Bauer Media Group
Account Manager - Agency Sales (Audio)
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Account Manager - Agency Sales (Audio)
Account Manager – Regional Agency Sales
Location: Edinburgh – Hybrid (2 days onsite)
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
About the Role
You’ll be joining our Regional Agency Sales team, working closely with some of the UK’s biggest and most influential audio brands. Our passionate group specialises in delivering creative, multi-platform solutions to leading media agencies and clients. Operating autonomously yet supported by a collaborative team, you’ll partner with planners, content teams, and commercial colleagues to bring impactful campaigns to life and drive outstanding results.
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in media sales, working within a fast-paced, creative, and commercially driven environment.
The Difference You Will Make
As an Account Manager, you’ll play a key role in driving revenue while fostering lasting relationships with agency partners and clients. Representing Bauer Media Audio, you’ll breathe life into our brands through:
- Creative thinking
- Insight-led sales
- Standout customer service
This position is ideal for career growth in media sales.
Your Role
You’ll manage and grow a portfolio of agency and client relationships, using creative audio solutions to achieve revenue growth and foster long-term partnerships.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop strong relationships with agency planning, buying, and strategy teams.
- Drive audio revenue through proactive selling and tailored creative solutions.
- Serve as a brands ambassador, delivering engaging presentations.
- Identify and secure new business opportunities, while growing existing accounts.
- Lead and resource creative pitches backed by insights and market research.
- Collaborate closely with internal teams, planning and executing campaigns effectively.
- Manage campaign delivery, forecasting, and reporting to meet business targets.
- Analyze agency spend to uncover growth opportunities.
- Stay abreast of audio market trends and broader media landscape developments.
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Key Skills & Qualifications
Must-have:
- Proven experience in media sales or account management.
- Strong relationship-building skills, with an ability to influence at all levels.
- A consultative, creative sales approach yielding verifiable commercial results.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail and time management.
- A proactive, driven mindset, excelling both independently and collaboratively.
Nice-to-have:
- Familiarity with media agencies or within the audio market.
- Commercial awareness and understanding of campaign planning structures.
- Confidence working with data and insights to support sales strategies.
- Proficiency in advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
About Bauer Media Group
We are a media business dedicated to creating content that enriches millions of lives across Europe. Our portfolio spans:
- Print and online publishing
- Radio broadcasting and podcasts
- Entertainment investments
- Other media-related sectors
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As Europe’s largest publishing group—with over 500 million publications sold annually—our brands include high-profile titles in Germany, UK, Poland, and France (digital and print). We operate over 150 radio and podcast brands, spanning Europe with 61 million weekly listeners.
Family-owned for five generations, we prioritize a consumer-centric, long-term focus. With a global team of 12,000 employees, our purpose is to deliver content and services that enhance everyday life.
Benefits
You’ll enjoy:
- 28 days holiday, with bank holidays and 2 volunteer days.
- Access to Bauer Academy, our internal training provider to boost career development.
- Enhanced Maternity/Adoption Leave Pay, Paternity Leave Pay, and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
- Flexible working opportunities.
- Explore the full benefits package **[here](What’s in it for you)*.
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Equal Opportunities & Inclusion
We are an international employer committed to equality. We value diversity in all aspects, including:
- Religion
- Gender
- Skin color
- Disability
Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition, please contact: 📧 careershub@bauermedia.co.uk
Feedback Request
If you have any feedback regarding our recruitment process, kindly email: 📧 careershub@bauermedia.co.uk (We welcome your input.)
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