Jobs in Basildon, gb

Description

LOCALiQ, a leading digital media and advertising agency within the Newsquest Media Group is looking for an experienced Sales Consultant to join our dynamic commercial team. This is an exciting time to be part of our journey as we continue to grow and innovate in multimedia advertising sales.

We’re committed to elevating your sales career, providing comprehensive media training during your first month to set you up for success. In return, we offer a competitive base salary of £24,000 - £25,000, with a realistic OTE of £32,000 in year one with expected year-on-year growth.

This opportunity benefits from an uncapped commission structure, meaning there are no limits on your earnings.

Key Responsibilities

This is a role that not only sees you supporting local businesses and organisations with their advertising needs, you will also benefit from a competitive base salary along with an uncapped commission structure. You must thrive in a sales-focused environment, enjoy working to targets, and achieve a monthly uncapped bonus as a result.

A day in the life at LOCALiQ. You will be a natural communicator and spend your days developing relationships through account management of the existing business, advising on the best solutions, and increasing customer spend. You should be happy to communicate over the phone, email, and video calling with your clients. You will showcase our products and digital-led solutions best suited to the needs of the client. You will be hunting for new business opportunities through a sourcing strategy. We are all about bespoke solutions and will give you the freedom to manage your clients effectively. You will form part of the Marketing Solutions Team for your region and will work with your colleagues to develop the best overall results for yourself and the business from one of our regional hubs.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

What does success in this role look like?  To be successful in this role, you must be driven by targets and KPIs and thrive on exceptional customer service. You will be goal-orientated and driven to succeed. You should enjoy a reward culture and have plans to grow your career in media, by taking on continuous self-learning projects. We want to support and help our employees to evolve in their careers and aspirations and will support you in your growth plans. A background in advertising sales or from a digital marketing agency would be an advantage but not essential.

Benefits

• No weekends or evening work
• A competitive basic salary
• Uncapped Commission Scheme
• Workplace Pension
• Perks & Discounts via “Newsquest Benefits”
• Opportunities for team building and training days
• Full 25 days paid holiday + statutory bank holidays + your birthday day off!
• Structured career progression, ongoing training, and personal performance reviews
• Discount Vouchers
• Discounted Gym membership
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Mental Health Support via Lifeworks
• Eye test vouchers plus £50 towards new glasses
• Annual volunteer charity day

A name you can trust - we’ve been a part of your community for generations.

LOCALiQ is the name for all that Newsquest Media Group does today, from trusted local newspapers and websites to digital marketing services that can help you reach new customers as you’ve never been able to before.

LOCALiQ is the name that combines your trusted local news brand with digital marketing.

It hasn’t replaced the name of your local Newsquest newspaper and its website, but it encompasses everything we can offer.

Those services include online advertising and best-in-class digital marketing, backed by data gathered from our 1.5 million local campaigns and 45 million monthly users.

Put our experts to work for you, and we believe you’re hiring the best marketing partner a business can have.