Commercial Support Executive

The Team: U105, a personality led station that broadcasts from the heart of Belfast with over 228,000 people tuning in each week across Northern Ireland for a combined total of 2 million hours per week. U105 offers a superb mix of classic pop hits from the 80s through to melodic contemporary artists, soft rock, classic/new country and the present day.

Our people are the driving force behind our business, translating our editorial and audio content, listeners and readership into revenue through successful and innovative advertising campaigns that really do achieve their objectives.

Your Role: We are looking for a Commercial Support Executive who is required to provide administrative assistance to the Sales, SPI and Programming teams, along with the day to day running and administration of the radio stations

Day to day you will

• Greet and receive all visitors to the building and provide refreshment

• Sales administration for the sales team and SPI including: Distributing incoming leads to the sales team, updating daily documents and reports, producing “Planit” schedules as and when requested

• Act as point of contact for Head Of Sales

• Day to day running for the station including the stationary order, receiving and following up on any phone calls received externally and setting up any new suppliers to the station

• To assist SPI when required i.e. holiday cover and busy periods

• Support planning and booking of all SPI activity through internal systems

• Support the sales team with new and existing customers to develop long-term relationships

• Provide accurate revenue reports daily to station management and sales teams and updating the CRM system

• Liaise with Sales/SPI to ensure all campaign bookings are moved onto reports as swiftly as possible

• Support the Sales/SPI teams to achieve revenue targets on a monthly basis

• Carrying out final checks to ensure all processes are completed correctly before accepting a sales booking onto the system.

• Ensuring that all copy is processed and sent to traffic before deadlines & making any necessary adjustments ensuring all audio is correct and in date

• Ensuring that all finance processes are met, carrying out prepayments and updating internal docs when necessary.

• Carrying out support training with any new employees & supporting current employees ensuring that they understand all processes using the checklists and training guides

• Organising, scheduling promotional team to ensure they are briefed and equipped for any off air event

• Managing, scheduling, and running monthly reports for all clients.

• Telesales support for specific projects

• Undertake any other responsibility deemed appropriate

What we’re looking for from you

You are a positive, self motivated, outgoing individual who thrives under pressure and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience within a similar supporting / customer service role

• Demonstrable knowledge/ experience of telesales role

• Competent in using IT programs

• Great written and verbal communication skills

• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills

• The ability to complete work that requires a high level of accuracy

• Proven ability to work effectively as part of a team

We are Onic: Every day our audiences welcome us into their lives and allow us to share their day through. Individually and collectively in every setting and at any time of the day we are their trusted companion. Their trust allows us to connect in a deep and meaningful way across our audio, digital and online platforms. The fusion of the strength of our heritage and our cutting edge innovation enables us to deliver what our communities want, when they want it. We’re about connecting and cultivating communities of loyal listeners, online and on-air. With a monthly media footprint of over 10 million across on air and digital we have real broadcast coverage across Ireland. A national network that is proudly local and boldly vocal about what makes you – and us – unique. We know when to turn up the volume and when to dial it back. We’re all about celebrating local culture while staying tuned in to global trends. Our fresh, inclusive outlook means we can meet the needs of our local yet diverse communities while still connecting with a savvy, worldly audience. For more check out Onic.ie

At Onic, we embrace a hybrid work model, currently requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office. This approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and team spirit within our workspace. Certain roles may necessitate additional in-office days; please discuss this with your recruiter for specific requirements.

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• ‘Bikes for Work’ ’ scheme

• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks

• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities

• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%

• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know. You can contact us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.