Agency Account Manager, Media Central

About Bauer Media Audio Ireland

Media Central is Ireland’s leading cross-platform advertising sales agency, connecting brands with audiences at scale through some of the country’s most influential media brands. Home to Ireland’s most dynamic radio networks, Media Central reaches almost 2.4 million highly engaged listeners every week, delivering powerful opportunities for advertisers to connect with consumers across audio, digital and content platforms.

As the commercial sales house for Bauer Media Audio Ireland, Media Central represents one of the most powerful audio portfolios in the country. This includes national stations Today FM and Newstalk, alongside 98FM in Dublin, SPIN 1038 and SPIN South West, iRadio across the Northeast and Northwest, Beat in the Southeast, and Red FM in Cork. Media Central also represents Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio, providing advertisers with unrivalled reach across diverse audience segments nationwide.

Beyond radio, Media Central offers access to some of Ireland’s most successful digital audio and content brands, including Off The Ball, Ireland’s leading digital sports media platform; GoLoud, the country’s premier destination for radio, podcasts and music streaming; and audioXi, Ireland’s largest digital audio advertising exchange. Together, these platforms enable brands to engage audiences wherever and whenever they choose to listen through innovative, data-driven advertising solutions.

About The Role 

Our new Agency Account Manager will be tasked managing & growing key agency accounts and client revenue streams across all available formats & platforms – spot, solutions, sponsorship, social and digital. 

The successful applicant will possess leadership qualities, with 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, whilst demonstrating a passion and talent for advertising and media.   

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. 
• Respond to client briefs and develop both existing and new client relationships 
• Oversee project management of larger campaign and commercial events. 
• Develop and deliver face-to-face presentations 
• Manage & develop new products & revenue streams 
• Responsible for delivery of solutions campaigns within your agency groups. 
• Responsible for regular financial reporting on agency performance 
• Working with creative content and station programming teams to ensure campaign delivery, on time & to client brief 
• Manage & monitor client executions and quality control of all campaigns 
• Build and produce monitoring, competitor 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. 

What You'll Have:

• A passion for sales! 
• Excellent interpersonal skills. 
• Existing track record in achieving sales targets 
• Understanding and experience of media sales and digital marketing 
• Understanding of broadcast sponsorship, promotions & commercial content 
• A passion and talent for advertising & media 
• Excellent client service skills and exceptional attention to detail 
• Proficiency in Mediastar, AdDynamics, & Media Monitors preferred 
• Proven written and verbal communication skills 
• Driven and focused on results 
• Fully competent in Microsoft365 & AI Prompts 
• Excellent interpersonal communication and negotiating skills 
• A keen interest in how technology can be used to improve advertising solutions for clients.

What You'll Get:

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Factors taken into account in determining an appropriate scale include the candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience and qualifications relevant to the job. 

Bauer Media Audio Ireland operates the following benefits for its employees:

• 23 days annual leave including Good Friday & Christmas Eve (25 in total)
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Contributory pension scheme to support your long-term financial wellbeing
• Life cover (4 times your salary)
• Paid sick leave - up to 20 days
• Access (free) to Group account with Webdoctor www.webdoctor.ie
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wide range of learning opportunities to support with your Career Development with access to Learning and Development with Bauer Academy and Learning Waves www.learningwaves.ie
• Flexible and Hybrid Working (for relevant roles)
• Group Discount on Laya Healthcare
• HSF Healthcare – we fund a health cash back plan for your day-to-day medical expenses.
• Bike to Work Scheme and Annual Tax Saver Scheme
   

The closing date for applications is 19 June 2026.

Bauer Media Audio Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability, age, gender expression or sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partnership status or culture. Bauer Media Audio Ireland is committed, where possible, to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

To discuss the requirements of the role, the location of the role or any reasonable accommodation you might require, please contact a member of the HR team via careers@bauermedia.ie

All documentation received by Bauer Media Audio Ireland will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Acts, 1988 and 2003 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR; 2018). The information will only be used by BMAI in the processing of job applications and for ongoing administrative purposes with job candidates. 

If you have any feedback regarding our recruitment process, please email careers@bauermedia.ie we would love to hear from you.
 

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