increased commission rates .
A discretionary Management Bonus is also awarded at the end of each financial year.