Advertising Sales Account Manager - Games Division

What you'll be doing…

We are looking for an Advertising Sales Account Manager to join the UK Commercial Advertising Team within our Games Division. Future is a leading publisher in the UK in the games market, with a vast array of magazines and websites dedicated to all facets of gaming hardware and software. Our brands include PC Gamer, GamesRadar+, Edge, Retro Gamer, The Future Games Show, The PC Gaming Show, and many more specialist titles. We cover everything from the latest upcoming game releases to the best hardware to play on! Our advertisers include brands like Microsoft, SEGA, Playstation, EA Games, Bethesda, Nvidia, and everyone in-between.

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. 

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve…

• A passion for gaming
• Ability to sell all products & media types (Creative Solutions, Digital, Print, Events, etc) to advertising agencies and clients
• Managing lead generation and sales pipelines
• Creating sales material and presentations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Works well as part of a team and independently
• Excellent influencing, objection handling, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Good personal time management
• Relevant market experience 

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. 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 colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

Internal job family level Commercial 7

The expected range for this role is £26,000 - £40,000 

This is a Hybrid role from our London Paddington Office or Bath Office, working three days from the office, two from home 

Who are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it. 

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

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.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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