Position
: Full time, permanent
Location: Crawley x 2 days – Tuesdays & Thursdays
What you’ll be doing:
· Understand client needs, strategy and business, developing long-term relationships
· Develop a creative sales approach, source new leads and produce bespoke proposals from an extensive inventory of products including digital, newsletter, email marketing, webinars and online events plus, sponsorship of in-person events.
· Proactively set up meetings either virtual and/or face-to-face with existing and new clients to present the value of our marketing solutions and how best we can support their objectives.
· Monitor campaign effectiveness – check campaigns are live and delivered on schedule, plus report to the client upon campaign completion
· Achieve monthly commercial targets – renew client contracts on time and proactively identify upsell opportunities
· Be a team player, working together to achieve brand success, as well as sharing best practice of account management across the team
· Have good working relationships with the wider teams within the business
· Ensure all internal admin is regularly updated in an accurate and timely fashion
· Embrace the company culture by following the William Reed values of Progressive, Passionate, Responsible and Trusted
Occasional Responsibilities:
· Represent our Manufacturing brands at industry events (majority UK, very occasionally mainland Europe)
· Attend our own events throughout the year
· Setup client in-person client meetings where suitable
Requirements
What you’ll need:
· A positive professional attitude, be self-motivated and be an ambitious dynamic individual
· A strategic and innovative thinker with good attention to detail
· Good time management
· A curious mind, eager to learn and develop own skill set
· Have experience in managing accounts, as well as proactively sourcing new business opportunities
· Have experience with a consultative sales approach and an ability to deliver complex marketing solutions
· Strong interpersonal and communication skills across all levels and functions – clients and colleagues
· Client locations can often be in areas not easily accessed by public transport, a full driving licence & access to own vehicle is required