About the Role
We are seeking a motivated Sales Manager in London with a passion for video marketing and execution, focused on exceeding client and team expectations. The role involves building agency relationships, generating new business, and driving revenue in a dynamic industry. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with strong digital sales experience and a passion for digital media and innovation.
Responsibilities
- Lead and drive the local Sales effort.
- Market Channel Factory products to media agencies and clients.
- Provide buyers with the necessary tools and knowledge to advocate our service.
- Create and execute the sales strategy to achieve growth opportunities and revenue targets.
- Manage day-to-day activities with the Account Management team.
- Lead agency and partnership development.
- Identify new sales opportunities through networking and develop long-term partnerships with media agencies and direct clients.
- Manage the entire sales cycle from prospecting to closing deals.
- Provide actionable insights and solutions to agencies based on their video advertising goals and Channel Factory’s capabilities.
- Negotiate costs and terms to secure win-win partnerships.
- Take full responsibility for agency partners, focusing on expansion, product fit, client budgets, and key contacts.
- Educate agencies on the importance of Brand Safety and Brand Suitability on YouTube and the superiority of Channel Factory’s technology.
- Forecast, track, and report sales performance, including budget, timelines, and probability to close.
- Collaborate with internal teams (Client Solutions, AdOps, international sales) to ensure campaign execution aligns with client objectives.
Requirements
- Minimum of 4 years of digital sales experience in the UK region.
- Established relationships with major holding and independent media agencies.
- Ambition to excel individual and team revenue goals by executing a high number of meetings.
- Ability to execute a high number of pitches, meetings, and follow-up conversations.
- Willingness to perform and work autonomously in a fast-paced and agile working environment.
- Ability to analyze clients’ video-marketing objectives, brand and ROI goals, media buying cycles, and metrics for success.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
- Effective problem-solving skills, including assessing client needs, evaluating options, making decisions, drawing conclusions, and exercising judgment quickly.
- Knowledge of Sales, negotiating, and market research principles.
- Proficient in word processing programs (Google Workspace or Microsoft Office) and CRM platforms (Salesforce).
- Proficient in videoconferencing.
- Excellent command of written and spoken English.
Skills
- Video marketing
- Digital sales
- Digital media
- Innovation
- Strategic thinking
- Analytical skills
- Organizational skills
- Statistical analysis
- Business acumen
- Sales
- Negotiating
- Market research
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft Office
- Salesforce
- Videoconferencing
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of 4 years of digital sales experience
About the Company
- Channel Factory provides intelligent marketing solutions for contextual safety, suitability, and performance for brands and agencies.
- Our platform helps marketers implement, automate, and scale marketing programs across YouTube and emerging growth channels.
- We enable brands to consciously connect with the right audience in the right context, maximizing suitability and contextual performance.
- Channel Factory embodies a strong culture that values diversity, collaboration, and results.
- Our bias towards execution balances critical thinking, analysis, and pragmatic problem solving.
- We expect a lot from one another and value our thoughtful and intellectually curious company culture.
- Founded in 2010, Channel Factory is an award-winning marketing technology company that helps top global brands and agencies maximize YouTube advertising.
- Recognized as a technology innovator by Cynopsis and one of the fastest-growing companies by Inc.
- Channel Factory has served over three hundred of the Fortune 500 in delivering scalable, brand-safe, contextually aligned YouTube advertising software and services.
- By tapping into the deepest proprietary data pool on the market, the company enables highly customized, contextually aware, and dynamically optimized campaigns and provides industry-leading performance for a portfolio of clients across all industries.
