Title:

Group Account Director: Travel Sector

Location:

London

Salary:

GBP Neg

Description:

Purpose:To oversee the retention and development of their existing Travel clientsLead the new sales effort to appropriate travel clients who they do not have a direct relationship withEnsure that clients within sector spend revenue in line with their business plansDevelop expert travel search knowledge for the sector that will differentiate them from their competitorsLocation: Central London, W1Existing travel advertisersTravel prospect listSearch engines; Google, Yahoo!, MSN, Miva etcInternal relationships:Group Account Directors from the other key sectorsMarketing Director ensuring that market is aware of them and that sales pipeline is full of appropriate leadsHead of Operations working with Operations Manager to ensure uniform consistency of quality work is delivered by ouroperations team to meet travel clients needsKey Responsibilities;Provide strategic account management as owner of c15 travel accountsUnderstand and interpret client objectives, providing a solid business rationale for future recommendationsFull ownership over client results and satisfactionEnsure that the design, implementation and reporting of their clients travel search marketing campaigns is industryleadingCandidate QualificationsA proven sales person and key account handler with good commercial awareness with 5 years work experienceDegree educated with strong analytical and implementation skillsSolid Excel and Power Point skills2 years online experience preferably in an agency environmentSolid understand of search engine marketing techniquesUnderstanding of the UK travel marketQualified to work in the UKThis is an amazing chance to join one of the best companies in this market