Business Development Consultant (Digital Media)

Edinburgh / East & Central Scotland - Hybrid Role

Basic to 33K (rising to 35K on successful completion of probationary period) + uncapped bonus (OTE 50K)

Office, home and field based

Our Client

• Is a market leading national media company.
• Have an exceptional reputation for a range of innovative market leading media platforms.
• Instantly recognisable high profile household brand names that cover a range of high impact advertising platforms including publishing, websites, digital media and events.
• Provide business and consumers with quality analysis, insight, news, information and entertainment.
• Their unique network guarantees that their media reaches a targeted and specific audience which is hugely valuable to advertisers.
• They are looking to recruit Business Development Consultants

The Role

As a Business Development Consultant you will be

• Working on a leading household brand.
• Selling a unique integrated marketing service to new and existing clients.
• Building effective campaigns across multiple media platforms.
• Solutions including advertising (display, banner), sponsorship, content services, bulletins, podcasts, social, video and events.
• Working on with an existing base of key client accounts and inbound leads
• Self-sourcing new customers.
• Working with clients throughout Edinburgh, east & Central Scotland
• Sectors will include Entertainment, Arts and leisure, Business, Finance, Energy, Health & Beauty, Food & drink, Property and homes, Retail and Travel.
• Liaising and negotiating with senior key decision makers within a range of customer sectors both over the phone, face to face and using video.
• Identify the customer needs and business needs
• Create, design and present innovative media solutions tailored to the client to ensure results.
• With existing clients you will be responsible for building, nurturing and developing account relationships with key decision makers.
• Working with events and content production teams to ensure campaign ideas, delivery and optimum results.
• Maintain an understanding of their market and competitor media.
• Working to targets and deadlines

The Candidate

• An experienced media / advertising sales executive with a solid track record of developing new business and managing existing accounts from any advertising/media sales environment (i.e outdoor, online, radio, newspaper, magazine, directory, etc).
• Consultative in your approach to solution selling.
• You will have a strong understanding of the media and marketing departments.
• Passionate about developing new business opportunities in a competitive market.
• Able to negotiate at all levels.
• Able to understand, present and articulate marketing performance data.
• You will be PC literate, creative, ambitious, articulate, proactive and quick thinking with the ability to develop long term relationships.
• Demonstrate past success and a desire to be the best at what you do.

The Package

• You will be given the rarely available opportunity to work in a team orientated environment for a major household Blue Chip media organisation on a quality media brand.

They are an organisation that values their staff and customers and provides the investment in retaining them.

You will be given full structured training and on-going development opportunities.

Basic salary to 33K (rising to 35K on successful completion of probationary period) + uncapped bonus (OTE 50K) + lots of benefits associated with a leading media company.

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About Choice Consultants

Choice Consultants are a specialist Media Sales Recruitment Consultancy established in 1999. As a leading Sales Recruitment Consultancy we recruit sales personnel at all levels for a range of international, national and local organisations.

Our clients include top

Radio stations, Outdoor Advertising organisations, Magazine publishers, Television broadcasters, Newspaper publishers, Digital / Online Media Brands, Internet Marketing & Web Design companies, Experiential/Guerrilla Marketing companies, Media and advertising agencies, Ecommerce Agencies, Exhibition and Events companies, Media brokers and Contract publishing houses

Whether you are looking to break into a rewarding career in sales, looking for a move into Management, or simply a new challenge we offer opportunities through our unique network of contacts. To apply for this role click the apply button or find out more about other sales opportunities call Choice Consultants, email or visit our website.