Job Title - Digital Business Development Manager
Salary - Up to £45,000 plus £20,000 commission
Location - Central London
Type - Pernament, full time.  Hybrid working (x2 days per week in the office minimum)

THE ROLE: Partnership-based consultative face-to-face direct sales to luxury brands with a main focus on digital revenue.
 
You will be joining this company at a key stage of growth and will be expected to bring with you a mature and professional approach to driving commercial revenues towards the digital platform with other elements of print, sponsorship, event and database sales from an established set of categories.

You will also be tasked with growing revenues from select luxury lifestyle categories including fashion, accessories, watches & jewellery, interiors, food & drink, finance and travel. This position requires someone with a strong ‘hunter’ mentality & you will need to demonstrate experience in searching for/delivering significant commercial wins but also possess well-honed interpersonal skills/a proven track record of successfully developing profitable & sustainable client relationships over time. Integrity, professionalism, reliability and very strong organisational skills.

This role involves being passionate about all things Luxury and being able to commercialise a series of integrated opportunities across a broad spectrum of media. You will be working alongside exceptionally talented editorial and design teams plus also involved in promoting a visionary database profiling product and using this to leverage high-value deals with your prospects. You will thrive by being part of a highly-effective commercial team working within an exciting and diverse marketplace.
 
 

ABOUT YOU:

• 3+ years’ experience of new business development within publishing, digital sales and preferably the luxury industry
• Self-starter, motivated and able to work independently
• Highly driven to succeed ,competitive, assertive and positive
• Intuitive understanding of deal structures that will secure the business/create repeat custom
• Excellent written and oral communication skills -computer (MS Office, Excel, Google Drive) capability
• Hugely organised, efficient, able to work to tight deadlines and deliver quality results
• Experience in effective negotiations