About the Role
This role offers the opportunity to work closely with our International Sales Team and programmatic specialists in Germany. By combining relationship-building, commercial thinking and hands-on programmatic expertise, you will help drive revenue growth and connect international partners with Axel Springer’s premium media portfolio.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain strong relationships with UK agencies, trading desks, and global brands with German media activity.
- Proactively identify new business opportunities through market research and industry trend analysis.
- Collaborate with the Programmatic Business Team, Sales, and Marketing to develop data-driven advertising solutions.
- Coordinate and execute customer presentations and sales meetings to support successful campaigns.
- Negotiate and close programmatic deals, ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes for clients and the publisher.
- Utilize SSPs, internal reporting, and CRM tools to monitor deal performance, identify optimization opportunities, and support account management.
- Provide regular sales updates to the Head of Sales and travel to Germany and other relevant markets.
Requirements
- Experience in advertising gained on the agency, adtech, or publisher side.
- Knowledge of programmatic basics.
- Ideally, existing client and agency contacts in London’s international media industry.
Skills
- Confidence in using CRM systems and other sales tools.
- Knowledge of or interest in digital advertising platforms.
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to explain complex topics clearly and persuasively to clients and internal stakeholders.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and results-oriented working style.
- Fluent English skills.
- Ideally, German language skills at B1/B2 level.
Location
- London office
- East of London
Work Type
- Full-time
- Permanent contract
Experience Level
- Initial programmatic advertising experience
- Expert
Education Level
- Completed degree in marketing, business administration, or a comparable field
Benefits
- Attractive and modern workplace with good transport connections.
- Training opportunities to develop knowledge of digital advertising and media sales.
- Opportunity to work with some of Germany’s strongest media brands.
- International, motivated, and experienced team with room to learn and grow.
- Exposure to agencies, advertisers, and colleagues across different markets.
About the Company
- Media Impact is the dedicated sales house for Axel Springer in Germany.
- Represents leading media brands such as BILD, WELT, and Business Insider Germany.
- Part of Axel Springer, one of Europe’s leading digital publishing companies headquartered in Berlin.
- Connects international agencies, trading desks, and advertisers with premium audiences across trusted digital environments in Germany.
- Believes in the future of journalism as a business model and invests in forward-looking technologies.
- Guided by five essential values that unite us and guide us in our commitment to freedom.
Equal Opportunity
- Diversity is an essential part of our corporate culture.
- Applications are welcome regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, age, sexual orientation, and identity.
- Information about the representation for the severely disabled at Axel Springer is available.
