Account Manager
£30k plus commission
Stockport
Hybrid
International Travel
Are you looking for a job that involves international travel?
This company was established in 1984 and creates beautiful industry magazines, driven by a passion for the industries they serve. This role is with the interior design magazine, which is distributed internationally.
The ideal candidate will have an interior design or sales background, with experience in marketing and pitching advertising.
Duties include:
* Attending 6 international trade shows per year in the USA and Singapore
* Introducing the magazine to lighting and furniture manufacturers and collecting leads
* Emailing all new leads and sending media packs
* Using LinkedIn to connect with all new leads
Key Accountability:
* Meeting and exceeding sales targets for the magazine
* Generating and developing new business while managing the existing database
* Liaising externally with clients via email, telephone, social media, and face-to-face meetings at international industry events
Reporting to the Advertising Manager, the candidate will be responsible for developing relationships with both existing and new clients to maximize magazine sales revenue.
Essential Requirements:
* Excellent communication skills - email, telephone, social media, and face-to-face meetings
* Excellent people skills
* The ability to work as part of a closely-knit team
* The ability to work independently and use initiative
* Excellent attention to detail
* Strong sales letter and 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 (approximately 6-8 trips per year)
* 22 days holiday (plus statutory), increasing to 25 after 3 years, with an additional 2 weeks off at Christmas!
* Hybrid working (Home/Office)
* Flexible 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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