The Chelsea Magazine Company is a specialist publisher of luxury magazines and digital content, which was acquired by the Telegraph Media Group (TMG) in 2023.
CMC offers a range of specialist consumer brands including; The English Home, The English Garden, Artists & Illustrators, Classic Boat and Britain. The portfolio offers print and digital subscriptions and reaches a combined monthly audience of 2.5 million in the UK and abroad.
Role Purpose
Reporting to the Group Sales Director this role leads a sales team working across a portfolio of titles in the travel market, delivering a sales strategy that maximises print and digital advertising revenues from the group of brands that you are collectively responsible for. This role is a 12 month fixed term contract.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
* Coaching and organising your team to successfully achieve portfolio print and digital sales revenue targets on a monthly and annual basis. Lead by example and achieve your sales targets, including ownership of key client accounts.
* Building strong relationships with key clients, agencies and strategic partners. Cross-sell your clients into other relevant magazines within the CMC portfolio.
* Meeting the business objectives of your clients through the creation of bespoke advertising solutions. Expand the brands’ footprints, for example through the launch of profitable brand extensions.
* Supporting and developing a successful team of advertising managers and sales executives, including responsibility for your direct reports’ performance review and objective setting process.
Key Skills :
● Direct sales and account management
● Communication and collaborative skills
● Team leadership and performance management
Benefits
The nature of our industry means life at the Chelsea Magazine Company is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here and so we offer competitive salaries and a range of benefits such as;
* Free digital magazine subscriptions for any of our brands
* Use of our onsite Gym, Yoga and Pilates Studio
* Free onsite GP
* Access to a range of massage and beauty services
* Dynamic working opportunities
Please note that as the employer for this role is Chelsea Magazine Company (CMC), the terms, conditions, and benefits are of CMC and not the Telegraph.