Working at Adwanted UK

We are the UK media industry's number one destination for media data, planning tools, market insight, news and conferences. Our client base covers the media and advertising industry from media owners and media agencies to TV tech companies and creative agencies.

We are an established but forward thinking company that believes in a welcoming, fun, relaxed working environment. Our emphasis is on teamwork, development, respect and great customer service. Most jobs are advertised internally first and we have a very high staff retention rate.

Equal opportunity is our keystone, and we believe that our differences are our strength! We are committed to cultural, ethnic, and social diversity within our teams, believing that everyone deserves fair treatment and equal opportunities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, origin, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, age or disability.

We like people who continue to learn, so whether you prefer traditional courses, online learning or any other means, Adwanted UK will support your advancement.

We are located on St Martins Lane, in Covent Garden, perfectly positioned for great cafes, pubs, restaurants and shops with excellent transport links. If you prefer to cycle, there's room for your bike.

Our profitable business is well-established but privately owned, and

We like people who continue to learn, so whether you prefer traditional courses, online learning or any other means, Adwanted UK will support your advancement.

We are located on St Martins Lane, in Covent Garden, perfectly positioned for great cafes, pubs, restaurants and shops with excellent transport links. If you prefer to cycle, there's room for your bike.

Our profitable business is well-established but privately owned, and highly respected with the media industry. Join us to be part of the continuing journey!

We offer

• Competitive salary
• 35 hour working week
• 25 days holiday (pro-rata if you join mid-year)
• Private health cover
• Permanent health insurance (income protection)
• Pension scheme
• Comprehensive worldwide travel insurance
• Interest-free travel season ticket loan
• Learning & development opportunities

Current positions

• Strategic Account Manager
• Account Manager, Adwanted Events
• Media Industry Reporter, The Media Leader
• Client Service Apprentice - Audio

Hybrid/Flexible Working – 3 days per week in the office in St Martin's Lane, London

Application to: jobs@uk.adwanted.com

Job Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Strategic Account Manager to work across our audio products. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing strong relationships with clients at a senior level, understanding their business needs, and identifying opportunities to expand our products and services within their organisations. The Strategic Account Manager will serve as the primary point of contact for key accounts, ensuring high customer satisfaction and retention.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with key clients.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the key users and functionality of our audio products
• Understand the business goals and needs of each client and work collaboratively to ensure they are getting the most from our audio products
• Identify opportunities for upselling, cross-selling, and introducing new products/services
• Monitor system usage, track key metrics, and provide regular reports to be used internally
• Manage annual rate increases and any related negotiations
• Monitor client spend for our transactional revenue products and adjust commercial strategies when needed
• Help to set revenue targets at client and product level
• Refine the ratecards for our transactional revenue products
• Stay up-to-date on industry trends, competitor activities, and market developments to provide insights and recommendations
• Proactively address any customer issues or escalations to ensure high customer satisfaction and retention rates
• Regularly attend industry events to cultivate strong relationships with both current and prospective clients
• Work closely with the CS Manager to gain an understanding of the day-to-day helpdesk operations and work to address any client pain points

Qualifications & Experience:

• Proven experience in strategic account management, business development, or sales roles in the advertising industry. Experience in an agency or ad tech environment preferred. Experience in the audio industry preferred
• Friendly and outgoing with strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Excellent relationship-building and customer service abilities
• Proven ability to build trusted client relationships with stakeholders at all levels within an organisation
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to analyse data, identify trends, and develop actionable insights
• Ability to be flexible by adapting quickly to changing priorities, new approaches and methods
• Knowledge of industry trends, market dynamics, and competitive landscape
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills

What we Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• A collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• The chance to work on ground breaking projects in the Audio advertising industry

Why Join Us?

At Adwanted UK, we value a welcoming, fun, relaxed working environment. Our emphasis is on teamwork, development, respect, and great customer service. We like people who continue to learn, so whether you prefer traditional courses, online learning, or any other means, Adwanted will support your advancement.

We are located on St. Martin’s Lane, in Covent Garden, perfectly positioned for great cafes, pubs, restaurants and shops with excellent transport links. If you prefer to cycle, there's room for your bike.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES

Application to: jobs@uk.adwanted.com

About Us

Adwanted Events connects the most influential minds in media and advertising from all corners of the ecosystem through our premium business conferences, driven by our core values of trust, teamwork and tenacity.

