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Field Sales Executive, Compass Wessex Magazine (Region Winchester, Romsey & Alsford) - Archant Lifestyle

We are looking for a dynamic, driven, customer focussed and experienced sales executive to sell advertising solutions for our Compass Wessex magazine, based from home within the region to reduce travelling, but on occasions expected to travel to our offices.

You will be a seasoned sales executive with a media background, and preferably knowledge of magazines too. If you are looking for a new challenge, this is not just a job but a great opportunity to progress your career.

With our excellent product training and our continuous development programme, we’ll show you how to develop first class solutions for our customers, cultivate excellent business relationships and present effective and innovative ideas that will provide real value and response for our customers.

You will of course have excellent communication skills with proficient IT skills. Ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate:-

> An understanding of magazine advertising including on-line advertising
> The ability to produce and action effective ideas and promotions
> Ability to facilitate the highest standard of customer care
> A full valid driving licence

Above all, you will need to deliver total commitment and dedication to the business in order to help us continue to be the very best.

In return we offer a very competitive package, which includes a good basic salary range dependent on experience and achievement records, with significant uncapped performance bonus potential. The exceptional benefits include company car, laptop, Blackberry, 5 weeks annual leave and a contributory pension and life assurance scheme (after qualifying period). A wide range of voluntary benefits include a cycle scheme, childcare vouchers, Westfield Health Scheme and Archant Gold (charity matched funding).

The closing date for completed applications is 28th September 2012.

To apply online, please send your application to Dawn Coady at employment@archant.co.uk quoting Compass Wessex Magazine as the subject.

To apply online, send your completed application to employment@archant.co.uk


To find out more about this vacancy and to apply, please view or download the documents below.

Application Form (PDF)
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Person Specification (PDF)


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Archant is a national media group which publishes four daily newspapers, around 60 weekly papers, 80 monthly magazines and 180 websites, from offices all over the country.

Archant is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.


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