Account Manager

Legal Week has a vacancy for an account manager to join our sales teams in recruitment on this flagship Incisive Media brand.

This is a rare opportunity for an ambitious sales person to join an expanding and ambitious brand. You will take the next step in developing genuine multi-platform sales skills across on-line and print working with a number of high profile recruitment agencies. You will work with the rest of the team to increase client revenue and offer creative recruitment solutions to an array of exciting and innovative clients that will yield big accounts.

Legal Week operates in a highly competitive market, but it is also a dynamic and growing sector that affords sales people with flair and determination with plenty of opportunities to make their mark by winning new clients, increasing yield and launching new events and products. The successful candidate will have a demonstrable track record of exceeding targets and delivering creative solutions to their clients. A good understanding of the legal market would be welcome but not essential.

We are ideally looking for:

• A consultative selling approach both over the phone and face to face. Your focus will be to build relationships, attend face to face meetings, increase market share and grow revenue within this competitive environment.
• An Account Manager looking for a new challenge
• Excellent relationship building and account management skills
• Creative thinkers who can offer full portfolio solutions to their clients and not be afraid to pitch new products
• Someone who is extremely comfortable in face to face environments and to sell our recruitment portfolio to senior decision makers at large organisations / agencies
• A strategic thinker to establish new revenue opportunities and build on these ideas
• Ambitious and keen to succeed
• Highly organised with excellent time management skills
• An exceptional communicator / negotiator
• Experience of selling recruitment advertising isn’t crucial, but would be preferable. You will demonstrate the skills and attributes important to this role.

Only the most ambitious sales people should apply for this role. If you are creative, forward-thinking and want to become a genuine asset to your client base then this is the perfect role for you.

Salary to £30k plus OTE and flexible benefits package.