Over the past six years, we have grown into the market leading events and publishing division serving the UK media industry, with global extensions through our offices in France and the US, plus our global events.

Our portfolio of media and TV events include flagship conferences: Future of TV Advertising Global, The Future of Brands, Connected TV World Summit and The Future of Media.

Adwanted Events are also proud to be the powerhouse behind industry revered events like The Year Ahead, The Future of TV Advertising Sydney, The Future of Audio & Entertainment, The Future of TV Advertising Canada and The Media Leader Awards.

Adwanted's highly regarded publication The Media Leader amplifies the events and the event partners by providing authoritative and thought-provoking news and opinion to readers across the 20,000-strong Adwanted Network and beyond. Both provide further promotional opportunities too, from advertising and advertorial to webinars to roundtables.

As part of the Adwanted Group – the leading provider of media tech, data and thought-leadership – we have decades of experience in every aspect of media we are connected to the key players and deliver unparalleled reach and influence across the industry and beyond.

Job Overview

We are looking for a salesperson who embodies our values of tenacity, trust and teamwork, to join our sales team to help manage the growing workload and pool of clients who now partner with us across a number of our events and content platforms.

You will play a vital role in driving revenue growth by developing and executing strategic sales initiatives across all events and The Media Leader’s content solutions.

Responsibilities

• Business Development: Identify and pursue new business opportunities by prospecting potential clients and advertisers.
• Sales Strategy: Devise and implement effective sales strategies, to drive revenue and achieve sales targets.
• Client Relationship Management: Cultivate strong, long-lasting relationships with clients, understanding their unique advertising needs and providing tailored solutions to meet their objectives.
• Customized Advertising Solutions: Collaborate with clients to create customized advertising and sponsorship packages that align with their marketing goals and deliver impactful results.
• Market Research: Stay updated on industry trends, competitor activities, and changes in the media landscape to identify new opportunities and stay ahead of the competition.
• Sales Presentations: Prepare and deliver compelling sales presentations to prospective clients, showcasing the value and benefits of partnering with us and sponsoring our events
• Negotiation and Contracting: Handle negotiations with clients to ensure mutually beneficial agreements are reached and contracts are closed promptly.
• Sales Reporting: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of sales activities, performance metrics, and client interactions using CRM tools.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with internal teams, including editorial, marketing and content creation, to ensure seamless execution of client campaigns and content solutions.
• Customer Feedback: Gather feedback from clients and advertisers to improve existing products and services, as well as identify new opportunities for innovation.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Proven Sales Experience: Up to 3 years of successful experience in events or media sales with a track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.
• Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with the advertising industry, digital media, and emerging trends in content marketing and sponsorships.
• Strong Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas and concepts clearly and persuasively.
• Relationship Building: Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong, positive relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Results-Oriented: Goal-driven, self-motivated, and capable of working independently to achieve sales targets.
• Adaptability: Able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt quickly to changing market conditions.
• Tech-savvy: Proficient in using Hubspot, Asana tools, presentation software, and other relevant sales and productivity software, would be beneficial.

This Account Manager position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a market leading media company and contribute to the success of top-tier brands through innovative advertising and content solutions. If you are a highly motivated and results-driven individual with a passion for media sales, we would love you to join our dynamic team and make a significant impact on the industry's landscape.

Why Join Us?

At Adwanted UK, we value a welcoming, fun, relaxed working environment. Our emphasis is on teamwork, development, respect, and great customer service. We like people who continue to learn, so whether you prefer traditional courses, online learning, or any other means, Adwanted will support your advancement.

We are located on St. Martin’s Lane, in Covent Garden, perfectly positioned for great cafes, pubs, restaurants and shops with excellent transport links. If you prefer to cycle, there's room for your bike. Equal opportunity is our keystone, and we believe that our differences are our strength! We are committed to cultural, ethnic, and social diversity within our teams, believing that everyone deserves fair treatment and equal opportunities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, origin, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, age or disability.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES

Hybrid/Flexible Working – 3 days per week in the office in St Martin's Lane, London

Application to: jobs@uk.adwanted.com

About Us

The Media Leader is widely regarded as the leading UK trade publication for the media & advertising industry and the home of Adwanted Events’ leading industry conferences, such as the Future of TV Advertising series, the Future of Media, the Future of Brands, and Connected TV World Summit.

