Advertising Sales Manager - Sky Media

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 7 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work. The Sales Manager role is an external facing sales role tasked with maximising revenues across the full range of Sky Media assets to a portfolio of independent advertising agencies & new business prospects. Sky Media's multi-platform advertising solutions offer advertisers the chance to align with our powerful channel brands and content. What you’ll do:

• Proactively identify, develop and pitch advertising solutions to an external customer base of advertising agencies and clients
• Work across the full range of Sky Media assets including linear, AdSmart, Sponsorship and Video On Demand
• Deliver high levels of servicing and education to customers about the range of Sky Media assets
• Key responsibly and ownership of driving revenues within a defined portfolio

What you’ll bring:

• Media experience within the AV market and wider media market
• Experience in pitching and selling advertising solutions
• A natural networker who can create, develop and maintain key stakeholder relationships
• Excellent sales presentation and communication skills

Team overview: Sky Media Sky Media is the advertising sales arm of Sky, offering businesses of all shapes and sizes an exciting array of opportunities on TV, online and on the go. Reaching over 95% of the UK population, Sky Media represents all of Sky’s channels and sites including Sky Sports, Sky News, Sky One, Sky Cinema, Sky Arts, Sky Atlantic and Sky Witness. Sky Media also sells on behalf of a range of renowned broadcasters and channels including Channel 5, Discovery, National Geographic, MTV, FOX, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. The rewards: There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband

How you'll work: We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home. We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process. Your office base: Manchester The Sky Media Manchester team are based in the city centre, a two-minute walk from St Peter’s Square tram stop. Parking is available on site on a first come, first serve basis. The team have access to a newly renovated roof terrace (to enjoy when it’s not raining!) and can take advantage of services and events through the Bruntwood Collective. These include access to fitness classes, book club and other socials. Inclusion: We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation. At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working. And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you. Why wait? Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you. To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about. Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.