Sales Executive

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Do you want to work for a forward thinking, creative and continuously expanding media organisation?
Do you want to work somewhere where your contribution across the business, no matter how small, will be recognised and celebrated?
Are you someone who loves a challenge and thrives in delivering market leading content to your audiences?
Are you looking for a successful sales career in media where your commission is uncapped?
Yes? Let’s explore the fantastic media sales career opportunity below.
About Us
Mark Allen Group consists of seven divisions: MA Healthcare, MA Business, MA Agriculture, MA Education, MA Exhibitions, MA Music Leisure & Travel and MA Dentistry Media.
We are continuously looking to invite driven, ambitious, and enthusiastic candidates into our MAG family across our lucrative businesses. We are a trusted, family-owned media company specialising in offering professional content and services to global audiences. Content is key to everything that we do, be it across print, digital or events.
We’re not interested in fitting in to what a media company is supposed to look like. We are not wallflowers. Our ever-increasing business has rapidly grown from its humble beginnings and we’re only just getting started….

We can offer you:
Ongoing training and development

Salespeople - commission always uncapped!

Stability - continued growth across our portfolios, even in 2020!

Opportunities - 13 new acquisitions added to our business so far in 2021

Investing time in our people

Flexible working (hybrid, home, and office)

A platform where every opinion counts

Inspirational, forward thinking senior leaders

The chance to join our dedicated communities such as MA PRIDE, Diversity & Inclusion Network, Gender Equality Network, MA Foundation (charity work)

As well as:
25 days holiday to begin which increases after continuous service

Know anyone else who would love to join us? Great! You can earn a generous bonus by referring a colleague or friend once you are an employee

The company will pay the cost of a standard eye test once every two years or sooner if recommended by an optician

Life assurance eligible from day one

Cycle scheme

Season ticket loan

Pension contribution

Company sick pay

Christmas closure

This is the type of person we are looking for:
You are passionate about what you do

Professional, but not corporate

Team player, it’s a collaborative organisation and our people mean everything!

Ambitious

Confident in giving your input and sharing ideas

THE OPPORTUNITY
To join our two leading education titles: Head Teacher Update , for primary school leaders; and SecEd , for secondary school leaders.

Offer you clients the opportunity to be a part of some fantastic digital opportunities such as podcasts, website advertising, webinars, newsletter sponsorship

Sell our events - we have four annual conferences that attract school leaders from across the country

Generate revenue in both of the publication’s print editions, which are published three times a year at the start of each school term, as well as a number of special supplements

Skills required

Proven track record of closing new and existing business and hitting targets

Confidence in selling over the phone, face-to-face, and via video call

Superb organisational and account management skills

Perseverance, tenacity and resilience!

Salary: up to £25,000 (DOE) plus £10,000 in bonus in year one
Office: Herne Hill SE24
Flexible working (hybrid - home, and 2 days in the office from 6th September)
We positively celebrate Diversity & Inclusion in the Mark Allen Group . We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, because it makes our company stronger. We are committed to achieving a working environment that provides equality of opportunity and freedom from discrimination. We aim to become the most inclusive business in Publishing- both for our people and our customers, reflecting and connecting with the diverse communities that we work with. We want people from all backgrounds to feel valued for their individuality and to thrive in our business and feel part of the family-run Mark Allen Group.