Radio Agency Account Manager

Title: Radio Agency Account ManagerSalary: £30,000 +40%Location: LondonBenefits:We offer 25 days holiday, bank holidays, 2 volunteer days, and the option to purchase additional holidays. Our benefits include learning opportunities, enhanced parental pay, a pension scheme, and various discounts (cycle to work, tech loans, healthcare, publications).Additionally, we provide wellbeing initiatives, opportunities to contribute to diversity and sustainability initiatives, and high street voucher discounts.The Company:We are seeking an Audio Account Manager to join our Advertising team in London, working within the Collective hub. The Audio Account Manager will drive display and creative partnership revenues, collaborating closely with the senior members of our Audio team to ensure effective implementation of customer strategies and creative processes.Key Responsibilities:Achieve market-leading share of airtime and creative revenues by deeply understanding agency motivations, priorities, and client planning cycles.Develop new business opportunities and maintain existing business across display and creative through proactive strategies aligned with customer strategies.Promote audio and our proposition within hub agencies and to key clients through engagement activities, presentations, and educational sessions in collaboration with the Audio Group Head and Commercial Director.Ensure our brands are well-represented and understood, with updates on new developments communicated to AV Investment and Partnership teams.Thoroughly analyze and understand partnership briefs to inform our responses, gathering insights to deliver top-tier creative solutions. Collaborate with the Creative Strategy team to create compelling pitch presentations offering customized partnership solutions.What were looking for:Knowledge:Experience working with network media agencies at Account Manager/Director level, with established contacts in partnership and AV investment teams.Genuine passion for audio and familiarity with our brands, capable of effectively selling a portfolio of stations.Solid understanding of the broader media marketplace, especially broadcast and digital sectors.Proven experience in creating, pitching, and closing sponsorship and partnership deals.Familiarity with agency trading deals and trading mechanics.Skills:Strong consultative sales approach, capable of extracting insights from briefs to inform strategies.Collaborative team player with a proactive and positive attitude.Curiosity and eagerness to learn and develop skills and knowledge.Ability to engage and influence customers using our resources to inspire, educate, and shape customer behavior.Effective networker, adept at building and leveraging relationships to drive revenue.Proactive in developing business, presenting agencies with innovative ideas and compelling arguments to increase commitment.Ability to navigate a matrix structure, collaborating across teams to develop exceptional pitches and secure business.Exceptional attention to detail and a drive to achieve revenue and customer-focused results.Package Description: We offer a comprehensive rewards package, including a range of salary sacrifice benefits like pension schemes and flexible holidays, as well as exclusive perks such as discounts and deals for everyday life.25 days holiday plus bank holidays and 2 volunteer daysAccess to a wide range of learning opportunities for career developmentOption to purchase additional holiday daysEnhanced Maternity and Paternity payCompany pension schemeCycle to work scheme, tech loan scheme, and healthcare insurance discountsDiscounted subscriptions on publicationsWellbeing initiativesOpportunities to contribute to our diversity and sustainability initiativesDiscounts on high street vouchersJBRP1_UKTJ