Account Director – New Business (Media)

TL;DR

Account Director – New Business (Media): Building and growing commercial content partnerships and digital media campaigns for global hirify.global.com audiences with an accent on strategic sales, creative solutions, and senior stakeholder engagement. Focus on managing complex negotiations, closing high-value deals, developing repeat revenue streams, and delivering campaigns with measurable commercial impact.

Location: Hybrid role based at London TVC, United Kingdom. Flexible working arrangements may be discussed at offer stage.

Salary: £50,000–£54,000, plus London weighting and eligibility for a 20% AdSales bonus.

Company

hirify.global Studios is a global media company producing and distributing television, audio, and digital content.

What you will do

• Lead the full commercial partnership cycle from prospecting and pitching through closing, campaign development, and account growth.
• Build and manage a pipeline of commercial partners while achieving quarterly and annual revenue and activity targets.
• Develop branded content concepts with production, research, creative, editorial, and client teams.
• Manage complex negotiations, contract redlines, and agreements in collaboration with legal, finance, and compliance teams.
• Build long-term relationships with C-suite stakeholders, industry associations, and key opinion leaders.
• Use audience insights and data to refine commercial strategy, improve conversion, and inform content development.

Requirements

• Commercial or business development experience, ideally in media, publishing, advertising, or branded content.
• Proven success exceeding commercial targets, managing full sales cycles, and closing complex deals.
• Excellent communication, presentation, persuasion, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Ability to identify commercial opportunities and position creative solutions against client KPIs.
• Experience managing long-term client relationships and developing repeat revenue.
• Strong project leadership skills and the ability to manage campaign delivery across multiple teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with Salesforce or a similar CRM.
• Interest in global current affairs, industry trends, and communicating complex themes.
• Ability to explain the work of writers, filmmakers, and designers to clients and colleagues.
• Strong data interpretation, time management, initiative, and multitasking skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible 35-hour working week.
• 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to five additional days.
• Defined pension with up to 10% employer contributions.
• Caring and parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access, life assurance, and accident benefits.
• Career development in an inclusive, values-led, purpose-driven environment.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted online only; CV-only applications are not accepted.
• Successful candidates undergo reference and eligibility-to-work checks, with additional safeguarding or adverse media checks where applicable.
• Offers may require disclosure of unspent convictions or police charges in line with hirify.global recruitment policy.