Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.
We are now looking for an Account Manager to join our award winning Advertising Sales team! You’ll be responsible for driving sales and growing revenue across your agency patch - utilising your expertise to provide tailored solutions to meet advertising agencies’ needs.
Your strong commercial mindset, communication skills and adaptability will contribute to the overall growth and success of our advertising initiatives.

HOW TO APPLY

Please upload a copy of your latest CV. You don’t need to provide a covering letter but we would like you to share your responses to the following two questions:

• Tell us about your best sales achievement or project that you have worked on.
• Tell us about a challenging client or campaign problem and how you went about solving it.

Don’t worry we’re not looking for an essay response, we’d like you to share roughly a paragraph (the suggested word count is 100-200 words per paragraph) for each question as part of the application process. Please provide your responses to our questions on one document and upload it along with your CV as part of your application.
The closing date for applications is 16th September 2025.
All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application, this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs. Please contact Alice on alice.connor@theguardian.com to discuss further so we can work with you to support you through your application.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Manage and provide the best responses to briefs across all Guardian products, ensuring high-quality solutions for clients.
• Build and maintain relationships with publishing, digital and partnership teams to enhance collaboration so we can provide the best responses possible.
• Lead and participate in pitches to secure advertising revenue.
• Host internal briefing sessions.
• Demonstrate autonomy and problem-solving skills to address challenges effectively.
• Cultivate and nurture post-sale client relationships with agency clients.

IT’S NOT ESSENTIAL THAT YOU MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS ABOVE, SO IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN THE ROLE AND FEEL YOU HAVE SOME OF THE RELEVANT SKILLS, THEN WE WOULD STILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPLY!

We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people at the Guardian. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. We actively encourage applications from BAME candidates and those from other groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media.