Account Director

Selling cross-platform and bespoke solutions to agents, developers and suppliers in the commercial and residential property industry. This role is a mixture of new business development and account management.

Maintain and grow your territory, increasing new business and revenues from key accounts.

Selling advertising, digital and event sponsorships, to meet agreed targets.

Effectively research competition for new leads.

Acquiring new customers to generate new revenue and increase market share.

Maintaining and growing existing accounts and building strong relationships with those clients through regular contact and very high levels of customer service and care.

Managing the delivery of performance reports back to clients, for digital campaigns in conjunction with the ad ops and email teams., At emap, we believe that employee learning and development are the key drivers of our success. To ensure continuous growth and meet the ever-changing demands of the workplace, we provide an environment that fosters continuous development for our employees.

Our employees are encouraged to identify their areas of personal and professional development aligned with our strategic areas, including management development, health, safety & wellbeing, sales, events management, marketing strategy, editorial, and information technology. We have a structured framework designed to help equip our employees with the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviours to excel in their job roles, contributing to achieving our organisational objectives.

To support our employees' career development, we have designed specialized programs, as well as other stand-alone role-specific and generic courses, under the emap academy.

Proven and successful track record of a consultative new business approach.

Evidence of success in building and managing relationships with key decision makers.

Education to degree level or equivalent desirable but not essential.

Intermediate Microsoft Office skills.

Experienced using CRM.

Experience using LI sales navigator.

Previous experience with a structured sales training method.

Core Competencies:

Strong commercial awareness.

Collaborative team player.

Time management and organisational skills.

Exceptional customer service standards both internal and external.

Personal Attributes:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Self-motivated

Entrepreneurial and curious.

High level of emotional intelligence.

Proactive approach to personal development.

Representing the brand, you will be an ambassador, maintaining a polished and professional appearance and demeanour.

High integrity with a strong work ethic.

emap is a progressive B2B subscriptions, networking and content business with industry-leading brands, reaching customers across multiple touch points including online, print, and face to face at events, exhibitions and awards.

Property Week is the leading news magazine in the commercial and residential property market. Packed with news, features, opinion and analysis, Property Week keeps readers fully briefed on all the latest information from the industry, including major property deals, development opportunities and investment prospects.

Benefits: emap is part of Metropolis Group. Together, we are committed to providing a happy and healthy place to work, so we offer fantastic benefits and perks to our employees.

25 days of annual leave, with the option to buy or sell additional days

One additional day of leave per year- Celebration Day

Health plan

Life assurance

Private virtual GP access

Seasonal flu jabs available at the office

Continuous learning & development opportunities

In-house Excellence Awards and other innovation projects

Cycle-to-work scheme

Discounted gym memberships

Retail discount vouchers

Rail season ticket loans

Pension scheme

One paid volunteer day per year