Are you a graduate with some experience in sales, marketing and or account management?
Would you like the opportunity to begin a career for a company where you can really develop yourself?
We have an outstanding position for a graduate account executive to join our niche client. They are ideally looking for someone with a degree and some experience within a sales environment but who does not want to work in a hard, cold calling sales environment but can still use their sales skills to develop business but in a softer sell.  Sales are a very small part of the role and can take a long time to complete and therefore the role is much about developing the relationships with clients and negotiating.
The company
Our client is a leading provider of high-quality publishing and knowledge dissemination solutions. They make it easier for small and large organizations to manage their business.

The Role
• Assist the Sales and Licensing Manager to carry out the sales strategy
• Help  develop subscription sales
• Provide administrative and clerical support
• Establish and maintain the trust and support of your immediate manager.
• Establish and maintain relationships with colleagues.
• Travel in the UK and overseas
• Inhouse studio work and freelance work checked for accuracy against specification
• Responsible for proofreading copy
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with the company's key clients
• Maintain aggregator agreements for services
• Update prices to ensure maximum profitability as well as carry out research with consortia groups

The person
• Excellent administrative skills and attention to detail are vital
• Must be able to deal confidently with internal and external contacts at all levels of seniority
• Able to set priorities for own work.
• Education to degree level or equivalent
• Excellent communication skills both face to face and over the phone.
• Extremely articulate
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Experience of working in a rights/sales role in an STM publishing environment.
• The ability to negotiate licence contracts is required, and knowledge of copyright matters, and subscription fulfilment would be an advantage.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and Access.
• A good knowledge of databases would be an advantage.

Benefits for you:
• Free parking
• The chance for UK and International travel
• The opportunity to work for a global publishing company
• Competitive Salary
• Career development

Are you part of the new era within marketing and fully competent within SEO and PPC?
Would you like the opportunity to work for an award winning well known ands respected digital agency?
Do you love the London buzz but hate spending hours travelling?
We have the perfect opportunity for you, look no further!
Our client is looking for an ambitious, driven, motivated individual to join their dynamic team and work from the beautiful Colchester based offices. You will be someone with a degree or experience within marketing who completely understands SEO and PPC. Ideally you will come from an agency background where you will have worked with clients and understand their marketing campaigns and have the ability to improve the service to them. If you are lucky enough to be offered the position with this company you will not want to leave, many members for staff have been there for years and if there is an opportunity it is due to growth so apply today and don’t miss out!!
The company
Our client is an award winning digital marketing agency who has been awarded some of the most prestigious awards and is included in the ranks of various prestigious listings. They are extremely passionate about the digital era and feel this dedication and commitment to this ensure they stand out to their clients above anyone else.
The Role
• Account management
• Analysis of your client’s requirements
• Strategizing on your clients accounts
• Campaign analysis and reporting
• Set up and management of natural search and paid search marketing campaigns
• Deliver the highest level of service
• Maximize client’s online marketing budgets

The Person
• Previous experience within a digital agency
• Experience of account management
• Knowledge of SEO and PPC
• Degree in marketing (not essential)
• Strong communication and liaison skills – both written and verbal (essential)
• Well organised with exceptional attention to detail – (essential)
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook – (essential)
• Good literacy and accuracy skills

Benefits to you
• Competitive salary
• Private health care (after 6 months)
• Regular company organsied events
• Free parking
• The chance to work for a very well established agency
• Become part of a fun, creative and interactive team

Outstanding opportunity for an experienced social marketing executive to join our leading insurance intermediary client. This is a fantastic position for someone who wants to have a London Lifestyle but without the daily commute to London. You will be working from the Colchester office but also spending a few days per week in London and sometimes Guildford.  You will be working within their einsurance Team, reporting to the Head of Search & Social as part of a dynamic busy team this is a fantastic opportunity to progress your career in the online world.
The company
Our client has over 4,000 staff across 100 UK only offices. Each office is a specialist insurance centre in itself, these centres give you access to real product and market knowledge. They pride themselves on their personal touch and try to ensure that each centre employs less than 40 staff to ensure their customer receives a dedicated service.
The Role
• Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) through on-site technical SEO and off-site with a focus on Link Building opportunities utilising our web assets. A close working relationship with the web development, user experience and content teams will be essential.
• Social Sharing, Distribution & Engagement of our web content, through channels such as but not limited to Google+, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn.
• Analytical Reporting & Recommendations based on Team and Business KPIs & Metrics.
• Analyse & proactively account for search trends & predictions, plus perform competitor analyses to make proactive best practice recommendations and improvements, plus will monitor web and social analytics to make recommendations for opportunities.
The Person
• Able to travel to London and Guildford a couple of days a week
• Experienced within a similar role
• Proven track record or success in online marketing including SEO, Social Networking, Online PR and Web Analytics.
• It would be advantageous to also have hands-on experience in Content Creation, Editing & Distribution, plus Email Marketing and Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising.
• Strong skills in analysis and organisation, with experience of producing and communicating Analytical reports.
• Experience of creating new campaign ideas and messaging with a good understanding of key online performance metrics.
• A background in financial services would be beneficial though not necessarily essential.

