Hybrid Direct Sales Consultant

at Bauer Media Outdoor UK

• Job title: Direct Sales Consultant
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Glasgow, United Kingdom

About the role

• Direct Sales Consultant selling Out of Home Advertising space to small and medium sized businesses. Managing client relationships and developing media proposals for advertising solutions.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prospect, and secure new business across direct clients, local advertisers, and emerging brands.
• Manage the full sales cycle from lead generation and pitching to negotiation, closing, and post-campaign follow-up.
• Develop tailored media proposals based on client objectives, using a range of formats
• Build strong, long-term relationships with clients, acting as their primary point of contact.
• Maximise revenue opportunities by upselling and cross-selling OOH media solutions.
• Work closely with internal teams including planning, operations, marketing, and create to ensure smooth campaign delivery.
• Maintain accurate sales forecasts and pipeline activity using CRM tools.
• Stay up to date with market trends, competitor activity, and industry developments.
• Attend client meetings, presentations, and events to represent the business professionally.
• You’ll embed yourself in your clients’ markets and grow your own professional brand as the go to person for advertising expertise, understanding how you compete and compliment other media, growing your share of the market.

Requirements

• Experience in media
• Confident, consultative sales style with strong client-relationship skills
• Excellent listener with the ability to understand client needs, even between the lines
• Highly organised and structured in your approach, with a drive to continuously improve
• Tenacious and strong at problem-solving
• Able to work independently while also collaborating effectively within a team
• Curious, eager to learn, and passionate about media
• Positive, solutions-focused mindset

Benefits

• Enjoy 25 paid holiday days, plus those needed bank holidays!
• Flexible working and a hybrid setup that gives you the freedom to have your work-life balance!
• Company Pension Scheme contribution of up to 8%.
• Stay healthy with our Healthcare Cash Plan
• Life Insurance and group income protection scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enjoy travel/season ticket loans and exclusive discounts from hundreds of retailers
• Make a different with our charity volunteer days.