Account Manager
Join our Commercial team as an Account Manager!
We're looking for a driven, relationship-focused sales professional with experience in account management, business development, or media sales.
You'll be responsible for growing revenue across South Wales by developing new business opportunities, building strong client relationships, and delivering effective advertising solutions across Bauer Media's market-leading audio brands and wider portfolio.
Our Team: How we enrich everyday life
Our Commercial team represents some of the UK's most recognised audio brands, including Greatest Hits Radio, Hits Radio, Magic Radio, KISS, Absolute Radio and many more.
We're a supportive, collaborative team that values authenticity, ambition, hard work and passion. We work together to help advertisers connect with audiences through innovative commercial solutions while delivering excellent results for our clients and our business.
The Difference you will make:
You'll play a key role in driving commercial growth across South Wales, helping businesses achieve their marketing objectives while contributing to Bauer's commercial success.
By developing new client relationships, nurturing existing accounts and identifying opportunities across Bauer's portfolio, you'll help maximise revenue and strengthen Bauer's position as a trusted advertising partner.
Your role:
- Deliver Bauer Media's commercial strategy across South Wales.
- Achieve individual revenue targets and contribute to team performance objectives.
- Identify, secure and develop new business opportunities.
- Manage and grow a portfolio of existing advertising clients.
- Build strong relationships with clients, agencies and key stakeholders.
- Develop tailored advertising and marketing solutions that meet client objectives.
- Maintain an active sales pipeline and effectively manage opportunities from prospecting through to sale.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams to ensure successful campaign delivery.
- Act as an ambassador for Bauer Media and its brands at all times.
The Skills you will bring:
- Proven experience in account management, sales, business development or a commercial role.
- Strong communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to identify customer needs and deliver effective commercial solutions.
- Demonstrable track record of achieving and exceeding revenue targets.
- Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Commercial awareness and a results-driven approach.
- Confidence using CRM systems, sales technology and digital tools.
- Ability to build trust and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Adaptability and a willingness to embrace new technologies and ways of working, including AI-enabled tools.
Working Pattern/Location:
This is a full-time permanent role based in South Wales, combining local market presence with collaboration across Bauer's wider Commercial teams.
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About Bauer Media Group
We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.
What’s in it for you
- You’ll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
- Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
- We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
- You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working.
- And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here
We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing careershub@bauermedia.co.uk
We are actively recruiting for this position, so the job advert may close earlier than expected.
If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.
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