Advertising Sales Executive - Field Sales

New Stour & Avon Magazine; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An independent publishing company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Advertising Sales Executive to join their expanding team. This hybrid role involves selling advertising across trusted local media titles with a focus on building relationships and repeat revenue. The ideal candidate will have a proven sales ability and confidence in engaging business owners. High commission rates are offered, making this a lucrative position for high achievers.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales, media experience helpful but not essential.
• Ability to close longer-term contracts.
• Comfortable being measured on results.

Responsibilities

• Sell advertising across established local media titles.
• Build a personal book of business that compounds year after year.
• Manage your own pipeline and close deals.

Skills

Proven sales ability

Confidence speaking to business owners

Strong objection handling

Discipline to manage pipeline

Professionalism

Job description

The New Blackmore Vale is an independent publisher covering Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire & Hampshire. Our company prides itself on investing in content for our readers. Our publications are free for everyone and enjoy an extremely low return rate.

The Blackmore Vale is expanding, we are looking for experienced sales representatives who will believe in our ethos and are hungry for success.

Advertising Sales Executive (High Earners Only)

We are expanding our advertising sales team and are looking for exceptional sales professionals — not beginners, not order-takers, and not people looking for a comfort role.

This is a high-performance opportunity selling advertising across established, well-read local media titles with a proven audience and strong brand trust.

This role is for you if:

• You are confident closing longer-term contracts, not chasing one-offs
• You understand that real money is made through repeat revenue and renewals
• You want to build a personal book of business that compounds year after year
• You are commercially sharp, resilient, and comfortable being measured on results

What you’ll be selling

• Annual advertising series (13, 26 or 52 issues)
• Depending on which publication, series are weekly or fortnightly.
• Trusted local print titles, supported by digital options
• Advertising that delivers brand awareness, consistency, and credibility

Most of our advertisers commit for the year.

Earnings & structure

• Variable starting remuneration
• High commission rates (paid on total contract value, not per issue)
• Renewals continue to earn commission
• No resetting to zero every monthBuild a book that pays you again and again

Top performers will quickly see why this model out-earns transactional sales roles.

What we expect

• Proven sales ability (media experience helpful but not essential)
• Confidence speaking to business owners and decision-makers
• Strong objection handling and closing skills
• Discipline to manage your own pipeline
• Professionalism — these are trusted local brands

We value people who can sell, not people who like the idea of sales.

What we don’t offer

To be clear, this role is not:

• A place for short‑term thinking

It is a serious opportunity for serious salespeople.

This is a hybrid role, you would be expected to work from one of our offices at least once per week, then out on field calls for the rest of the week. this is not a "working from home" job role. If you would like to know more please contact [e-mail]