Sales Careers in the Media

• Those with media sales jobs need to develop business leads by phoning up client companies and arranging to speak to marketing staff in order to persuade them to buy advertising space or time in a particular medium.

• To be successful in media sales jobs, you need to be able to describe to them the benefits of the medium using stats and various usage data. The ability to negotiate on prices is essential and you should expect to spend a large amount of time on the telephone.

• There are a number of skills that apply for all sales careers and media sales jobs are no different. You will need excellent communicative and interpersonal skills which are used to build relationships with clients. You will also need to be confident, persuasive and patient in media sales.

• You will need a good level GCSE education for media sales jobs and A levels or a degree will be beneficial. Many media sales jobs will come with in house training to maximise your success in the sales job. The possibilities for career progression are very high in media sales jobs.

• The average salary for media sales jobs will be between £15k and £18k depending on experience and the company. Many sales careers also come with generous commission payments as well so a sales job can be very highly paid. You can search for media sales jobs here on Simply Sales Jobs.

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