Media Agency Sales Manager - UK
The Game Plan
Building on the success of H1, which saw the UK team achieve 96% growth, an exciting opportunity has become available to develop the team further to meet our client demands and the sector's potential.
With new English talent emerging both domestically and further afield, the development of an all-new European Club competition and the growth of the Women’s game. It's no better time to be part of the football landscape.
The successful candidate will drive the business agenda firsthand by utilising existing relationships and developing new ones across the industry to help educate them about the OneFootball proposition and provide appropriate solutions to meet their clients' challenges/objectives.
Your Role:
- Utilise existing relationships and develop new ones at relevant Client Direct and Media Agencies to unlock new revenue opportunities
- Utilising audiences and media opportunities across the various OneFootball digital platforms, you will be expected to develop appropriate solutions for advertisers to help them meet their campaign objectives
- Craft, own and deliver the end-to-end process from receiving a brief to delivering it
- Effectively manage your day-to-day business relationships and ensure CRM systems, forecasts and pipelines are diligently kept up to date
- Meet and exceed quarterly/annual revenue targets (both local and global bookings originating from the UK)
- Forge internal solid relationships with our clubs, publishers, editorial, social, legal and marketing teams to maximise sales opportunities
- Entertain and host strategically important clients at games, events and business functions.
What You’ll Bring:
- A self-starter mindset is suited to the hybrid dynamics of work.
- Successful and proven track record in media sales
- An established network of client direct and media agency contacts (GroupM/Publicis Preference)
- A proven ability to successfully interpret client’s objectives, creating an aligned response and presentation.
- A strong understanding of the media industry (primarily digital)
- Experience in selling to both UK and International account teams
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- A team player
Not essential but good to have;
- Experience in selling football
- Enthusiasm for football or sport in general
- Experience in using Salesforce or similar CRM systems.
- Demonstrated ability to manage commercial patch in a Hybrid working environment.
At OneFootball, we value the insights and ideas that stem from having a diverse team. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to be a part of the beautiful game—irrespective of gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, age, background, sexual orientation, religion, team followed, or other personal traits.
Whether you're a dedicated 24/7 football fan or not, we actively seek to recruit and support a diverse team to ensure our platform, football, and the wider world are viewed through an inclusive lens.