Subscriptions New Business Sales Executive

Description

New Subscriptions Sales Executive | London (hybrid) | Up to £30,000 OTE to £45,000

Insurance Times, the UK’s leading media brand for the general insurance industry, is recruiting a New Business Subscriptions Sales Executive to drive growth across our portfolio of digital news, insight and data products.

You will focus on winning new B2B subscription revenues from insurers, brokers, MGAs and suppliers by managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through to close and handover.

Key Responsibilities

Proactively prospect and qualify new business opportunities across the UK general insurance market using phone, email, LinkedIn and events.

Manage the full sales cycle for new subscriptions: discovery, product demos, proposals, negotiation and closing.

Build and maintain a high‑quality pipeline, updating the CRM with accurate contact, activity and forecast data.

Conduct needs‑based discovery calls to understand client objectives around market insight, competitor intelligence, distribution and growth.

Present and demonstrate Insurance Times subscription products, clearly articulating value, ROI and use‑cases for different stakeholder groups.

Prepare compelling, data‑led proposals and commercial offers tailored to client size, segment and usage.

Negotiate terms and pricing within defined parameters to meet or exceed monthly and quarterly new-business targets.

Collaborate closely with Customer Success/Account Management to ensure smooth onboarding, early adoption and strong first‑year renewal potential.

Work with marketing to follow up campaign leads, contribute to outbound campaigns and refine messaging based on client feedback.

Monitor competitor activity and market trends in insurance and B2B media to inform targeting and proposition development.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Proven B2B sales experience in subscriptions, media, data/insight or SaaS; experience selling to professional or financial services audiences is an advantage.

Evidence of meeting or exceeding new business revenue and activity targets in an outbound sales role.

Strong consultative selling skills: confident in running structured discovery, mapping stakeholder needs and building value rather than “rate card” selling.

Excellent communication and presentation skills, with a professional, credible telephone manner and strong written proposal skills.

Strong negotiation and objection‑handling skills, with resilience and persistence in high‑activity environments.

Organised and disciplined in managing time, pipeline and admin, including CRM usage and basic sales reporting.

Commercially aware, comfortable discussing revenue, ROI and performance with senior decision‑makers.

Self‑motivated, target‑driven and collaborative, able to work both independently and as part of a small, high‑performing team.

Benefits

Competitive salary + uncapped commission

25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off

Holiday buy scheme for extra flexibility

Structured career progression & ongoing training

Pension plan

Employee Helpline counselling and advice

Perks & discounts including:

Gym membership

Cycle to Work scheme

Eye care

Retail discounts

Team building days & annual volunteer charity day

About Newsquest Media Group

We are a media company with a difference. We are committed to bringing a voice to your region by investing in a passionate team of journalists who proudly serve their communities by sharing authoritative news that readers trust. Our sales teams provide local businesses with highly responsive digital advertising and marketing solutions.

We are one of the largest regional news publishers in the UK and have a portfolio of more than 250+ local news brands and magazines online and in print. With an online audience of 41 million users a month and 7 million readers a week in print, our content is read by a substantial proportion of the UK population.

In addition to our local news brands, we own several digital pure play and specialist media businesses such as s1jobs and s1homes, Exchange & Mart, and Newsquest Specialist Media. We also own LOCALiQ, an award-winning digital marketing agency that specialises in driving more leads, increasing online growth and generating return on marketing investment on behalf of thousands of UK SMBs.