Sales Executive

Job description

Company Description

Double Media is an award-winning digital marketing agency based in East Sussex, proudly named Sussex’s Marketing Agency of the Year 2025. We help ambitious businesses grow through social media management, SEO, PPC, website creation, and content production. We are known for being straight talking, organised, and results driven. No fluff, no smoke and mirrors, just good marketing delivered properly.

The Role

We are looking for a career driven, commercially switched on Sales Executive to join Double Media. This role is ideal for someone who genuinely enjoys meeting people, building relationships, and turning conversations into long term clients. You will generate and convert new business through a mix of inbound enquiries, outbound outreach, networking, and relationship building.

Salary and Commission

• Base salary: £22,000 to £30,000 per year (depending on experience)

• Strong commission structure with clear targets and genuine earning potential

• Performance led role where you can materially increase your income as you grow

Who This Role Suits

• Recent graduates or people finishing college who want to break into the sales world

• Post graduates, ideally 1-2 years into their career

• People looking for a career change into a commercial, people focused role

• Confident communicators who enjoy speaking to business owners and decision makers

• Self starters who like structure, targets, and progression

Why Double Media is a Great Place to Work

• Supportive, ambitious team with high standards

• Clear training, expectations, and a sales process that works

• Direct access to leadership and day to day support

• Strong local reputation and a service people genuinely value

• A role with variety, autonomy, and regular networking events and client meetings, not just desk based outreach

Why This is a Great Career Opportunity

• Build proper sales and business development skills quickly

• Learn prospecting, qualification, discovery calls, and relationship led selling

• Develop confidence speaking with decision makers across multiple sectors

• Clear progression for people who perform and take ownership

• Opportunity to grow your income through commission as your results improve

What a Typical Day Looks Like

• Reviewing and qualifying new leads from inbound enquiries, lead platforms, social media, and networking

• Researching prospects properly before outreach so conversations are relevant and personalised

• Making outbound calls and sending tailored emails and messages to start conversations

• Following up consistently using a clear chase process across calls, emails, and messages

• Attending networking events and arranging one to ones to build genuine relationships

• Managing and nurturing relationships with prospects and clients you bring in, keeping regular contact and staying top of mind

• Booking discovery calls and meetings, qualifying needs, and moving opportunities through the pipeline

• Supporting the proposal process by gathering the right information and handing over clearly to the internal team

You Will Be Strong In

• Relationship building and staying in touch consistently

• Networking, including events, booking one to ones, and following through afterwards

• Lead qualification, spotting what is genuine, what is a fit, and what is a waste of time

• Research and personalisation, no generic outreach

• Follow up and persistence without being pushy or awkward

• Organisation and consistency, keeping your pipeline clean and doing what you said you would do

• Commercial curiosity, asking smart questions and holding a proper conversation with decision makers

• Confidence on calls, handling objections calmly and moving things forward

Tools You Will Use

• A sales pipeline and activity tracking so nothing gets missed

• Email and calendar scheduling

• Lead sourcing and qualification

• Basic reporting and performance tracking

• Messaging and outreach across phone, email, LinkedIn, and social platforms

What Success Looks Like

• You consistently generate qualified conversations each week

• You build a strong local network and keep activity levels high

• You follow up properly and keep opportunities moving

• You bring in good fit clients and maintain strong relationships over time

• You communicate clearly internally so proposals and delivery handovers are smooth

Ideal Experience (Not Essential)

• B2B sales, business development, or account management

• Agency, marketing, professional services, or relationship led sales environments

• Comfortable with networking and building relationships

• Used to working with targets and activity expectations

Personality Fit

• Career driven and wants progression

• Confident, friendly, and professional

• Takes ownership and does not need chasing

• Enjoys being out meeting people as well as structured desk based outreach

• Values honesty, consistency, and doing things properly

Ability to Commute or Relocate

• Heathfield: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

• Driving licence (required)

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Heathfield

Type of Contract

Full Time Jobs

Published at

02-05-2026

Profession type

Advertising / Marketing / PR

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English