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Merrow Language Recruitment - Multilingual Media Sales and Media Buyer

Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Kent - South East, United Kingdom
Salary: £30-35k + Commission
Languages: English, German

Advertiser Details

  • Name:
    Merrow Language Recruitment
  • Posted:
    30-03-2010
  • Code:
    TH0298
Multilingual Media Sales and Media Buyer

Ref: TH0298

Location: Kent

Our client a large international company is seeking to recruit a Multilingual Media Sales and Media Buyer for their offices located in Kent

Job Role

To manage existing clients across our client’s wide range of media which represents about £1m in billing, and to also manage additional billings

Responsibilities

• Sales via Phone e-mail and Face to Face. meeting with clients and agencies
• To chase all leads sent by publishers.
• Check share of market reports. ad programmes with competitive media
• Check inbound magazines for leads and PR-
• To work on existing accounts that are already clients, nurture and grow them to spend more money.
• Co-ordinate mail shots using Act and mail king -so proactive sales
• Check leads in sent/stored e-mail boxes.
• Check old diaries for potential leads-
• Check leads from trade, press and media week.
• To find new Clients to grow the Business, via Sales leads, Trade Shows and to visit in the UK and overseas, competitive ad spend.
• To constantly think outside this box, if a client is spending money, we have a way of helping them spend it.
• To understand and learn all the media represent, and ensure when quoting or giving information it is concise and correct.
• Keeping Publishers informed by call reports on leads supplied.
• Negotiating with Publishers and clients
• Following the full advertising process
• Excellent time management skill
• To provide a service above and beyond the normal ad selling.
• Constantly thinking of ways of reaching the target you have been set.
• Sign up for all E news letters to track spend
• Visits/calls/shows/email done
• Calendars/supplements/special events plan 3 months in advance
• Work with the finance manager and admin support manager to manage these accounts
• Take inbound briefs from other media agencies to then create a full media plan of recommended media to meet there brief and budget
• To liaise with all ad agencies/publishers/clients and deal with all inbound enquiries


The Candidate

Must be fluent in German and the other languages we would consider include Russian, Arabic, mandarin Chinese. But German is essential for us so someone with at least 2-3 languages with English.

Preferably a degree candidate who has at least 5 years media experience in working for a publisher/media owner/or a media sale house.

They can also have been working for a advertising agency or media buying shop. Must understand the whole process of selling of media as well as the process of buying

Excellent Questioning technique required. As well as sale technique opening / probing / questioning / objection handling and closing the sale

Salary: £30-35k + Commission

Benefits

• Commission of £30-50k targeted-paid quarterly (in addition to basic OTE 60-85k)
• Profit incentive on overall, annual billings
• 23 days holiday per year+ bank holidays so 31 days paid leave per year + carry over holiday
• Private health care insurance with incentive for gym membership
• Mileage allowance and full expense account + free car parking
• Travel both UK and international travel required
• Flexible working hours
• Additional training provided
• Free annual financial health check as well as staff discounts on suppliers of hardware/software/stationery etc

To apply for this role please email your CV to careers@merrow.co.uk or call: 0845 226 4748

Merrow Language Recruitment is a specialist Language Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience in the field of multilingual recruitment. To view all our current vacancies please register on our website www.merrow.co.uk
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