Key Client Business Manager - Studio

Hello, we’re Reach. Every day, our trusted news, stories and content connect with millions of people where they live - whether that’s on their social feed or at their neighbourhood newsstand; through their local community or their take on the hot topic of the day.

We're home to more than 120 brands - from household names like the Mirror, Express, Daily Star and Daily Record, to local titles like MyLondon, Belfast Live, and the Manchester Evening News, and brands making a splash in the US like the Irish Star.

It's our ability to understand people and the things that matter to them that makes us Britain and Ireland's largest commercial news publisher. We reach around 70% of the UK's online population, 10% of the US online population, and over 100 million social followers around the world, connecting with them on who they are, where they live and what they love.

As a modern media organisation, we're much more than just news. And it takes a wide range of people and skills to serve diverse audiences, customers and communities like we do.

We know everyone has their own story to tell, so we’ve built an environment where every background is respected and every day is a day to explore.

We’ll help you build a career that works with your life, while giving you the space to create and grow.

We are looking for a passionate, strategic, and tenacious hunter to join Reach Studio as a Key Client Business Manager and give us an unfair advantage in winning content partnership briefs.

As a Key Client Business manager in Reach Studio you will be responsible for driving revenue, growing our reputation and raising our profile with our key clients.

You will be a passionate and strategic individual who knows the media content and agency world well. You will have a can-do attitude and be tenacious in generating briefs and selling in market-leading work. A strong understanding of our key clients media strategies, KPIs and existing partnerships will be essential and this information will be needed to develop bespoke solutions that meet the needs of your clients.

You must be as comfortable pitching to clients directly as you are to media agencies.

• Strategic Growth: Developing and implementing a strategy to increase the volume and quality of briefs while boosting pitch conversion rates.
• Relationship Management: Managing and growing deep-rooted relationships within key client organizations and WPP Media agencies.
• Revenue Innovation: Identifying proactive opportunities to increase digital revenues and selling in work that elevates our brand reputation.
• Commercial Planning: Creating and implementing commercial media plans that bring bold, creative ideas to life.
• Collaborative Leadership: Supporting all areas of the business to drive profitability and ensuring Reach Studio maintains a high industry profile.
• Values Advocacy: Upholding Reach’s D&I policies, ensuring our commitment to non-discrimination is reflected in everything we publish.

We are looking for a high-impact personality with the energy to effect change in a fast-paced environment. To be successful in this role, you should possess:

• Industry
  
  Experience:
  
  Experience with in a media owner or media agency environment.
• Sales Acumen: A proven hunger for success and industry leading sales skills.
• Commercial Mindset: You are highly numerate and an excellent commercial thinker, capable of maximizing revenue and reporting performance with precision.
• Influence & Networking: An existing profile in the media industry with influential relationships across agency planning and content teams (experience with WPP Media is a significant plus).
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  You are a strong communicator and an engaging presenter, comfortable pitching directly to clients or high-level media agencies.
• Strategic Knowledge: A deep understanding of the branded content marketplace, including Digital, National, and Regional Press.
• Collaborative Spirit: The ability to lead through collaboration, building a strong network of internal stakeholders and personifying the principles of Reach Solutions.

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