Sales Director (Influencer Marketing)

Sales Director (Influencer Marketing Platform)

£80 - £100K + competitive comms

Our client has new and unique take on Influencer Marketing. Due to expansion, we are seeking a commercial leader in the form of a Sales Director. The role reports into the Chief Revenue Officer.

The successful candidate will possess the following attributes and qualities:

• Super well connected with contacts at Managing Partner, Comms Planning Directors, Trading Directors and Heads Of Digital as well as Partnerships teams across all UK agency networks
• If you're not immersed or working in an Influencer business, you need to demonstrate a clear and strategic understanding of the Influencer space and / or have worked at a reputable content business / publisher and has track record securing significant branded content partnerships
• Player manager mentality - lead and close deals from the front as well as help the team close
• Mentor, train and develop future sales talent in the team to be effective contributors as the team expands
• Be a collaborator - comfortable operating in a cross-functional matrix organisation with multiple stakeholders
• Positive solution-driven can-do attitude
• Innovative, curious mindset, culturally aware of popular culture and trends, specifically to do with the Influence space and also the full audience spectrum
• Consultative sales style, able to influence clients and agencies through persuasive sales arguments using data, research and insight
• Work with key stakeholders in the business advising on product roadmap based on cohesive revenue driven arguments
• Deliver revenue targets and surpass and smash set budgets with a view towards driving growth