Media Account Manager, Italy & Iberia - Reuters

This full-time, hybrid position is based in Madrid, Spain. Please note, we are looking for a candidate fluent in both Spanish and English.

Want to work for one of the world's trusted media brands? Like the sound of using your fluent Spanish, and English skills to create great relationships with global organisations? If so, this might be the job for you.

The Reuters News Agency is looking for a Media Account Manager to work with our global clients based in Italy and Iberia, from our offices in Madrid.

The Media Account Manager is responsible for licensing Reuters’ news and services to the news industry. Our customers are broadcasters, print and digital publishers, corporations and governments, and we provide our clients with multi-media news solutions to reach their audiences. Our products include video & text feeds, pictures & graphics, packaged content and syndication services.

As Media Account Manager, you'll be responsible for an established list of accounts in the Italy and Iberia region, growing the existing book of business as well as prospecting and closing new business.

About the Role

As our Media Account Manager, you will:

Cultivate strong customer relationships and ensure effective service delivery to accounts.

Develop a pipeline of opportunities which are systematically qualified, by managing the account’s decision-making process to ensure revenues are achieved.

Provide accurate and timely account pipeline reports, account plan updates and sales forecasts through the use of SalesForce CRM.

Exercise thought leadership to demonstrate an understanding of the customers business strategies, presenting the compelling value proposition of Reuters Media.

Consistently achieve monthly, quarterly and annual sales objectives through securing new business and contract renewals in order to meet and exceed targets, as agreed with the Head of Media Sales.

Develop a contact strategy with Editorial and key influencers via teleconference, e-mails, face to face meetings and customer events and relevant media.

Advocate on behalf of the customer with the Reuters Media account team and relevant cross functional departments.

Serve as primary contact for all client needs, requirements and expectations. This includes but is not limited to the preparation of quotes, formal proposals, management of change requests and responsibility for liaising with billing and credit control departments.

About You

To be our Media Account Manager, you will likely have:

Experience in a position with sales responsibility, within the media industry, a competitor or a news agency.

Fluency in English and Spanish, willing to support with clients in Italy (if you have knowledge of Italian, please list this on your application).

Demonstrated track record of success in sales and exposure to content licensing is mandatory.

Experience with broadcasters, publishers, online aggregators and/or wireless providers in the territories.

Good organizational and time management skills.

A track record of creating and closing business development contracts (identify, develop and articulate a complex proposition/consultative selling).

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and execute a sales plan, ability to use a variety of technology with a high level of proficiency.

Problem solving - ability to understand, articulate, structure and solve client needs.

Please Note: Completed applications must be submitted by Sunday 6th July 2025. Early applications are encouraged.

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What’s in it For You?

Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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