Agency Account Executive - Media Central

About Us

Bauer Media Audio Ireland is the country’s premier media company and the home of some of Europe’s leading commercial media brands. Bauer Media Audio Ireland owns and operates a portfolio of media channels with a strong focus on commercial radio and emerging digital media.

The company maintains some of the largest independent radio networks in Ireland and it continues to be one of the fastest growing radio networks in the world. Our brands include Newstalk, Today FM, 98FM, Spin 1038, Spin Southwest, Off The Ball, Cork’s Red FM, iRadio, along with Ireland’s largest digital audio platform, audioXi.

Media Central is a cross platform advertising media sales agency, which is home to some of Ireland’s most dynamic radio networks, reaching nearly 2.4 million highly engaged listeners every week. Media Central currently represents Bauer brands Newstalk, Today FM, 98FM, Spin 1038, Spin Southwest, Off The Ball, Cork’s Red FM, iRadio and audioXi, as well as Beat and Classic Hits.

About the Role

Our new Agency Account Executive will be tasked with assisting our agency team in growing key agency accounts and client revenue streams across all available formats & platforms – spot, solutions, sponsorship, social and digital.

The successful applicant will possess the confidence and ability to build excellent client relationships and an aptitude to effectively manage a wide array of client accounts. The candidate must thrive within a target driven and fast-moving dynamic team environment.

Reporting to their Business Director and Senior Management the applicant will be required to develop an agency growth strategy and produce creative and innovative advertising, sponsorship, and solution campaigns across our range of exciting media brands and platforms.

What you’ll do: 

•    Driving creativity throughout our network to achieve sales targets.
•    Communication is vital and you must work with key stakeholders to develop both existing and new client relationships.
•    Working with their Business Director to ensure growth of key accounts within their business sector.
•    Work within our wider team to create & deliver innovative advertising, solutions & sponsorship campaigns to achieve revenue targets.
•    Assist and oversee larger campaign and commercial events.
•    Develop and deliver face-to-face presentations.
•    Assist & develop new products & revenue streams.
•    Assist in the delivery of solutions campaigns within your agency accounts.
•    Ensure campaign delivery, on time & to client brief and monitor client executions and quality control of all campaigns.
•    Build and produce monitoring, competitor, forecasting, and analysis reports using Media Monitors and other monitoring tools.
•    Identify trendsetter ideas by researching industry verticals, related events, publications, and announcements.

The above list is not exhaustive. You will be expected to perform duties as necessitated by your changing role and the overall business objectives of the companies, as directed. 

If the following traits sound like you, you might be the right person for the job:
•    A passion for sales!
•    Excellent interpersonal skills.
•    Experience in media, sales or advertising within sales organisation or an agency is preferable but not required for the right candidate.
•    A keen interest in media sales and digital marketing with an understanding of broadcast sponsorship, promotions & commercial content.
•    Excellent client service skills and exceptional attention to detail.
•    An ability to learn and use new systems, tools such as AdServe, AdDynamics, & Media Monitors
•    Proven written and verbal communication skills.
•    Driven and focused on results.
•    Fully competent in Microsoft Word/Powerpoint/Excel
•    Excellent interpersonal communication and negotiating skills.
•    A keen interest in how technology can be used to improve advertising solutions for clients.

Our Culture & Rewards

At Bauer Media Audio Ireland we strive to be the most innovative, dynamic and best-in-class media outlet in Ireland. We want more people to spend more time with us. We want to talk to every person in Ireland, every single week, through one of our channels. To make this happen, our team is made up of some of the most passionate and creative people you’ll find. Working here means no two days are the same. The work by its nature is fast-paced, and it can be intense - we work hard – but we are all here because we truly love what we do.

We are committed to promoting, developing, and facilitating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace culture, and to encourage and support the creation and distribution of content that reflects the diverse audience in Ireland.

Bauer Media Audio Ireland employees believe that the most important thing in creating a happy, respectful workplace culture is to simply act like the kind of person you would like to work with.