Business Developer And Sales Administrator

Business Developer and Sales AdministratorLMFM Radiois the local radio station for Counties Louth and Meath with a broadcast area stretching from the border with Northern Ireland to the M50.Founded in **** the station is, by far, the most popular radio service in the North East with almost twice the listenership of its nearest competitor.The station also has a huge following on social media and has over 500,000 page views each month onYour Role:LMFM is looking to expand its market-leading sales team by recruiting a Business Developer and Sales Administrator to identify and develop new business and to administer our Customer Relationship Management System (CRM) enabling us to maintain strong relationships with our customers and to grow our business.A determination to identify and develop relationships with new customers is key to success in this role.The successful candidate will have a good understanding of social media platforms and search engines, enjoy meeting new customers and have a flair for efficient administration.Day to day you will:Identify possible new revenue from a variety of sources including social media platforms and search enginesChat with potential customers to compile and gather information relating to their advertising preferencesMaintain the CRM system to ensure customer data is accurate and up to datePrepare weekly briefings for the sales managerAttend weekly sales meetingsAssist in providing AL or other leave cover for other sales team membersAdhere to all sales department policies, including recommended rates and packagesAssist with special sales-related projectsStay abreast of competitive conditionsConsistently strive for best-in-class customer care deliveryWhat we're looking for from you:Highly motivated and able to work on your own initiativeTech-savvy with good understanding of social media platforms and search engines for information and data retrievalGood diction and telephone skillsAbility to experiment with AI to gather data more efficiently and to assist in preparing information.Good time management and organisation skillsEfficient in Microsoft tools, including Excel & PowerPointWhat's in it for you?Your package will include a competitive salary and an attractive performance incentive packageWe love our business and what we do.We want you to love work as much as we do, so we promise to offer on-the-job training and development, enabling you to be the best you can be.We are Onic:We create great audio and digital products.Our live radio and podcasts, along with our web and social pages, play a massive part in our listeners' lives.We engage, we inform and we entertain with our market leading products.In Ireland we own or represent stations in all main urban centres, and we create award winning solutions for our commercial partners.We are also part of a wider group with radio stations like Virgin Radio, talkSPORT, Times Radio and talkRADIO which are redefining speech broadcasting on digital audio platforms, connected TV and beyond.Life at News:At News UK & Ireland, our people are our heartbeat – they are the driving force behind our brands, and we want to enable people to thrive.Some of us work flexibly, in many different ways.We encourage you to talk to us about the flexibility you would like.Many of us work in a hybrid way between one of the News UK & Ireland offices and remotely.We champion diversity and inclusion; we strive to maximise and encourage every individual's potential and ensure everyone feels valued.We support this through our Diversity Board, D&I strategy & training, creating more diverse content, and our intern and apprenticeship programmes.We also have 11 employee-led networks.We take pride in looking after our amazing talent at News UK, supporting the Health and Wellbeing of our staff.In addition, we also offer:25 days holiday per yearMaternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks'Bikes for Work' schemeWide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning accessWe want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when interviewing, so feel free to let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.