The Media Leader journalists play an integral role in shaping the content for these events, as well as conducting live interviews on stage and creating content for our site, social media, podcast and video channels.

We are looking for a reporter to join our growing team. This role will report into the Deputy Editor and will be responsible for covering some of our core sectors including the audio and outdoor advertising markets.

This person will also play a key role within the wider business, working with our audio and outdoor advertising departments at Adwanted to make sure we are telling stories that have a positive impact Adwanted UK.

The ideal candidate will be able to contribute towards high-quality content for our website, events, daily newsletter, social, podcast and video output.

Responsibilities

This role is perfect for you if you are looking for your first role in journalism or have years’ experience looking for that next challenge.

Open to all candidates with journalism training, for instance with an NCTJ or an MA qualification, as well as those with experience of working for a news, magazine or trade journal publisher.

You will either have a track record of delivering exclusive published stories or be able to demonstrate that you have the ideas, commitment and resourcefulness required to do so. Knowledge of the UK commercial media industry and of data journalism would be a bonus, but not essential.

Above all, you should be tenacious, diligent, and enjoy working in a vibrant environment. You will need to demonstrate enthusiasm for media and advertising, as well as being an efficient worker with good people skills.

You will be expected to:

• Immerse yourself in the media & advertising sectors we cover
• Write engaging and insightful copy that brings those issues to life
• Input into the research for conference agendas, including suggesting relevant speakers
• Build and nurture relationships within the media industry
• Produce a range of press release, interview-based and conference-based news/feature stories
• Upload website content, source photos and help with similar editorial assistance
• Create multimedia and data led content
• Attend industry events, including occasional overseas travel
• Be an ambassador for The Media Leader

Key Skills

• The ability to understand and communicate complex ideas clearly
• Good interviewing and great writing skills (Essential)
• An interest in the media and advertising industry
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
• A confident, outgoing and friendly manner
• A willingness to work flexibly in order to meet deadlines
• A strong commitment to teamwork
• A willingness to occasionally travel for work

Qualifications & Experience

• Journalism training, an NCTJ or an MA in Journalism (Essential)
• Experience of working for a news, magazine or trade journal publisher (Desired)

Support for You

• Very strong support from an experienced and friendly team
• Realistic expectations on what you must achieve and when
• Super-friendly company with good work-social environment
• Great prospects at a leading, and fast-growing, events/publishing business
• Varied work across an interesting and dynamic market sector

Why Join Us?

The Media Leader is part of Adwanted UK, a leading provider of media tech, data, and thought leadership. With decades of experience, they are uniquely connected to the key players and deliver impressive reach and influence across the industry.

Adwanted UK was formed after Adwanted Group acquired Mediatel Group, a company that had dominated the British advertising and media technology market. This acquisition is part of Adwanted's plan to strengthen its foothold in the UK, part of a larger mission to provide the media industry with a global standard. Now, Adwanted is present in the three largest advertising markets in the world (the UK, USA, and France).

The company has developed products in industries such as radio, out of home, and events. This includes Adwanted Connected, the UK’s largest single source of media data used by agencies, media owners, brands and academic institutions.

The team is relaxed, sociable and welcoming. The company is small enough to mean we work openly with all areas of the business (our events, marketing, data, commercial, IT, news and management teams) – but we’re big enough to have appropriate tools and processes in place to make your work easier, more productive and more enjoyable. You’ll get a decent PC or laptop with peripherals to suit your way of working.

We have a generous budget for employee education – so whether online learning or traditional courses help you best, or you’d just prefer to trawl Amazon for books to help you learn, Adwanted UK will support your advancement.

We will never hold you back from taking on more responsibility if you are capable.

Adwanted UK is located a couple of minutes’ walk from Covent Garden. We are perfectly positioned for the cafés, pubs, restaurants and shops, with great tube, bus and rail links. Or if you would prefer to cycle, there’s room for your bike. Our profitable business is well-established but privately owned – and highly respected within the media industry. Join us to be part of the continuing journey!

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES

Hybrid/Flexible Working – 3 days per week in the office in St Martin's Lane, London

Application to: jobs@uk.adwanted.com

About Us

Adwanted UK is a leading provider of media tech, data, and thought leadership. With decades of experience, they are uniquely connected to the key players and deliver impressive reach and influence across the industry.

