At Hearst UK, there’s always more to the story. Join us as our Global Client Director to start the next chapter in your career. 

We’re the UK’s leading premium publisher, and the people behind iconic media brands such as Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and Country Living. We’ve created a working environment that encourages everyone to pull together. We never stop looking for brave new ideas. We’ll always try to develop and improve, we trust each other to do our best, and we have fun as we build on our heritage to make history.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Global Client Director is an experienced sales and marketing professional, responsible for independently driving the success of their assigned clients and agencies in collaboration with wider Hearst departments. The role will be focus on both Client direct and Agency relationships primarily in the UK and Netherlands (but with scope to work across other markets; Germany, The Netherlands, Middle East and the Nordics) to drive commercial revenue globally across all Hearst platforms (both Print & Digital) and products including (but not limited to) Content Partnerships, Display, Programmatic, Social & Events.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop strategic plans to achieve and exceed target revenue goals for designated agencies & clients alongside Head of Global Sales.  Maintain a constant focus on short and long-term revenue opportunities across all revenue lines Alongside Head of Global Sales build senior relationships with the key-decision makers within agencies and clients alike  Cultivate agency relationships to ensure Hearst are front-of-mind across both planning, buying and partnerships/solutions teams Serve as external product consultant educating clients and agencies on product solutions and best practices Manage Hearst’s representation at all key agency / brand events  Quality control of sales presentations leveraging market trends, insights and case studies Work closely with Global Creative Strategy counterpart to develop perception of Hearst as a partner for excellence and creativity To be an ambassador of Hearst UK and its values.  You may be required to undertake such further duties as your skills, qualifications and experience allow and/or as may be assigned to you from time to time

 

ABOUT YOU

A strong digital understanding and extensive knowledge of the international media landscape A proven track record of delivering required sales targets developing strong client and agency relationships and a natural ability to provide the best client service. Confident building senior relationships with key-decision makers within agencies and clients alike (C-Suite) An understanding of relationships with global clients based in Germany, Nordics, Netherlands, Middle East, UK Excellent in managing multiple stakeholders  Commercially aware and sales driven Confident & comfortable with clients and able to represent the team at external events Collaborative attitude is essential in working across multiple markets with diverse cultures Proactive and enjoys a varied role that never gets boring

 

WHAT WE OFFER

At Hearst UK, you can choose from a huge range of perks and benefits that can help you learn well, work well and live well including:

 

25 days’ holiday (with the option to buy up to 5 additional holiday days) - pro rated for part-time or fixed-term employees Hybrid working  Discounted gym membership Healthcare cash plan Spend a charity day with your favourite good cause Life assurance and pension scheme Regular socials and more!

There’s more to your story than you imagine. And the next chapter begins right here. 

Hearst UK is deeply committed to using our influential brands to reflect the world we want to live in – one that respects, protects, represents and uplifts the voices and opinions of all people. As a business, we recognise the significant benefits of creativity, collaboration and innovation that comes with diverse teams. Not only is diversifying the voices in our organization the right thing to do, but it also helps us to make powerful and exciting content that can be enjoyed by many more people. This is why we’re working to build a sense of true belonging within our business and foster a culture in which everyone feels heard.