Vacancy Details

Communicator - Business Development Executive - 2008 - North East

As a Graduate Business Development Executive, your role is designed to make a substantial contribution to the growth and success of Communicator Corporation through the effective identification and development of new and profitable business relationships. You will be given a structured internal and external training programme over your first 18 months with Communicator. On our graduate training programme you will spend time working alongside the account management, new business, direct business and business development teams. You will be involved in regular client visits, establishing new business through both warm and cold leads, attending sales appointments and liaising with identified prospects and maximising every opportunity to ensure the longevity of client relationships. This role will involve UK-wide travel.

On successful completion of the program you will have the opportunity to be promoted to a Business Development Executive or a Digital Marketing Executive, managing our client accounts.

You will be outgoing, motivated, proactive and confident with a strong professional image, a sound understanding of technology, excellent commercial awareness. You will play an active role in the continued development and growth of our business through your skills and experience. You will have:

• Recently graduated with degree of a 2:1 or higher
• An enthusiastic, proactive and tenacious attitude towards work
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Target driven with the ability to work to strict deadlines
• The ability to work unsupervised as well as within a team
• Previous consultative sales experience would be an advantage, but not essential.

To attract exceptional people we offer an excellent package. You can look forward to a competitive salary, commission earnings that are uncapped, contributory pension scheme, life assurance and 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays).

 

To apply for a graduate opportunity with us, please send your CV and covering letter to our HR department at recruitment@leighton.co.uk. You should tell us about the particular area you are looking to work in and the specific contribution that you can make, in addition to detailing the modules you have undertaken and the results achieved.