What’s in it for you:

• Lovely working environment
• Great career prospects
• Travel
• Competitive salary £36-42k
• Fantastic company

The Person
 Experience of Analytics, SEO, accessibility and web standards
 Demonstrated ability to produce quality code in a team environment
 Excellent written and spoken communication skills
 Love the cutting edge and exploring new technologies
 Interested in working in the social networking space
 Good Knowledge of html, CSS, Cross Browser Compatibility and Adobe Photoshop.
 FTP and website management
 PSD to HTML/CSS Executions
 Expression Engine / Wordpress/ CMS experience
 LAMP Experience
 IT Support

What’s in it for you:

 Salary dependant on experience
 Excellent progression opportunities
 Creative and dynamic team working environment
 Free parking and easy to reach on public transport
 Modern offices

Are you target drive? Do you enjoy working in a fast paced environment?
Do you think you have what it takes to succeed on the apprentice?
We are seeking driven, motivated, confident, experienced sales people to join our Colchester based client. Working within their modern offices in a creative environment where working to deadlines, and the ability to cope in an ever changing environment are paramount.
The company
Our client works within sales in both consumer and business to business market. They have been trading for over 25 years and are a specialist within their industry.

The Role
• Given a set key of clients new, old and existing to target
• Regularly contacting these people to pitch and sell to them
• Working to individual and team targets
• Liaising with all internal and external teams
• Ensuring different details are in on time
• Liaising with clients both face to face and over the phone
• Representing the company at trade events
• Visiting customers
• Working within business to business
• Searching for new business opportunities

The Person
• Previous track record in sales over the phone
• Used to work in a target driven environment
• Not afraid to call and close a sale
• Confident communication skills both face to face and over the telephone

Benefits to you
• The chance to work for a growing company
• The opportunity to earn bonus
• Monday to Friday working hours
• Free parking or easy access but Public transport
• Great team working environment

Media Sales Executive
Working for a one of the largest well established local publishers. Due to development a new opportunity has arisen for a driven, competitive and sales focused executive to join a small team of executives. This role will allow you to show off your sales ability and motivate others in driving the business forward.
The company
Well established publishing company who publish over 30 B2B and consumer magazines based in Colchester. Trading for over 10 years they are a well known and reputable company with good career development opportunities.
The Role
As a sales executive your role will be:
• Secure the sale of advertising space within a given title, to contribute towards hitting set financial targets. 
• Oversee the production and proofing of all copy for the advertisements they have sold each issue.
• Responsible for ‘growing’ and maintaining their sector of the alphabet split. 
• Expected to know the deadline of each issue and ensure that all their duties are carried out in time for the magazine to fill it’s deadline
• Providing copy to the studio – to the correct specifications – copy chasing and making sure that every client with an advertisement booked has been contacted and informed of the date by which copy is required.
• Expected to handle their own administration pertaining to their bookings and their leads. 
• Where necessary to attend exhibitions relevant to their magazine. 

The Person
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written – most importantly an impeccable telephone manner.
• Ability to keep paperwork in order and perform basic administrational duties.
• Good organisational skills and ability to co-ordinate several tasks at once.
• Good customer service skills and the ability to be a team player.
• Experience of selling over the phone or face-to-face.
• Knowledge of the publishing industry.

What’s in it for you:

£14 - £16k + competitive bonus
Free parking and easy to reach on public transport
Modern offices

