Galway Bay FM, the Sound of Galway, is the leading radio service in Galway City & County, which operates under a licence from Coimisiún na Meán. Established in 1989, the station broadcasts from its studios in Sandy Road, Galway, serving Galway City and County and it one of the largest local radio services in Ireland.
Galway Bay is available on FM, Online and nationwide via Smart Speaker, Smartphone Apps and the Irish Radio Player.
We're recruiting for a Business Development Executive to join our busy team in Galway city.
The Role
Reporting to the Sales Manager, as a member of the Direct Sales team, you will manage and grow an existing client base plus identify and pursue new advertising clients for the station.
Key Criteria:
- A minimum of 4 years’ sales experience in a fast paced media sales environment.
- Ability to manage the full sales-cycle, from lead sourcing to closing.
- Ability to constantly devise innovative and bespoke methods for increasing all streams of revenue.
- A proven track record of achieving and surpassing targets on a weekly / monthly basis.
- Provide proven examples where you have worked on your own initiative to get sales across the line.
- You will be required to prospect heavily and create a solid pipeline of opportunities to develop them into strong and viable revenue streams for both you and the team.
- You will be consult with new prospective clients on every level, from every industry, and prepare suitable advertising proposals.
- You will be required to maximise customer retention with all your clients through strong customer service and up-sell where appropriate.
- You should have excellent negotiation and closing skills and an ability to see opportunities in every area.
- You will have a genuine drive for achieving sales targets.
Other Requirements:
- Capable of working on your own initiative.
- A positive, ‘can do’, attitude and a drive to enjoy hitting targets.
- Strong time management and administrative /organisational skills.
- Your own car with full drivers licence is essential.
- Excellent personal appearance and appropriate dress required.
- Strong working knowledge of PCs, MS Office Suite, and comfortable working with other systems
- Available for office hours (8.30-5.30) and outside of these hours when required.
- A passion for media.
A competitive package is available to the successful candidate. Applications should be sent to hr@baybroadcasting.ie
Galway Bay FM is an equal opportunities employer.
