Overview
Business Development Manager (B2B Sales)
(Onsite London)
Are you looking to earn between £100,000 to £150,000 in 2025? With uncapped commission and great career progression, this is an opportunity for a strong and experienced Business Development Manager who is looking for growth and high earning potential.
We are looking for London’s best emerging and established sales / business development talent, to join our expanding UK sales team.
ACUMEN MEDIA is an international award-winning film production company that specialises in creating broadcast standard content for distribution on some of the world’s biggest and most well-known news agencies. We produce business content in a documentary or “newsroom” format, centred on leading industry narratives, that allow businesses and their executives to share their industry insights, company strategies, technologies, and thought leadership. In 2024, we will filmed over 400 documentaries in over 50 countries around the world.
Our teams are currently working on projects being filmed ahead of the World Economic Forum, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), and many more. We hold media distribution partnerships with global news agencies including; CBSNews. CNBC, Reuters, Forbes Middle East, Al Aribiya, Gulf News, Handelsblatt, and many more.
Are you looking for a fresh opportunity in 2025, within an exciting, fast-paced environment, where your ambition and sales acumen will be rewarded?
What You’ll Do:
As a Business Development Manager at Acumen Media, you will be assigned to one of our teams working on a themed campaign, which will be launching on a prestigious news platform. BDMs will need to demonstrate sales acumen and a creative flair as you will be discussing the creation of broadcast standard films with C-level executives, marketing and communications heads, within medium to large companies round the world. Your role will include securing clients for our campaigns across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, North America, and Western Europe.
Successful candidates will need to have strong communication skills, the ability to present and negotiate at C-level, and a determined, ambitious, and winning attitude.
Full training will be provided, with ongoing management support.
Key Responsibilities:
Attitude: Being organised, efficient, and self-motivated. Dedication to become one of the industry’s best performers.
Lead generation and research: Identify and research prospects. Angle/story development which will be used as part of your presentation.
Outreach: Pipeline development through cold outreach via email, social media, and cold calling.
Working across the world: Working through international time zones (Europe / Asia / North America)
Presenting: Conductingpresentations via phone, conference calls, and video calls, to C-level executives within medium to large companies
Creating Proposals: Developing written communication with professional written language.
Close High-Value Deals: Leverage your negotiation skills to agree media deals and negotiate contracts.
Career Opportunities:
As a growing company, we are looking to create in house talent to manage new sales teams within our UK office.
Opportunity for the right individuals to work at one of our overseas offices. Consistent high-performance will need to be demonstrated to qualify.
Contact us today to register your interest
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Additional pay:
Bonus scheme
Commission pay
Performance bonus
Benefits:
Company events
Company pension
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
London EC1N: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
What is your notice period?
Work authorisation:
United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person