About the Role
We are looking for a passionate, strategic, and tenacious hunter to join Reach Studio as a Key Client Business Manager and give us an unfair advantage in winning content partnership briefs. You will be responsible for driving revenue, growing our reputation, and raising our profile with our key clients.
Responsibilities
- Developing and implementing a strategy to increase the volume and quality of briefs while boosting pitch conversion rates.
- Managing and growing deep-rooted relationships within key client organizations and WPP Media agencies.
- Identifying proactive opportunities to increase digital revenues and selling in work that elevates our brand reputation.
- Creating and implementing commercial media plans that bring bold, creative ideas to life.
- Supporting all areas of the business to drive profitability and ensuring Reach Studio maintains a high industry profile.
- Upholding Reach’s D&I policies, ensuring our commitment to non-discrimination is reflected in everything we publish.
Requirements
- Experience within a media owner or media agency environment.
- A proven hunger for success and industry leading sales skills.
- Highly numerate and an excellent commercial thinker, capable of maximizing revenue and reporting performance with precision.
- An existing profile in the media industry with influential relationships across agency planning and content teams (experience with WPP Media is a significant plus).
- A strong communicator and an engaging presenter, comfortable pitching directly to clients or high-level media agencies.
- A deep understanding of the branded content marketplace, including Digital, National, and Regional Press.
- The ability to lead through collaboration, building a strong network of internal stakeholders and personifying the principles of Reach Solutions.
Skills
- Media content
- Agency world
- Sales
- Commercial planning
- Communication
- Presentation
- Strategic knowledge
- Collaboration
Location
- London
Work Type
- Permanent
- Home & Hub
Benefits
- 25 days' holiday (plus bank holidays), with an extra day after three, five, and 10 years of service.
- A scheme to help you buy extra holiday.
- An extra day's paid leave each year to volunteer.
- Big moment day - an extra day’s paid leave for significant life events.
- Company pension contributions matched up to 6%.
- Supportive and progressive people policies, including enhanced family leave and policies promoting flexibility, inclusion, and progression.
- A healthcare cash plan.
- Car lease scheme for electric or hybrid cars.
- Wellbeing support, including a 24/7 assistance programme.
- Financial Wellbeing support via the Access Stream app.
- Discounts, including 15% off Reach's online marketplace, Yimbly.
- Interest-free loans for season tickets and technology.
About the Company
- Reach is Britain and Ireland's largest commercial news publisher, connecting with millions of people through over 120 brands including the Mirror, Express, Daily Star, Daily Record, MyLondon, BelfastLive, Manchester Evening News, and the Irish Star.
- We reach around 70% of the UK's online population, 10% of the US online population, and over 100 million social followers globally.
- We foster an environment where every background is respected, and we support career growth while providing space for creativity and development.
Equal Opportunity
- We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.
- We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair and welcoming to all, without discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.
