Account Executive
At a glance
Mid-level Account Executive role at Fa Euxy Saasfaprod1. London · full-time · £30,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Keep sales processes moving through administration, briefing sessions and advertising bookings
- Study trade and business press, then use market data to give the sales team competitor context
- Prepare a monthly competitor review with commentary on strong performance and potential openings
- Spot where customers advertise across rival titles and pass useful leads to the sales team
- Present pitches and post-campaign reviews to smaller clients, with guidance from the Sales Support Lead
What you bring
- You bring strong administrative skills and careful attention to detail
- You can handle several tasks against tight deadlines, including work with short lead times
- You are comfortable working with numbers and analysing data
Who this fits
This role suits someone keen to learn advertising sales across print, digital and podcast products. It is based in London, and the stated starting salary is £30,000 per year.
From the employer
Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.
We’re looking for an Account Executive to join our award winning advertising team.
Account Executives provide sales support to our advertising team, across all advertising products (print, digital and podcast), to enable them to spend more time with customers. As you will have the opportunity to support the team across the entire sales process, this is the perfect opportunity to learn the foundations of how to sell, from how to prepare material for pitches to writing and presenting campaign management reports.
About the role
- Administration of various processes related to the sales teams activities
- Coordinating briefing meetings and advertising bookings
- Researching the media marketplace reading trade press and relevant business press to increase your understanding
- Analysing market data to provide competitive insight to arm the sales team with a view on the market
- Reporting, produce a monthly analysis with insight and commentary showing what our competitors are doing well and where there are opportunities for us
- Identifying leads and sharing with the sales team insight into where our customers are advertising across competitor titles
- Presenting pitches and Post Campaign Analysis to smaller clients with support from the Sales Support Lead.
About You
- Enjoys learning new skills and working in a fast paced environment
- Interested in advertising and the media industry and keen to learn more
- Loves working in an environment that is values driven and customer focused
- Strong administrative skills and attention to detail
- Able to multitask and work to tight deadlines, often with short lead times
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Good numerical skills and comfortable working with data
- Responsible, accountable, acts with integrity
- Proactive, able to work on own initiative whilst being a strong team player
The starting salary for this role is £30,000 per annum.
We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people at the Guardian. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. We actively encourage applications from BAME candidates and those from other groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media. At the Guardian, many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements.
How to Apply
Please upload a copy of your latest CV.
The closing date for applications is 6pm, Thursday 5th November 2025.
All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application, this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs. Please contact Karen on karen.walter@theguardian.com to discuss further so we can work with you to support you through your application.
Benefits at the Guardian
You'll have 30 days of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age). We believe in giving back, which is why employees are given 2 volunteering days annually and the option of payroll giving. Season ticket loans are also available.
You are entitled to private healthcare, life cover, income protection, and eye tests. You can also opt in to dental insurance.
We have enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies in place. We also support our employees by offering an IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy.
Culture and Wellbeing
We want everyone to feel like they belong at the Guardian and we champion diversity of thought. Our various employee forums provide a platform to use their voice to foster an inclusive workplace. We became the first major media organisation to achieve B Corp status.
We offer tools to help you prioritise your wellbeing including access to our employee benefits platform which provides tailored support for health and wellbeing. In addition, we also offer free yoga and Pilates classes. These run alongside our corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.
Our canteen has views overlooking the Regents Canal and caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Learning and Development
We encourage personal and professional growth. Employees have access to a broad range of tools and solutions, and we are happy to support the pursuit of professional qualifications through vocational courses and apprenticeships.
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