Rare opportunity for a PR, sponsorship and advertising executive to join our well established client working from their offices in Suffolk.  Your role will be to develop, implement, monitor and measure the companies PR, sponsorship and advertising initiatives.
The Company
Our client is a long established and highly successful law firm who provide a full range of services to businesses, institutions and individuals. They have won awards for their excellent service and pride themselves on delivering the highest available service to those that use their services.
The role
• Developing a PR plan for the company in line with our wider communications strategy
• Liaising on a daily basis with fee earners to identify opportunities for PR coverage for the company
• Building relationships and networking with colleagues, other professionals and the media;
• Monitoring the media, including newspapers, magazines, trade journals, broadcasts and social media, for opportunities for PR coverage for the company
• Researching, writing and distributing press releases to targeted media
• Ensuring PR activities are on message and in line with the communications strategy
• Promoting news stories and features to the media
• Collating, analysing and evaluating media coverage
• Attending and promoting events and seminars to the media
• Managing the PR aspect of a possible crisis situation
• Managing the firm’s relationship with our PR agency
• Maintaining the press area on the firm’s website
• Helping to develop and facilitate thought leadership initiatives within the firm;
• Providing advice and guidance on PR best practice to partners, fee earners and to the marketing team
• Assisting with the production of the companies client publications
• Assisting with the production of newsletters and updates
• Commissioning market research
• Co-ordinating studio or location photography
• Implementing PR and advertising aspects of any sponsorship deals;
• Placing and devising advertising and advertorials.

The Person
• Solid marketing background with experience in PR ideally gained within a professional services environment
• CIPR/CIM or equivalent
• Sound copywriting skills
• A high level of attention to detail and good communication skills
• Flexibility, determination, enthusiasm and the ability to cope well under pressure
• Interpersonal skills, plus good presentation skills and confidence
• Good teamwork and negotiation skills, and a willingness to roll up sleeves and deliver hands on help as part of a team
• Self sufficient in prioritising and managing a large and varied workload, planning ahead and motivating others
• Ability to think strategically along with good analytical skills
• Business awareness and a good knowledge of current affairs
• Creativity and imagination
• Ability to use initiative.
• Flexible to travel to various offices in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk

Do you have a passion for music?
Do you have outstanding attention to detail?
We have a fantastic rare opportunity for a copywriter and licensing assistant to join our unique client. Working in their beautiful offices you will be part of a team of music enthusiasts delivering a high level of service to the company’s clients.
 
The Company
Our client works with some of the UK’s leading broadcasters, advertising agencies and independent production companies. They are very unique and they surround themselves with fun, energetic, witty, intelligent, self starting people with a can do attitude.

The Role
• Reporting to the Director of Publishing
• Timely and accurate registration of new music tracks with copyright collection societies
• Working with composers to ensure contracts are completed for new tracks well in advance
• Checking of royalties received from collection societies against cue sheets and usage reports
• Ensuring all license requests are processed accurately and efficiently
• Ensuring that the company’s many thousand music copyrights are registered accurately and efficiently with royalty collection societies around the world, and for checking accurate receipts of royalties.
• Issue music licenses and invoices to customers for theUK-based sales teams.

The Person
• A high level of numeracy, competency with spread sheets
• A meticulous attention to detail
• Must have own driving license and vehicle
• Excellent communication skills, and particularly good written English
• The ability to work alone and within a team, and perseverance to see tasks through
• An understanding of any main European languages would be an advantage
• Ideally a broad understanding of the music industry, and in particular the royalty process
• Strong Excel skills, experience working with formulas and pivot tables 
• Data analysis and/or financial qualifications or experience

Benefits to you
• Beautiful working environment
• £14k salary
• Fantastic opportunity for recent graduate or someone with an interest in music

Sales Executive
Working for a one of the largest well established local publishers. Due to development a new opportunity has arisen for a driven, competitive and sales focused sales executive to join our client’s team working on one of their leading titles. This role will allow you to show off your sales ability and become part of the exciting world of publishing. The role would suit someone who is currently working in telesales sales and looking for their next step to develop themselves.
The company
Well established publishing company who publish over 30 B2B and consumer magazines based in Colchester. Trading for over 10 years they are a well known and reputable company with good career development opportunities.
The Role
As sales executive your role will be:
• Secure the sale of advertising space within a given title, to contribute towards hitting set financial targets. 
• Oversee the production and proofing of all copy for the advertisements they have sold each issue.
• Responsible for ‘growing’ and maintaining their sector of the alphabet split. 
• Expected to know the deadline of each issue and ensure that all their duties are carried out in time for the magazine to fill it’s deadline
• Providing copy to the studio – to the correct specifications – copy chasing and making sure that every client with an advertisement booked has been contacted and informed of the date by which copy is required.
• Expected to handle their own administration pertaining to their bookings and their leads. 
• Where necessary to attend exhibitions relevant to their magazine. 

The Person
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written – most importantly an impeccable telephone manner.
• Ability to keep paperwork in order and perform basic administrational duties.
• Good organisational skills and ability to co-ordinate several tasks at once.
• Good customer service skills and the ability to be a team player.
• Experience of selling over the phone or face-to-face.
• Knowledge of the publishing industry ideally but not essential

What’s in it for you:

£14-16k + competitive bonus
Career prospects
Free parking and easy to reach on public transport
Modern offices