Account Manager

Job Description

Cheshire Life is an award-winning monthly lifestyle magazine that offers luxury brands great advertising opportunities. An Account Manager meets with customers throughout the county understanding their advertising needs and works with them to create andsell effective advertising campaigns.Why do customers advertise with usOur readers are very engaged with our brands so we have large affluent audiences and Cheshire Life is a market-leading magazine in the county so its "the place to be seen." We also carefully monitor campaigns throughout and realign or adjust to ensure maximumimpact.Our customers appreciate our consultative approach and feel we recommend the right products first time.What does an Account Manager spend the majority of their time doingSelling great advertising campaigns - hopefully! Not only do you have a good base of existing customers you can grow that base by approaching new luxury businesses or organisations in your location. You are involved in taking customers through each stageof the sale, booking, copy, & payment process and use our internal system to upload orders, and keep track of all the transactions you have with your customer base.What are the most challenging parts of the roleTime management - need to be organised and work efficientlyNew business - always looking out for growth opportunitiesChanging perceptions - we offer so much more than print advertising - video creation, social media campaigns, opportunities to sponsor and attend awards, new website builds.Where am I basedYour home is your work base and you are given laptop & phone to enable this. The activity is based on meeting with customers throughout the week so you do need to live in the county or very close and be able to use your own car to drive to meet them.This is a full-time opportunity.What experience do I need to applyIn the ideal world you will have an advertising / publishing background. However, if you have a stable sales background and are keen to get into the world of media advertising then please apply as we have an awesome L&D program that will teach you all youneed to know about our products and industry.SALARY AND BENEFITS Salary £25,000 to £30,000 £3500 car allowance £8400 OTE potential Full 25 days paid holiday + statutory bank holidays + your birthday day off ! Structured career progression, ongoing training and personal performance reviews Full range of benefits includingo Generous sick pay schemeo Discount Voucherso Discounted Gym membershipo Health and wellbeing support (GP appointments)o Cycle to Work schemeo Annual Volunteer work dayo Archant Gold - matched charity fundraisingHow do I applyIf you are interested in applying for this position, please send your CV as soon as possible.Please note that if you have not been invited in for an interview within two weeks of your application, then you can assume on this occasion that you have been unsuccessful.More about Archant:Were transforming local media. At Archant, we do right by our readers and advertisers, connecting our communities to everything they care about.We come in two flavours. As a publisher - of 150+ of Britains best-loved local news and lifestyle brands. And an agency - creating knockout solutions for clients large and small.We move fast and work with partners like Google on new innovations to shake things up.And we believe in people, not pigeonholing. Youll see our commitment to personal training and development right from the off, as we enable our amazing talent to keep on shining.

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Account ManagerAdvertising SalesSalesNew Business Generation