Account Manager

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

In Lincoln, we are searching for an Account Manager to join our commercial team.

You will be part of a team that serves the entire county of Lincolnshire, from Skegness to Newark, as well as all in between and nearby areas. since an Account Manager, your primary responsibility will be to grow and manage a region with high potential, since this position will focus on certain LN Postcodes.

This is an exciting time for Bauer Media, with a lot of room for growth and development for the right person. We are looking for an ambitious individual to join us on this journey of growth and success as we work throughout affluent communities with significant radio audiences.

As an Account Manager, you will reflect Bauer Media’s values and push Bauer’s company strategy and goals to a high degree in the commercial industry within specified limitations and timetables. Taking on personal revenue responsibility for some existing customers within your area, as well as prospecting for new clients, in order to boost revenues across the specific LN postcodes, as well as the larger Bauer portfolio of radio brands, sponsorships, creative, and digital goods.

Our Team

Representing Bauer Audio UK in Lincolnshire and Newark for Lincs FM and the wider Bauer portfolio of digital brands such as Greatest Hits Radio, Magic, Absolute, Kiss, and many more. You will be a member of a highly successful and motivated local team. Working inside a specified postcode territory and ultimately accountable for your own piece of the earth – looking for new business, advising existing clients on the ideal Bauer brands and products to help their business succeed.

You’ll get to work with some of the top creative minds in the industry and experience what it’s like to be part of a successful work family that thrives on doing a great job for their clients and Bauer. We are looking for the appropriate person to round out our team and help us maintain our success while being helpful, personable, and values-driven.

This position will need a combination of home, field and office work. The position is linked to our Lincoln offices.

What you intend to do

Everything we do revolves around our advertising clientele. As an Account Manager, you’ll be responsible for attracting and winning new clients as well as developing our existing client portfolio, all while feeling fully supported.

You will be in charge of:

Putting Bauer’s commercial strategy into action
Increasing group revenues in your specific market and across the Bauer portfolio
Keeping track of advertising inventory and pricing
Creating important internal and external customer ties
Meeting personal and team revenue goals

What You’re Going to Bring

Communication abilities: You will have great communication abilities, which will be particularly useful in facilitating effective communication between internal and external partners.When it comes to writing reports and developing presentations for clients, team members, sales management, and key stakeholders, the Account Manager must be able to communicate effectively.
You must be able to tailor messages to the specific audience and communicate even the most complex information in clear, easy, digestible, and convincing language. These abilities must be outstanding in both written and verbal communication.

technical: You should have a strong understanding of technical systems and programmes, as well as the capacity to learn and adapt fast when necessary.

You should be fluent in MS Office and be able to create visually and vocally engaging reports and presentations for your customers, senior sales management, sales teams, and all key stakeholders.

Analytical Skills: You should be interested in performing research and gaining data-driven insights.

The ideal candidate will be well-versed in the company’s product line as well as typical strategic, analytical, and marketing ideas.

A qualified applicant for this job will also have a thorough awareness of the company’s marketplace models, as well as the opportunities and constraints that come with them.

Interpersonal Skills: As an Account Manager, you will need to have specific interpersonal skills that promote openness and trust both internally and outside.

You will be self-motivated, possess a strong entrepreneurial spirit, be adaptive to variations in business growth, operate easily and effortlessly in group situations, be a persuasive and charismatic individual, thrive in a fast-paced atmosphere, and perform well under pressure.

The chosen candidate must also be able to maintain calm under pressure and in the face of uncertainty.

Leadership/People Skills: You must be able to display effective people skills, as well as the ability to move and inspire internal and external customers in a united direction through vision and understanding.

As a business representative, you must be personable and capable of forming strong and long-lasting relationships both within and externally on behalf of the company.

Account Managers must be results-oriented and be able to have a track record of exceeding both personal and team income targets.

Package Contents

Bauer Media’s rewards packages include a variety of salary sacrifice Benefits, such as our pension scheme and flexible holidays, as well as exclusive Perks such as fantastic offers and discounts in everyday life.

• 25 days of vacation plus bank holidays + 2 volunteer days

• Company Vehicle

• Commission Plan

• Internal Bauer Academy – A variety of learning programmes to help you advance your career.

• Possibility of purchasing additional vacation days

• Maternity and paternity pay increases

• Pension plan for the company

• Cycling to work programmes, technology loan programmes, and group discounts on health insurance are all available.

• Subscriptions to Bauer publications are 50% off.

• Thrive initiatives – Bauer Wellbeing

• Possibilities to participate in our Belonging@Bauer and Sustainability initiatives

• Vouchers for discounted high-street purchases

The Bauer Media Group

Bauer Media UK is the No. 1 UK Publisher and No. 1 Digital Commercial Audio broadcaster, and is part of the larger Bauer Media Group. Greatest Hits, KISS, Grazia, Today’s Golfer, Absolute, TV Choice, Scala, Country Walking, Hits Radio, CAR, Magic, MCN, Jazz FM, Puzzles, and many more reach 25 million customers through our radio and publishing businesses.

For nearly 150 years, Bauer Media Group has been one of the world’s most successful media firms because to our commitment to continual innovation and consumer focus. Our multinational company, founded in Hamburg in 1875 and now in its sixth generation of family ownership, operates in 13 countries across Europe, reaching 200 million people.

Statement of Belonging at Bauer

Everything we do revolves around people. We are inclusive because it is a part of who we are. We value variety in all of its manifestations and encourage authenticity in the knowledge that our differences are valued.

What we will provide you with

Quite simply, our pledge to you is that Bauer Media is a terrific place to perform great work with amazing people. Our personnel take a great amount of pride in the brands they promote. They like their team members, and they feel encouraged by their bosses. We all take collective responsibility for our culture because we recognise how it affects our companies. That is why our inclusive workplace culture, Belonging at Bauer, is at the centre of all we do. Belonging at Bauer is about achieving two goals: being as reflective of the audiences we serve as possible, and creating a working environment in which all of our employees feel free to bring their complete selves to work every day. It’s a component of everything we do, and everyone here is accountable. If you join us, you will play an important role in this as well.

Workplace mental health

We’re happy to be the driving force behind the “Where’s your head at?” initiative, which seeks to equalise Mental Health First Aiders with standard workplace First Aiders. This is a top concern for everyone at Bauer, and we now have fully qualified Mental Health First Aiders assisting and working in all of our UK locations.

Development and Learning

As the only media company in the top 100 apprenticeship employers, we strive to be a great place to do great work for everyone. Bauer is committed to offering learning and development initiatives tailored to its people through its Bauer Academy, empowering teams and individuals to grow and progress in their careers.

Please keep in mind that we are actively looking for this role. We should contact you within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please keep in mind that the role may conclude before the deadline or need to be extended on rare situations.

Bauer Principles

Passion

We enjoy what we do because it inspires, unites, and challenges us. Our enthusiasm is contagious, both loud and quiet, and we make the impossible possible.

Excellence

Our quest for excellence inspires our goal for personal and professional development.

Trust

We place a premium on honesty and integrity. Our basis is trust, which allows our individuals to reach their greatest potential.

Entrepreneurship

We are agile, focused, and resourceful in our quest of opportunity as entrepreneurs.

If you have any comments or suggestions about our UK recruitment process, please contact us at careershub@bauermedia.co.uk.