Job Description
News UK is a company full of talented, dedicated, and creative people. We are an ambitious and ever-growing organization with a passion for storytelling, capturing moments, meaning, and magic to make sense of the world. Our newspapers reach more than 30 million people each week and include The Sun, The Times, and The Sunday Times. News UK is also home to Wireless, a leading UK and Irish media company boasting independent local and national radio stations.
The Team: The Commercial team is responsible for the sales, operations, commercial product strategy, and partnerships for News UK's brands including The Sun, The Times, and The Sunday Times.
Your Role: Our Sales Managers sell market-leading advertising solutions across all platforms, including digital and print display, branded content, video, and programmatic channels, to agency groups. Responsible for building strong relationships at all levels within trading and client services.
Role Objectives:
* Develop, pitch, and deliver cross-platform advertising solutions targeting our diverse audience.
Proactively build and maintain strong relationships within your agency and client patch, focusing on investment, planning, digital, programmatic, and publishing teams.
Maintain external profile through presentations, meetings, hosting, and attending agency events, being a visible face of News UK in Manchester.
Understand and apply News UK’s first-party data to help secure commercial revenue.
Work with the team to develop new commercial ideas to drive incremental spend across platforms.
Collaborate with digital and print teams to ensure campaigns are delivered correctly, on time, and perform well.
Deliver excellent customer service throughout the sales cycle, including post-campaign analysis.
Define growth objectives for the agency portfolio through a clear business plan.
Produce accurate analytical and financial reports, maintain Salesforce records, and collaborate through CRM.
Key Skills:
* Ability to create high-quality decks and media plans.
Data literacy and ability to use 1PD to build sales narratives.
Creative problem-solving and innovative thinking.
Ability to work independently with strong time management.
Key Behaviours:
* Curiosity about clients’ businesses and the media landscape.
Passion for work, principled approach, and high standards.
Purposeful and tenacious in delivering high-quality work.
About News UK: A leading media business in the UK and Ireland, with brands like The Times, The Sun, talkSPORT, and more. We provide diverse content across digital, print, audio, and video, serving nearly 40 million people monthly. Owned by News Corp.
Life at News: We value our people and support flexible working arrangements. We champion diversity and inclusion through various initiatives and networks. We also prioritize health and wellbeing, offering private medical insurance, fitness memberships, and more.
Additional Benefits:
* Generous pension scheme with up to 5% employer contributions.
25 days holiday, volunteering days, parental leave, training opportunities, and more.
We promote an inclusive workplace and support individuals with disabilities through adjustments during recruitment.
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