Job Description

Location:

Mail Metro Media Headquarters - High Street Kensington, London

Position:

Permanent

Mail Metro Media is the advertising home of some of the UK's most iconic media brands, including the Daily Mail, MailOnline, Metro, and i. Our award-winning team connects brands with our diverse audience through cutting-edge digital and data solutions, creating campaigns that perform and resonate.



We're looking for a motivated Sales Executive to help drive revenue and deliver exceptional advertising solutions across our print and digital platforms. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a well-established, successful team in a fast-paced, creative environment.

About the Role

As a Sales Executive, you'll use your telephone-based sales skills to develop new business and grow existing client relationships. You'll work directly with clients and agencies, selling tailored advertising solutions from our extensive Travel portfolio. This role requires strong commercial acumen, creativity, and the ability to work to daily deadlines while maximising revenue opportunities.

Main Responsibilities

Achieve revenue targets and individual KPIs across the Travel portfolio. Proactively source new business leads through inbound and outbound sales calls. Maximise existing and new revenue streams through development of your assigned territory. Actively seek out new markets, revenue streams and categories of business. Use a consultative sales approach to understand client needs and deliver the best advertising solutions. Liaise with external suppliers and internal departments in a professional manner. Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and agencies, acting as a brand ambassador. Document all activity in Salesforce Lightning CRM and manage campaigns effectively. Collaborate with colleagues and support the wider Travel team.

Person Specification

Proven experience in sales, ideally within media or advertising. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Strong telephone-based selling ability and confidence in closing deals. Knowledge of digital advertising and the wider media landscape. Highly organised, deadline-driven, and able to manage multiple priorities. Familiarity with CRM systems (Salesforce) and ad booking platforms is an advantage

Package Description

Our benefits package increases the longer you've been with us. Here's what to expect:


25 days' holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30) Pension plan and life cover Discounts on online shopping, dining cards and vouchers, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme Onsite gym, subsidised canteen and onsite nurse and GP clinics

Plus much more...

About Us

MAIL METRO MEDIA

Mail Metro Media is the advertising home of some of Britain's biggest and most engaged newsbrands. With a powerhouse portfolio that includes the Mail brands, Metro, i, The Telegraph's print products, and New Scientist, we tell stories that drive outcomes, with our reach extending to one in five adults in the UK every single day!



But we've evolved beyond just print and digital news, building a commanding presence in the social, video, and audio spaces that includes the biggest TikTok following of any newsbrand in the world, chart-topping UK podcasts, millions of YouTube subscribers, and more.



When you work at Mail Metro Media, all this comes together to put you at the heart of the advertising and media industry. We combine the rich wisdom of traditional media with a deep-running commitment to collaboration and innovation to create an environment where our people play an active role in the evolution of media. If you want to help reshape advertising with fresh ideas and a can-do attitude, this is the place for you.



Find out more about us at mailmetromedia.co.uk or find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and X at @MailMetroMedia.



Leadership



At the helm of Mail Metro Media are Chief Revenue Officer, Dom Williams, who is responsible for all advertising revenue across our far-reaching portfolio and Chief Commercial Digital and Strategy Officer, Hannah Buitekant, who is responsible for digital operations, data, and indirect revenue. Dom and Hannah are supported by an extensive senior leadership team that boasts a wealth of specialist media knowledge and decades of industry experience.

Why work for Mail Metro Media?

Not only will you be a part of the biggest media organisation in the UK, but you'll work somewhere that's dedicated to people and culture. Our people are a top priority - whether that's supporting mental health, being Disability Confident, accommodating parenthood, providing fitness classes, driving diversity and inclusion, flexibility, or anything else, it matters to us.



Many of our team members work flexibly, in many different ways, including flexible hours or an element of working from home. Please talk to us during your interview about any flexibility you may need - we can usually find a way to make work work for you!



Here are some of the top reasons our people love working for us:


Collaborate and innovate with the best people in media on a daily basis Work in an award-winning team in the fast-paced world of news and entertainment Get support in reaching your professional goals through webinars, workshops, mentorship and more Get personal support through mental wellbeing, volunteering time off, our menopause policies, a working parents group, our EDI Champions network, and more Comprehensive benefits including medical and dental insurance, childcare schemes, a huge range of discounts, enhanced pension contributions and more A lively, friendly office complete with a free gym, subsidised canteen and doctor's surgery (London only)

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.



We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.