Job Overview
At Optimus Worldwide in partnership with Partner Plus Media are looking for an exceptional Media Buyer to join our growing Venue Acquisition & Media Buying Department.
This is a commercially driven role for someone who knows how to identify opportunities, build relationships, and develop long-term commercial partnerships.
Previous commercial experience in media buying within an advertising, publishing, or media environment is essential.
We are looking for someone who is transparent, trustworthy, tenacious and commercially hungry, with the personality and professionalism to act as an ambassador for both our team and the wider company.
About Partner Plus Media
Partner Plus Media is a market-leading publishing company operating globally.
Since entering the market, we have grown rapidly year on year, establishing strong relationships with thousands of organisations across the luxury, healthcare, hospitality, automotive and other specialist sectors.
We create exceptional, bespoke print and digital publications for our venue partners. These publications are produced at no cost to the organisation, with each publication funded through carefully selected, targeted sponsorship and advertising partnerships.
Our work ranges from premium luxury publications for prestigious hotels, car dealerships to specialist healthcare resources designed to support education, awareness and referrals.
Our reputation has been built on the quality of our products, our relationships with our partners, and our commitment to delivering an outstanding service.
The Opportunity
We are now looking for an outstanding Global Media Buyer / Business Development Executive to join our UK team based in Bispham, Lancashire.
You will work within our established Venue Acquisition & Media Buying Department, focusing on our rapidly expanding portfolio of organisations across the world.
This isn't a traditional sales role.
You will be responsible for identifying and approaching organisations across our various sectors and international markets, introducing them to Partner Plus Media and securing their agreement to become one of our publishing partners.
Your role is to identify, approach and build relationships with organisations across the world, working across a diverse range of sectors including healthcare, luxury, hospitality, automotive, and other specialist markets. You will present our proposition, overcome objections, negotiate agreements, and ultimately secure the organisation as a Partner Plus Media publishing partner. This is a highly rewarding role for someone who is commercially driven, enjoys developing relationships, and has a genuine passion for securing new business.
You will also receive a bonus for every organisation you successfully secure.
With thousands of organisations already within our network and significant international expansion planned, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the continued growth of Partner Plus Media.
Your Responsibilities
- Researching and identifying potential organisations through multiple channels and strategies.
- Building and managing a strong pipeline of prospective organisational partners.
- Contacting and engaging business owners, senior executives, and key decision makers.
- Presenting our unique publishing proposition by telephone, email, video conferencing, and social media.
- Understanding an organisation's business and identifying how our publications can provide genuine value to their organisation.
- Negotiating and securing new publishing partnerships.
- Developing and nurturing long-term commercial relationships.
- Identifying opportunities across our various media sectors and international markets.
- Maintaining accurate and up to date information within the company CRM.
- Preparing contracts and information in accordance with company processes.
- Consistently achieving and exceeding performance targets.
- Identifying new strategies and opportunities to improve results and partner engagement.
- Represent Partner Plus Media professionally at all times.
What We're Looking For
Commercial media buying experience within advertising, publishing, or media is essential.
You should be an experienced commercial professional who is comfortable speaking confidently with senior decision makers.
We are looking for someone with:
- Proven experience in media buying or commercial business development.
- A strong track record of securing new commercial clients and partnerships.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship building skills.
- Confidence speaking with business owners and senior executives.
- A highly commercial and target-driven mindset.
- Exceptional tenacity and resilience.
- Strong organisational and pipeline management skills.
- The ability to work independently while contributing positively to a successful team is important.
- A professional, confident, and personable manner.
- Strategic and innovative thinking.
- A genuine hunger to succeed and earn.
- Honesty, integrity, and transparency.
- A positive, energetic, and can-do attitude.
- The ability to act as an ambassador for the company and our clients
Pay: From £35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Must have a least 2 years experience in this role.
Work Location: In person
