Day to day you might be:
- Contacting businesses and other potential clients to source new leads – this could be through phoning, emailing, visiting in person and/or contacting on social media
- Maintaining strong relationships with existing clients by making sure they are aware of all the advertising solutions offered by your employer and working with your colleagues (such as designers) to ensure the client is happy with what is offered
- Staying in the know about different forms of communication (eg some companies look for candidates who are knowledgeable about social media)
- Meeting sales targets.
With the following key skills in media:
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Project management and time management ability
- Attention to detail
- Resilience
- Self-motivation
- Commercial awareness
- Ability to collaborate effectively with others.