Account Manager
£25k plus £5k Bonus
Stockport
Hybrid
International Travel
Are you looking for a job that will allow you to travel the world all expenses paid? 6 international trips per year – the first one is Ibiza in May 2025. If you are a graduate with limited sales experience but have bags of confidence, or you are a seasoned business development professional, this could be the lifestyle change you have been waiting for.
The company was established in 1984 and creates beautiful industry magazines. Everything they do is driven by the passion for the industries they work in.
The Account Manager position sits with the luxury hotel industry magazine that is distributed to interior designers internationally.
Duties include:
* Attending 6 international trade shows per year in the USA and Singapore
* Introducing the magazine to food and drink manufacturers and collecting leads
* Emailing all new leads and sending media packs
* Using LinkedIn to connect with all new leads
Key Accountabilities
* Meeting & exceeding sales targets for the magazine
* Generating & developing new business/managing existing database
* Liaising externally with clients, over email/telephone/Social and face-to-face meetings, at international industry events
Reporting to the Advertising Manager, the candidate will be responsible for developing relationships with clients, both existing and new, to maximize magazine sales revenue.
Essential Requirements
* Excellent communication skills - email/telephone/Social and face-to-face meetings
* Excellent people skills
* The ability to work as part of a closely knit team
* The ability to work alone and use own initiative
* Excellent attention to detail
* Excellent sales letter & proposal writing skills
* Familiarity with Microsoft Office and a good level of computer literacy
* Basic numeracy and literacy skills, educated to GCSE level or above
Employee Benefits
* Extensive, all expenses-paid worldwide travel (approx. 6-8 trips per year)
* 22 days holiday (plus statutory), increasing to 25 after 3 years and an additional 2 weeks off at Christmas on top!
* Hybrid working Home/Office
* Flexi hours – 8am-10am start with corresponding finish between 4pm-6pm
* Half-day summer hours every Friday through July/August school holidays
* Relaxed, friendly working environment
* Casual dress code
* Newly-refurbished offices with on-site parking
* Autonomy and creative freedom encouraged
* Fantastic Christmas and Summer parties
* Away Days
* NEST Pension scheme
Send your CV to Annalee at Aspire Recruitment today.
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