Audio Account Director

We’re looking for a full-time Account Director to join our Commercial team in London.

As an Audio Account Director you will be focused on Essencemediacom who have equal responsibility for driving airtime and creative partnership revenues. Working closely with the Commercial Director, Audio Group Head, Group Client Leads and Creative Strategists you will be helping to ensure that the Customer Strategies and Creative Process are implemented effectively.

Our Team

At Bauer Media Advertising ‘Together We Create Impact’, meaning that every part of the commercial team is focused on creating impact for our customers by leveraging our brands and platforms to deliver against their objectives.

This is a hybrid role that supports a balance of working from home and our office in London.

What you’ll be doing

1. Deliver market beating share of airtime and creative revenues.
2. Develop new business and retain existing business across display and creative.
3. Proposition and position our brands / audiences through engagement pieces within the hub agencies and key clients.
4. Ensure that our profile and traction with hub agencies is consistent.
5. Ensure Bauer brands are regularly presented with all new developments.
6. Ensure full interrogation and understanding of partnership briefs.
7. Gather insight from agency to deliver best in class creative solutions.
8. Collaborate with the Creative Strategy team to create pitch presentations.

What you’ll bring

1. Experience of working with network media agencies.
2. Genuine knowledge of and passion for audio and our brands.
3. Understanding of the broader media marketplace (broadcast & digital).
4. Experience of creating and big-ticket sponsorship / partnership deals.
5. The ability to interrogate a brief and to draw insights.
6. Experience developing business and inspiring agencies.

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

1. You’ll have 25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
2. Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
3. We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
4. You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working.
5. And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here.

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.