Partnerships Executive

Partnerships Executive, up to £28,000

Company Description

Our Media is part of the Immediate Media Group, named one of the Best Places to Work in the UK 2022by the recruitment website Glassdoor. We place huge importance on the wellbeing, support and development of our people, and we are hugely proud of our friendly and open culture.

We aim to provide an environment where all our people feel they belong, can take risks and have a purpose.

Whether you join us in Content, Sales, Account Management, Ad Operations, Production, Subscriptions, Marketing or one of our central teams, you will be joining a company where everyone is passionate about what we do.

You’ll see creativity and collaboration in action every day, as well as a commitment to transparency that ensures everyone knows how we are progressing. And we like to have a fun along the way, with a range of social and reward & recognition opportunities taking place throughout the year.

Our Media’s content agency works with major charities, brands and membership organisations to help them tell their stories and engage audiences better – in print, video, and online.

Position

This is an exciting opportunity to come and join a truly brilliant commercial partnership team. It’s a fun, fast paced environment and we are looking for a talented, driven and strategic salesperson who understands the benefit and importance of a consultative approach.

Reporting to the Trading Manager you will be responsible for developing revenue streams beyond traditional print and digital ad formats, including but not limited to: creative promotions, customer acquisition, events and much more.

Being a team player is key to the role. As is the ability to listen to your commercial partners and deliver mutually beneficial solutions. If you are looking to learn and be exposed to a variety of work in a dynamic and fun company, then this role could be for you.

Requirements

Essential:

• Ability to cross sell multiple commercial solutions, proven track record of delivering new business revenue across multiple platforms
• A proven ability to drive revenue and work towards a set of pre agreed performance targets
• Experience of creating and executing well planned strategies and delivering against multiple budgets
• Strong communication and relationship building skills
• Ability to think strategically and laterally to drive value to Our Media
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to excite and engage with clients and internal stakeholders
• Proactive attitude and ability to drive momentum
• Accountability and resilience; ability to view the bigger picture
• Proactive, positive and professional; with good organisation and the ability to work to deadlines
• Ability to work autonomously and pro-actively
• Intellectual curiosity– the ability to comprehend complex concepts and adapt to an ever-changing commercial environment

Other information

We respect and value differences. We believe that when people from different backgrounds and with different perspectives work together, we can create the most value for our people, readers, customers, and society. If you are excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with everything listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway, as you may still be a good fit for this or other roles.

We’re striving to create a more diverse and inclusive environment and to ensure our content is representative of all our audiences. We have established five internal D&I network groups to help our people feel supported and included, and to provide an open environment for people to network, mentor and exchange ideas, solutions, and experiences. If there is anything we can do to make our recruitment process more accessible for you, please do let us know at recruitment@ourmedia.co.uk.

Flexible and hybrid working

We know we create great things and have fun when we come together in person and collaborate. We also know that working from home brings great benefits in terms of being able to focus on our work, and manage our personal lives around our roles. With this in mind, we have established a hybrid working pattern, with 60% of the working week spent in the office.

Our people also benefit from a flexi time policy, and a flexi location policy which gives everyone the opportunity to work from another location for two weeks during the year.

We are open to discussion about flexible working requests for any flexibility needs not covered by these policies.

Company benefits include

• Pension contribution matched to 5%
• Season ticket loan
• Hybrid working pattern, flexi start/finish time
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus Christmas closure, plus your birthday off
• Option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday a year
• Social committee, regular in-house learning events
• 4x life assurance

Our values

We strongly believe that work is not just about what we achieve, but how we achieve it. We want our people to thrive and develop, and we want to effect positive change in the world.

We have an ambitious and robust sustainability strategy, which includes a zero-to-waste, renewable-energy-fuelled office at Eagle House, the complete removal of single-use plastics from our supply chain, and a roadmap to be fully carbon neutral by 2030.

To put that spirit at the heart of our business, we recently co-created a set of values with input from everyone here. Our values are:

• Be kind
• Always curious
• Be the best we can be

Apply today to take the next step in your career with Our Media.

The closing date for this role is 5th June 2023

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

• Commission pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bristol: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol