Key Account Executive - London, UK
Contract: Permanent
Location: London, United Kingdom
Worksite: Hybrid (Working 50% less in office) or Remote
Start Date: ASAP
- You are a dedicated Salesperson that is well organised, self-motivated and has a record of success in delivering against targets. You will be able to demonstrate within your current role your expertise in developing high-level client relationships and growing accounts (top down and bottom up) to realise their full potential across a broad product portfolio. As an excellent communicator you will be able to engage and build rapport quickly with all levels of clients and colleagues alike. By having the ability to flex your style you will fit yourself into the Getty Images team and job role seamlessly, always bringing confidence and trust to customers, and being a positive influence with your colleagues.
- Develops new business revenue streams as it relates to all Getty Images products and services.
- Leverages industry experience and has a wealth of contacts territories.
- Travels to onsite customer meetings, industry events and client networking opportunities.
- Follows up on customer service issues as appropriate; fulfils management reporting requirements; mentors other sales employees.
- Develops sales approaches and solutions which lead to increased penetration and share of market.
- Works in collaboration with sales partners and colleagues in other segments/departments to define and execute account strategies and analysis where appropriate.
- Prioritise all activities to maintain a balanced pipeline of deals.
- Hunt for new revenue opportunities from within the existing customer portfolio.
- Develop and maximise outbound proactive sales methods including customer-facing sales presentations, phone sales, teleconference presentations and client briefings at trade shows, sponsor presentations and industry events.
- Understand content gaps in current deal structure that results in loss of share.
- Early understanding of new end client relationships with agencies to support more specific pitches
- Leverage all products and services to build new segment customer relationships and develop valuable revenue opportunities.
- Leverage cross-functional relationships to get work done efficiently.
- Embrace a strong Obligation to Care and a positive and proactive approach to problem solving
- In-depth industry experience and knowledge including market trends
- Experience selling to major event owners
- Strong contacts and reputation across relevant industry and ability to use extensive list of contacts to drive growth and present new insights.
- A growth mindset to open new doors and budgets and present new ideas across target customers
- Strong relationship building skills & experience of developing accounts to maximise revenue and elevate the customer relationship beyond the existing content deals in place.
- Proven success in building new business revenue within existing accounts.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects; must have strong organisational skills.
- Proficient knowledge of all MS Office tools, with solid grasp of Excel.
- Experience in using Salesforce and CRM.
- Proven effective closing and consistent forecasting skills delivering accurate Outlooks
- Able to build cross-functional relationships necessary to deliver revenue results.
- Strong communication, negotiation, presentation and proposal development skills.
- Project management - lead/co-lead a project implementation.
- Experience of selling multiple products in one solution.
- Experience selling, upselling, and developing underpenetrated accounts to grow committed revenue.
- C-suite level negotiation experience – cultivates relationships at the C-suite level and confidently negotiates enterprise level solutions.
Benefits for qualifying employees at Getty Images
Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
Private Medical Insurance through Cigna is designed to give you access to medical care where and when you need it. The scheme covers the costs of private medical treatment for consultations, out-patient, in-patient and day-care treatment in accordance with the benefit limits and rules set out in the policy. All employees are automatically covered from the date they join. Individual cover is 100% Getty Images paid, and there is also the option to add your spouse and dependents to the policy at an additional cost.
Time off Work/life balance is important to us
In addition to public holidays, Getty Images offers 25 paid holidays per year.
Company Paid Holidays
Employees enjoy company-paid holidays for each of our global locations.
Life Assurance, Critical Illness and Income Protection
We automatically enroll all new employees in our risk coverage schemes, with Getty Images paying 100% of the cost. We provide you with Group Life Assurance (x4 salary), Critical Illness Cover (x1 salary) and Income Protection (75% salary).
Employee Assistance Programme
Our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is provided by Health Assured. This is a free, confidential, service available to all employees 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year
Group Personal Pension (GPP)
Save for retirement with Aviva by making contributions consistently and conveniently through payroll deductions. Getty Images automatically enrolls all employees at 3% of your pay, with Getty Images contributing 5% of your pay. You have the option of increasing how much you contribute and benefit from tax and NI savings by contributing via salary sacrifice.
Learning & Growth
We value continuous learning and development to help everyone develop their skills. Enjoy mentorship, curated training & more.
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Who We Are:
Getty Images is a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace. Through Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash, we offer a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer—no matter their size—around the globe.
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