Media Sales – Commercial Manager

Permanent, salaried role with uncapped commission and profit-based bonuses

Base salary: £24,000–£26,000 (DOE)

On-target earnings: £35,000–£50,000+

Hours / 35hrs per week (Flexible)

Cene Media is looking for a Media Sales Commercial Manager with a huge enthusiasm for sub-cultures in and around hospitality, events, art, design and sport.

You will be working across both our multi-award-winning title ‘cene Magazine. Which is focused around the vibrant creative, hospitality and event industries in Kent, UK.

And our latest addition to our publishing portfolio, Padel Culture Magazine. Which explores and documents the off-court culture of the fastest growing sport in the world, Padel.

We need a new team player who is pro-active, ambitious and has great personable and communicative skills, who would be happy to work across Kent and the UK, representing the publications to new clients and sponsors (You will need a full UK driving licence.)

Both publications are commercially print and digital focused, while also continuing to grow our event opportunities.

What you’ll need;

• An ambitious and creative approach to sales (Creating new product ideas with the team)

• Be able to produce effective sales strategies

• Experience in face-to-face media sales

• Strong telesales phone manner

• Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to prioritise and organise your pipe-line and work-flow

• Confidence to work with a diverse range of clients

• Good geographical knowledge of the UK and the Kent region

• Work brilliantly in a team and independently

The position is salaried with a generous bonus scheme & benefits.

• Uncapped commission with on-target bonus

• Generous profit-share, linked to personal performance above annual targets

• Career progression opportunities

• Creative commercial input

• A flexible working week

• Working within a progressive business

• Casual dress

• Staff discounts on selective partner offers

• + Additional benefits

What’s included

• Statutory annual leave entitlement

• Pension scheme

• Company phone and MacBook

Office location.

Faversham, Kent

Cene Media Ltd is an independent print and digital publishing house from the South East UK, supporting the hospitality, creative, event and sport sectors.

Specialists in high-quality publications with a journalistic and creative lead our “coffee-table” style magazines have won the attention of some of the biggest corporations in the country.

Confidently bringing together stories from UK sub-cultures, conducting interviews and photoshoots with globally known public figures across all sectors.

Padel Culture® is a relaxed and approachable printed leisure-lifestyle magazine, focusing on the sport's community and culture. 

We talk to the individuals that set trends, dig into the stories behind the serve and find out how best to unwind after a tough match. Introduce our collaborative partners bringing innovation and immersive clubs that offer something brilliantly unique to padel.

And we pair an indie 'can-do' attitude with a hugely scalable sport lending itself to international brands and sharing the conversation with a dedicated audience seeking new experiences.

‘cene is a grass-roots, independent and multi-award winning magazine which focuses on sub-cultures in-and-around the county of Kent, UK.

Highlighting Music, Art, Design, Hospitality, Fashion and Event industries, ‘cene endorses individuals who use their ideas and originality to bring life to the creative landscape of the South-East.

With hyper-local knowledge, high-quality content and an approachable tone, ‘cene Magazine continues it’s drive for inclusivity in the subjects and delivery of it’s free-to-take printed magazines and online platforms.

Live Nation (UK) are event promoters who roll out unmissable multi-city series across the world.

We supported and created the annual magazine talking about the culture in-and-around the ongoing events at their newest venue Dreamland in Margate UK.

Conducting interviews with global artists such as Ali Campbell (UB40), Morcheeba, Happy Mondays & Haçienda Classiçal, all who will perform over the duration of the series and delivering it in Cene Media’s signature high-quality print finished format.

London Lions, the UK’s leading professional basketball teams reached out to discuss their vision of swapping out their match day programmes to a quarterly printed magazine surrounding the culture of basketball in London. The first edition of BASELINE launched at the Lion’s first European Cup home game in it’s beautiful and tactile finished print format.

Kingfisher Drinks are a Premium Beverage import company, supporting global brands with distribution throughout the UK. We designed and delivered their 2024/25 product brochure, displaying their internationally recognised award-winning brands, such as Kingfisher Beer, Sagres, Sapporo, Yeastie Boys, Ichnusa and much more.

Jim Lyons / Founder
Company Director
Creative / Production
jim@cenemedia.co.uk

Joe Bill / Founder
Company Director
Editorial / ACCOUNTS
joe@cenemedia.co.uk

Adam Jeakins
Head of Brand Partnerships
Adam@cenemedia.co.uk

Mark Jackson
Commercial Management
Mark@cenemedia.co.uk