Digital Sales Consultant
Posted 6 days 1 hour ago by Newsquest
Application Deadline: 19 May 2025
Department: Sales and Commercial
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Norwich
Compensation: £33,000 - £35,000 / year
Description
LOCALiQ are a digital marketing solutions agency within the Newsquest media group.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Development Sales Consultant in our commercial team based between Norfolk and Suffolk. It's never been a better time to join us on the next chapter of our journey.
This role involves supporting local businesses and organisations with their advertising needs, alongside a competitive base salary and uncapped commission structure. It's important you possess a hunter sales mentality, thrive in a sales-focused environment, love meeting clients face-to-face, and enjoy working to targets to achieve monthly uncapped commission.
Key Responsibilities
A day in the life at LOCALiQ. You will be a natural communicator, developing relationships through account management of existing business and generating new business. Selling solutions matched to customer needs and increasing customer spend will be at the heart of all you do.
You should be comfortable communicating face to face with clients after appointment setting, along with regular phone communication to build relationships. You will showcase our products and digital-led solutions best suited to client needs, hunting for new business opportunities through a sourcing strategy and cold-calling appointments. You will form part of the Marketing Solutions Team for your region and work with colleagues to develop the best overall results for yourself and the business.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
What does success in this role look like? To be successful, you must be driven by targets and KPIs, thrive on exceptional customer service, and be able to build and sustain a healthy pipeline. You will act as an Ambassador for the company and the news brands in your region, selling the correct solutions based on meaningful client engagement and providing 360 results feedback on their campaigns. You should enjoy a reward culture and have plans to grow your career in media through continuous self-learning projects.
Benefits
- No weekends or evening work
- A competitive basic salary
- Uncapped Commission Scheme
- Workplace Pension
- Perks & Discounts via "Newsquest Benefits"
- Opportunities for team building and training days
- Full 25 days paid holiday + statutory bank holidays + your birthday day off!
- Structured career progression, ongoing training, and personal performance reviews
- Discount Vouchers
- Discounted Gym membership
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Mental Health Support via Lifeworks
- Eye test vouchers plus £50 towards new glasses.
- Annual Volunteer Charity day
This is a great opportunity to build your own client base within this highly rewarding industry with the support and backing of one of the largest regional news publishers in the UK.
LOCALiQ is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all community sections regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Our recruitment process will consist of various stages and activities, and we will consider any adjustments that could help you.