Adwanted UK was formed after Adwanted Group acquired Mediatel Group, a company that had dominated the British advertising and media technology market. This acquisition is part of Adwanted's plan to strengthen its foothold in the UK, part of a larger mission to provide the media industry with a global standard. Now, Adwanted is present in the three largest advertising markets in the world (the UK, USA, and France).

The company has developed products in industries such as radio, out of home, and events. This includes AudioTrack the UK audio industry’s delivery platform for audio files to radio and digital broadcasters. In addition, Adwanted provide the advertising industry trading platform, known as J-ET , a business critical cloud based system used daily by advertising agencies, creative agencies and media owners.

About this Role

This Client Service Apprentice position is an excellent opportunity for a bright, analytical and numerical Client Service Apprentice to support the busy AudioTrack help desk team primarily on all aspects of the system. Both the AudioTrack system and the support team are highly regarded by our clients, many of whom use the help desk service on a daily basis. As you progress through your apprenticeship, it is hoped that there will be opportunities to widen your skills to support the J-ET Client Service team too. If you are a highly motivated and results-driven individual with a passion for technology, we would love you to join our hardworking, dedicated and lively team.

Responsibilities

• Learn AudioTrack and our other audio products comprehensively.
• Day to day support of the AudioTrack helpdesk. Ensuring that all helpdesk calls and incoming emails are acted upon in a timely manner.
• Develop, grow and maintain strong working relationships with all clients.
• Liaise with our client’s tech partners whose systems integrate with AudioTrack.
• Maintain the internal client management system and log all helpdesk calls and emails.
• Share your ideas and proactively contribute to marketing and client communications.
• Analyse and report on key metrics including system usage and helpdesk volumes
• Load weekly and ad-hoc data files provided by radio stations using automated processes, troubleshoot where the files contain incorrect data and liaise with the stations to provide new files.
• Be involved in the testing of new product developments and enhancements.
• Support the team in maintaining the AudioTrack databases.
• Replicate customer-reported issues, capturing and recording necessary information.
• Identify and escalate priority issues.
• Report software bugs/faults, liaise with developers and conduct testing to ensure these are resolved.

Career Progression

• Potential career progression includes developing both your client and software support skills. With opportunities to progress into more senior client service roles that include account management, user training and client onboarding. Alternatively, you might focus on software support and data skills and progress into a more data focussed role, learning SQL and API skills.
• On the job training and mentoring, along with your apprenticeship learning will ensure success.

About You

• You will be a confident and outgoing individual, who presents both themself and concepts and ideas well. Previous experience of presenting to others, would be an advantage.
• You will be numerate with an ability to analyse and interpret data and understand audience measurement calculations.
• A love all things software and systems and the ability to learn new systems and processes quickly will be fundamental to success in this role.
• Previous experience of working with the public or clients would be an advantage, and strong communications skills, both verbal and written are a must.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to demonstrate this, is essential – along with the ability to prioritise and problem solve.
• This role requires someone who thrives on working as part of a team.
• Knowledge of the media industry and the data that is used would be an advantage.
• Experience of Hubspot CRM and Sales tools would be helpful, but not essential.
• Educated to a minimum of Level 3 qualifications (e.g. A Levels) is required with GCSEs in Maths and English at grade B/6 and above.

Our Culture

The team is relaxed, sociable and welcoming – and our casual dress code helps foster that environment. The company is small enough to mean we work openly with all areas of the business (our events, marketing, data, commercial, IT, news and management teams) – but we’re big enough to have appropriate tools and processes in place to make your work easier, more productive and more enjoyable. You’ll get a laptop with peripherals to suit your way of working.

We have a generous budget for employee education – so whether online learning or traditional courses help you best, or you’d just prefer to trawl Amazon for books to help you learn, Adwanted UK will support your career development.

We will never hold you back from taking on more responsibility if you are capable.

Adwanted UK is located a couple of minutes’ walk from Leicester Square and Covent Garden. We are perfectly positioned for the cafés, pubs, restaurants and shops, with great tube, bus and rail links. Or if you would prefer to cycle, there’s room for your bike. Our profitable business is well-established but privately owned – and highly respected within the media industry. Join us to be part of the continuing journey!

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES