Growth Lead

Location: Metro Headquarters, Derry Street, HSK, London, W8 5HY Position: Full Time/ Permanent     About the role Working as part of the Metro Sales Team and alongside the MMM Agency Team, the core function of this role is to deliver commercial success for the Metro brand. This is done by identifying and successfully delivering new revenue opportunities for Metro whilst also collaborating with the MMM Agency Team on live agency briefs. Successful growth can be related to overall revenue, increasing brand count and growing Metro’s share of market.     Person Specification Be an experienced high-performing salesperson with a proven track record of converting new business Be a strong team player with a ‘hunter’ sales mentality Have excellent knowledge of the print and publishing market Good digital sales experience Have senior commercial relationships across all agencies across planning and investment The ability to unlock new influential contacts across your agency patch Ability to identify and create new revenue opportunities and develop products Consistent revenue delivery on your agency patch by finding new commercial opportunities Maintain an accurate sales pipeline to ensure that personal and team revenue target are delivered Collaborate with all MMM sales and editorial teams to help grow total and deliver successful campaigns Be a passionate ambassador for the Metro brand     Package Description Our benefits package increases the longer you’ve been with us. Here’s what to expect: 25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30) Pension plan and life cover Discounts on online shopping, dining cards and vouchers, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme Onsite gym, subsidised canteen and onsite nurse and GP clinics Plus much more...   Our Commitment We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability. We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.