Hybrid Business Development Executive, Public Sector

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About the role

  • Business Development Executive for Total Politics, focusing on growth in public sector media and events. Responsibilities include identifying new business opportunities and presenting to clients.

Responsibilities

  • Work across our portfolio of print, online and event offerings to identify and secure new business opportunities
  • Seek new business opportunities, through one’s own initiative, closing high yield business quickly and efficiently
  • Identify potential new clients through proactive sales techniques
  • Present to and close business with clients both face to face and over the phone
  • Meet and exceed individual and company financial targets
  • Retain and build portfolio of past and dormant clients
  • Secure meetings with and present to senior management/board level client prospects
  • Evaluate latest developments in public policy and identify business opportunities
  • Liaise with editorial and delivery teams to deliver client campaigns
  • Update and maintain company systems as appropriate (CRM, production schedules, etc.)

Requirements

  • Proven track record of success in media sales
  • A previous experience of working with events/media targeting the public sector is beneficial but not essential
  • Experience with digital/social media sales or campaigning is beneficial but not essential
  • Driven, ambitious, self-starter with experience of the consultative sales process and used to selling complex products or services at senior management-board level.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary plus commission on meeting targets
  • 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Life assurance of 4x salary
  • Season Ticket Loan
  • Employee assistance programme

Job title

Business Development Executive, Public Sector

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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