Senior Sales Executive
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Senior Sales Executive at Immediate Media Co: London, United Kingdom; Hybrid; Full time; Sales & Business Development. JobGrid adds normalized role facts, source context, and a path to the employer application page so candidates can compare the listing before applying.
- Location and workplace: London, United Kingdom, Hybrid
- Role classification: Sales & Business Development, Full time
- Source freshness: checked by JobGrid on 2026-05-31.
- Application path: candidates continue to the employer application page with non-personal referral tags.
Senior Sales Executive (up to £33,000 plus commission)
Immediate is home to some of the biggest and most loved consumer brands in the UK, including Radio Times, Good Food and BBC Gardeners World magazine. Our trusted, quality content reaches millions of people a month across digital, print, video, podcasts, apps and live events.
We’re the destination for people looking to get more from the things they love. We’re here to inspire, fuel, encourage and educate.
Whether it’s the big things, or the little things; from reaching fitness goals to savouring good food, cultivating outdoor spaces, or enjoying the latest TV sensation – we help bring our audiences joy!
About the role
IM Direct is an award-winning outbound sales team with big ambitions. Formed at the end of 2022 we sell cross platform advertising and audience-led solutions to SME’s incorporating digital, podcast and print options. We target direct clients across many verticals including entertainment, parenting, food, gardening, motors, and travel with budgets ranging from £5k - £80k.
So far, we’ve had lots of success and are looking to expand our team to take full advantage of the opportunities in the gardening and sustainability sectors. Our sales approach is consultative and fast paced. Our team values are built on collaboration, fun and a real desire to succeed which is reflected in a highly competitive commission structure.
As a Senior Sales Executive, you will;
- Responsible for delivering budgeted direct revenues (digital, print and podcasts) across IM Direct, via outbound reach including email, phone and by attending events.
- Analyse and identify sector and market trends, to identify new business prospects, especially within gardening and relevant non-core sectors whilst maintaining existing relationships for long-term growth
- Linked to the above, create a deep understanding, analysis and continuous monitoring of competitor sets, their ad revenue, client base and initiatives to help create leads lists and proactive pitches
- Work collaboratively with other teams across the Advertising department to ensure client patches, product and market developments are clearly understood.
- Analyse and identify sector and market trends, new products that will add value to IM Direct.
- Work with the Head of Clients – Gardening to develop, communicate, and implement commercial business plans for your sector and brand.
- Ensure that all bookings, proposals and contact reports are entered on the appropriate system, whilst working closely with accounts to ensure payment terms are adhered to
- Working closely with the delivery teams ensure that optimum client service is delivered to all our clients to ensure repeat bookings
- Act as a business ambassador on behalf of Immediate Media representing the company at B2B and B2C events and face to face meeting with existing and prospective clients.