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Sales Lead (UK)

Livewire

Remote

GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

A leading gaming marketing firm is seeking a Sales Lead for the UK to drive new business and foster relationships with brands and agencies. The ideal candidate will have a strong connection to the gaming industry, a network in the UK, and proven sales expertise. This full-time position offers flexible working and a dynamic work culture focused on innovation.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Work from anywhere for 1 month

Paid office closure between Christmas and New Year

Paid day off for birthday

Paid day off for World Mental Health Day

Monthly contribution to gym membership

Time off for charitable causes

Gaming events and giveaways

Qualifications

Must have an extensive UK agency and brand direct network of contacts.
Experience working collaboratively with internal and external teams.
A keen interest in gaming and its evolution.

Responsibilities

Sell gaming solutions and build relationships with clients.
Collaborate with creative and project management teams on ideas.
Build and maintain a robust pipeline.

Skills

Expertise in selling talent led branded content campaigns

Excellent negotiation skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Boostr or similar platforms

SALES LEAD (UK) | Join the Team Powering the Future of Gaming Marketing

Who is Livewire?

Livewire is on track to become the world’s largest and most effective platform for in-game and around-the-game advertising solutions, doubling its revenue every year since inception.

As the single-entry point for the world’s largest brands to connect with gamers, Livewire seamlessly integrates brands into gaming environments—inside the game, around the game, and through immersive experiences—while partnering with the most loved and trusted game publishers.

Gaming is the next frontier of digital media consumption, a once in a generation revolution that is transforming the way audiences engage with content. As the world moves beyond passive viewing, clicks and scrolling to playing, interacting, and experiencing, Livewire is enabling brands to capture the attention of over 3 billion players globally—in a repeatable, measurable, and highly monetizable way.

Livewire is at the forefront of gaming’s evolution, not just capitalising on the shift but leading it, defining new ways for brands to engage audiences where they play, interact, and transact.

About The Role

As our Sales Lead for the UK, you will be an integral part of the Commercial team and collaborate closely with our Head of Commercial, EMEA. You’ll be responsible for bringing on new business across a designated portfolio of agencies and direct brands, while super servicing and growing our existing clients.

Your energy for the gaming industry, spark for sales and effortless ability to engage contacts and build relationships will enable you to level up quickly. With a system-driven and organised mentality, you’ll know how to ensure all your contacts are proactively engaged and communicated with regularly.

This is a once in a generation role, leveraging our unique USP, exclusivities and partnerships across the gaming ecosystem, working with a highly motivated team with a common goal to create new categories to successfully connect global gaming audiences with brands in an authentic way.

What You Will Do

Selling in gaming solutions ranging from video and display media through to complex in-game IP partnerships and talent led executions
Building relationships with media agencies and clients directly
Evangelising about the gaming industry
Educating the market about Livewire’s role within the gaming landscape
Collaborating with our in-house creative, research and project management team (Livewire Labs) on proactive ideas and responses to briefs
Building and maintaining a robust pipeline

What You Will Need

Expertise in selling talent led branded content campaigns and media campaigns
A keen interest in gaming and its evolution as evidenced in your application
An extensive UK agency and brand direct network of contacts eager to learn about Livewire
Proven ability to work collaboratively with internal and external teams to deliver complex media solutions
Excellent negotiation and problem solving skills
Experience using Boostr or similar
Must be able to travel occasionally to clients\' site

Nice To Have

Experience working in gaming verticals (publishers, platforms, influencers, content, media and social)
Experience in a startup environment

What We Offer

Flexible hours and a commitment to work/life balance
Work from anywhere for 1 month of the year
Paid office closure between Christmas and New Year
Celebrate your birthday your way with a paid day off
A paid day off for World Mental Health Day and subscription to Headspace App
Monthly contribution to gym membership
Time off for pawternity care
Time off to dedicate to a charitable cause of your choice
Professional development planning with a personal growth roadmap and internal mentor scheme
Gaming events, voucher and code giveaways and monthly lunch and learns from expert speakers
Change the face of gaming while also having fun on monthly all team gaming afternoons wearing your favourite Livewire merch!

We are an equal opportunity employer focused on building a dynamic and inclusive work culture that values equality, equity and diversity and where everyone can have their voices heard. This means hiring and developing talent across all ages, races, ethnicities, religions, gender identities, sexual orientations and abilities. If you need any additional support for your application experience, please let us know.

We look forward to hearing from you. Let’s play!

What do I get from Livewire?

The rare opportunity to help support the transition of a scale up business into a global leader

Remote working, flexible hours and a commitment to work/life balance

Celebrate your birthday your way, every year, with a paid day off

Work with the world’s leading gaming brands, advertisers, talent and more

A team culture that empowers you through clear structure and autonomy, encourages learning and celebrates success

Change the face of gaming while also having fun on virtual monthly all team afternoons

Livewire fosters a high-performance, results-oriented culture that encourages entrepreneurial thinking and accountability. We want all of our team members to be setting the tone for excellence, collaboration, innovation and above all else action!

How to Apply

End with a friendly, action-oriented call to apply. Include internal referral encouragement where relevant. You can send your CVs to: hr@livewire.group

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