Business Development Manager, Good Housekeeping

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Hearst is the UKs leading premium publisher home to iconic brands including Good Housekeeping Cosmopolitan Elle Harpers Bazaar Esquire Mens Health & Womens Health and Country Living.

At the centre of this portfolio sits Good Housekeeping one of the UKs most trusted consumer brands. Its accreditation and endorsement offering gives brands the ability to leverage decades of testing expertise and consumer trust.

The Role

We are hiring a commercially astute Business Development Manager to grow and monetise Good Housekeeping Accreditation and endorsements across Hearsts full brand portfolio.

This is a revenue-owning sales role focused on selling trust at scale.

Hearst operates a 4 hybrid working policy. Four days in the office and one day worked remotely.

Main Duties

A defined category portfolio with clear revenue targets
Full 360 sales cycle: prospecting pitching closing renewals and upsell
Commercial development of endorsement opportunities across all relevant Hearst brands
Senior relationships with senior PR contacts and marketing leads and brand directors at key clients
Strategic category growth in partnership with the Accreditation Lead

You are accountable for driving revenue while ensuring endorsement partnerships work seamlessly across editorial testing and content teams.

What Youll Be Selling

Good Housekeeping Accreditation
The right to leverage trusted endorsements across Hearst brands
Cross-brand media opportunities within Hearsts premium portfolio
Long-term brand equity and authority

This is consultative selling. You will demonstrate how a trusted accreditation can be embedded into brand positioning marketing campaigns and multi-brand activity leading to a sales uplift for clients.

What Success Looks Like

Delivery against clear revenue targets
Strong renewal rates and expanding client portfolios
Cross-brand endorsement activation in bigger media partnerships
Category growth driven by proactive pipeline management

About You

A proven commercial performer in media partnerships PR or agency environments
Confident pitching senior stakeholders and articulating value
Strategically minded and comfortable selling multi-brand solutions
Motivated by targets and energised by closing
Skilled at navigating complex stakeholder environments

An existing network within PR agencies and brand teams is highly desirable.

You understand how to turn trusted media endorsement into commercial advantage across a broader portfolio.

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DescriptionHearst is the UKs leading premium publisher home to iconic brands including Good Housekeeping Cosmopolitan Elle Harpers Bazaar Esquire Mens Health & Womens Health and Country Living.At the centre of this portfolio sits Good Housekeeping one of the UKs most trusted consumer brands. Its ac...