Sales Account Executive

GIG (an Advantage Smollan company)

Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £24,000 - £25,299 per annum + quarterly bonus opportunity

Working: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Location: Hybrid Role - Based at our Leeds Head Office 2 days a week and up to 3 days from Home!

Who are we?

We’re GIG – a people-first business with creativity and commerce at our heart. We work with brands and retailers across the globe, delivering strategic retail media solutions that cut through the noise. We’re driven by our values – from Integrity and Accountability to having People at Heart. It’s how we do business, and it’s why our team is at the centre of everything we do.

The role:

We’re looking for an Account Executive to join our high-performing team. You will create impactful campaigns across various media channels to help our clients achieve their business objectives. Committed to providing personalised service, strategic thinking, and creative solutions that drive measurable success. In this target-driven role, you will deliver revenue growth by seeking new media opportunities via a consultative and relationship-based sales and service approach to a selection of FMCG brands. You will need to balance time servicing, planning and liaising whilst driving a proactive sales effort.  

The ideal candidate will be used to working in a fast-paced environment, making accurate client recommendations, adapting to changing priorities, achieving monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue goals as well as providing support across the rest of the team when demanding workloads require additional help.

Key Responsibilities:

• Client Support & Relationship Building: To support the Account Manager as a primary point of contact for clients, providing responsive and proactive support to address their needs and concerns. You will also support other members of the sales team where appropriate, with planning, Media Metrics and administration support. 

• Media Campaign Building: Build and present back both best in class and bespoke media campaigns which deliver against supplier and client objectives. 

• Timeline Management: Manage project timelines and deadlines, ensuring tasks are completed on time and within budget. 

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with internal teams, including media proposition, operations & creative to deliver integrated solutions that meet client objectives. 

• Accuracy and Forecasting: Ensure you are maintaining accurate and up to date pipeline in systems, ensuring processes are always adhered to. Work closely with senior members of the team, providing accurate updates for internal meetings and forecasting purposes.  

• Campaign Reporting: Understand fully post campaign analysis reports in order to plan for future activations.  

The Ideal Account Executive will have:

• Ability to work and mange in a fact paced environment
• Proficiency in project management and the ability to adapt to fast moving programmes
• Technical aptitude and ability to converse clearly with internal and external clients

What we’ll give you:

• A fast-paced, supportive team where you’ll be trusted to deliver
• Full training and opportunities to grow
• The chance to work with global brands and international campaigns
• A culture that’s big on teamwork, celebrating wins, and having fun
• Hybrid working with flexibility

We value people at heart:

At GIG, we believe in building a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We’re proud of our culture – built on trust, collaboration, and the belief that work should be as fun as it is fulfilling. If you want to be part of a business that’s growing, evolving, and always aiming to be better than yesterday, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits:

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, 4 "joker" half days and your birthday off
• Hybrid and flexible working policy
• Vibrant agency environment with regular social and wellbeing activities
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Electric Car Scheme 
• Cycling to work scheme 
• Income protection, Death in Service and Pension Scheme.
• Employee Discounts

If you are looking for a great team and a great company to work for apply now.

About GIG

We are a tight-knit team of Retail Media Experts specialising in developing and managing top-performing retail media networks for some of the world's largest retailers.  With our expertise and proven track record, we know what it takes to drive success in retail media.

Our culture is one of inclusivity, creativity and positivity and we believe that happy employees lead to happy clients.  With a supportive team and a focus on work-life balance, we have a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment.  Our IMPACT values are an intrinsic part of who we are (Integrity, Mindset for Growth, People at Heart, Accountability, Customer Centric and Teamwork).   Our "Culture Club" shines a light on 5 key areas that we believe make GIG Retail a standout place to work - charity, sustainability, mental health & wellness, EDI and social events. We are certified as a Great Place to Work.

We are expanding our team and have several exciting opportunities.  We are typically based 2 days a week in our Leeds head office, with 3 days either working from home or visiting our clients.

If you are looking for a great team and a great company to work for apply now.