Publishing Sales

**Job description**

**About us**:
CTC Legal Media is a core news outlet for the industry and publishers of the globally renowned intellectual property (IP) law magazines _The Patent Lawyer_ and _The Trademark Lawyer._

With a global readership of over 60,000 IP professionals, our online platform and print products are ever-evolving in a fast-paced field. We print 14+ issues a year between our main publications and supplements, and our online platform is constantly updated.

We partner and attend many international conferences each year to distribute our publications and network.

We are an established, ambitious legal publication house and are ready to expand once again with two positions available for motivated sales professionals.

**The Role**:
As an integral part of the sales team, you can expect to:

- Manage your clients to collect materials by deadline, ensure the content is to print standard and/or work alongside the editorial team to complete the booking;
- Identify opportunities to grow business with existing clients;
- Sort out and contact potential new clients;
- Collaborate with the editorial team for seamless content production;
- Manage multiple clients concurrently;
- Work to deadlines;
- Engage with clients on LinkedIn;
- Support attendance at events: represent our publications at booths during conferences, attend social networking events including parties and dinners, and be willing to travel to do so;
- Occasionally work alternative hours to reach different time zones.

Full industry and product training will be given.
- Experienced in a customer-facing/telephone role, preferable with at least 1 year of telephone sales experience or similar relevant sales experience.
- A confident conversationalist
- Good writing skills
- Motivated and conscientious
- Organized and able to work to deadlines
- Able and willing to travel internationally a few times a year, either with a colleague or alone
- Competent on LinkedIn
- Tech-savvy
- Experience with content management systems and/or using CRMs a bonus

**Benefits**:

- Commission earned on every sale (5%)
- Be part of an evolving company where your opinion is considered and valued - you won’t be a number
- Be part of a small but social team
- Bonus scheme run January to December in time for a Christmas bonus
- Opportunity to travel internationally for conferences including networking events such as dinners and parties: this year’s locations include Washington D.C; Copenhagen; San Francisco; Madrid.
- Forge relationships with industry experts including house-hold names such as Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, Meta, HP and more
- Flexible schedule considered
- Part-time considered (salary will be adjusted accordingly)

**Further information**:
40 hours per week, generally Monday-Friday 09:00 - 17:00 with a 1 hour paid lunch but flexible working is considered, and sometimes necessary to hit different time zones.

28 days holiday including bank holidays.

Basic Salary of £19,000.00 per year with an OTE of £25,000 in your first year based on commission earned.

Subject to a six-month probation.

**Job Types**: Full-time

**Salary**: £19,000.00-£23,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Commission pay

**Experience**:

- Sales: 1 year (preferred)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Freelance

**Salary**: From £19,115.59 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Commission pay
- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Ashford: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location