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We are looking for a Graduate Advertising Sales Executive to join the UK Commercial Advertising Team.

Future is a FTSE 250, international, multi-media company that expands over 2,300 colleagues, and over 200 brands, connecting with over 400 million people every month across the globe through our websites, events and magazines, including Marie Claire, The Week, Country Life, Wallpaper*, FourFourTwo and Tech Radar. Future reaches 1 in 2 people in the UK and 1 in 3 in the US.

As a business, we pride ourselves on our open, collaborative culture, which encourages people to thrive and give their best whilst being supported, developed and nurtured. You will be exposed to different commercial business areas, providing a solid foundation of media knowledge and business strategy, trade marketing, creative solutions and project management. We will further develop your industry knowledge beyond sales with continued support from the UK commercial team. The opportunities are endless here at Future.

Future is a constantly growing network of market leading positions, acquiring new businesses and launching new brands. We plan to continue to grow, connecting people to their passions through the high-quality content we create, the innovative technology we pioneer and the engaging experiences we deliver.

With ambitious plans for 2024 and beyond that will increase the momentum of our growth, unlocking new opportunities. We are looking for talented people to be a part of this exciting journey, having designed the perfect opportunity to kick-start your career in commercial advertising.

What we are looking for

The successful candidate will have a proactive, highly motivated, can-do attitude, and be a real go-getter. You will want a fast-track career and are prepared to go the extra mile in order to grow your career. We need you to have a strong attention to detail. You will need to be able to take instruction for a task and deliver it on time. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to manage multiple tasks, think creatively to solve problems and work effectively in a fast-paced media environment. As the role is primarily client-facing, resilience and adaptability are requirements for the position.

A Typical Day-to-day

  • Carrying out client meetings - these can vary from pitching potential business to responding to campaign briefs.
  • Formulating proposals for clients, discussing customers' needs and how our brands and products can help them reach their goals.
  • Proactively reaching out to clients both new and existing.
  • Liaising with clients at the end of their campaign to make relevant suggestions for Future campaign opportunities.
  • Maintain and present reports on account progress, goals, and quarterly initiatives to share with team members, stakeholders, and possible use in future case studies or training.
  • Developing a solid and trusting relationship between clients and Future.
  • Resolving key client issues, complaints and objections.
  • Identify client needs to provide customer relationship management.
  • Expand existing relationships and generate new sales leads through prospecting.
  • Maximise profit by up-selling or cross-selling Future products and brands.
  • Perform ongoing market research.
  • Formulate a strategy for your role in conjunction with your manager and agree monthly goals.
  • Work with the internal teams to create bespoke, thoughtfully curated content for clients.

About you

  • Comfortable in your ability to present in front of a group of people.
  • Great written and verbal communication.
  • Can work effectively both individually and as part of a team.
  • Good influencing, objection handling, presentation and negotiation skills.
  • Good personal time management and people skills.
  • Ability to work well with multiple deadlines.
  • Motivated to ensure we achieve something every day and give back to the business.

What's in it for you

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Opportunity to be nominated for monthly and yearly sales people and team, with the ability to win substantial monetary prizes. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience. And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every member of staff receives a profit pool bonus at the end of our financial year.

Please note you will be required to be in the office location advertised, a minimum of 3 days a week.

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.

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