Sales & marketing

We’re one of the most marketable brands around. Our name is synonymous with entertainment. With choice. With making communication easier, better.And that’s all because we’ve got not only one of the UK’s largest marketing teams, but the most creative too. People who know just how to get our message out there.

Working closely together, and supported by a strong internal research team, Marketing at Sky is right there at the forefront of our business’ growth – increasing both revenue and subscriptions through customer marketing activity, and communicating creatively and engagingly with our customers through our brand marketing and communications teams.

“Not only one of the UK’s largest marketing teams, but the most creative too.”

The Marketing team offers real scope for development in what is a very commercial and creative area of the business. And, whether you’re a brand, customer or direct marketer, strategist, researcher, publicist or press specialist, you’ll have the chance to build on your experience with some extremely talented and ambitious individuals.

In over 230 of some of the best shopping centres across the UK, Sky retail stores offer our entire range of entertainment products to new and existing customers.

With around 44 million of these customers passing by our stores every week, there’s huge sales potential out there – with our sales professionals making a big impact and sharing in our future success as the UK’s largest shopping centre venue sales operator.

Sky Retail Stores is already a major and growing part of Sky’s direct sales strategy; we have ambitious plans in place that’ll see us grow significantly in the year ahead. In fact, by the end of 2009 we’ll have a presence in around 350 locations – just at the right time to take advantage of the imminent digital switchover. 

“We have ambitious plans in place that’ll see us grow significantly in the year ahead.”

Ambitious plans need ambitious individuals to drive them. And our friendly, customer focused sales professionals certainly have the product knowledge and proactive approach needed to realise our plans. They are also comfortable selling to all types of customers, with all types of needs, in busy, city centre locations, where they play their part by engaging in conversation, delivering information on the most suitable packages and detailing all the special offers available. Making our very flexible package one of the most competitive around.  

With leading-edge products, such as Sky⁺ and Sky⁺HD, we definitely have the home entertainment and telephony portfolio that customers want, backed by an excellent reputation for service, word-of-mouth recommendations and national marketing campaigns across all media forms that play such an important role in driving our sales. 

The Sky Sales Team enjoy a wide range of employee benefits, along with generous commission and the opportunity to be part of a sales force that is widely regarded as one which to aspire to – for both earnings potential and support.

Sky Media is the advertising sales division of Sky. While Sky Digital Media is the sales arm of our Online Business Unit.

There’s enormous potential to further enhance our advertising revenue. And it’s the media teams’ job to ensure it’s maximised to the full across all our channels, including Sky Sports, Sky One, Sky Movies, Sky News and our Discovery networks.

 But it’s about so much more than just advert spots. We’ve a range of innovative and powerful media properties, along with the best in new technology – across sales, sponsorship, online, text, interactive and traffic.

“The ideal place for talented and success-hungry team players.”

And the kind of people we’re looking for to join us in this exciting part of our business? Well, it’s the ideal place for talented and success-hungry team players who are looking for great rewards and fantastic sales and marketing career opportunities. Simple as that. Whether you come here as an assistant or account manager.

Sky is a business we’ve built by not only being first with ground-breaking content and amazing new technology, but first for our customers too. That means we always listen to what they want. And meet their needs in the most innovative ways possible.

So, ten years ago now, when pub landlords discovered that showing live football was a valuable way of attracting customers, we created the commercial arm of our organisation, Sky Business.

Today, there are millions of people watching Sky Sports’ live matches in their local every week.

Sky Business has commercial customers right across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. But it’s not all about pubs. Sky Business covers a wide range of business sectors including, bookmakers, offices, hotels, gyms, shops and golf clubs.

The Division employs over 150 people at sites in Osterley in West London and Livingston in Scotland. From here, it manages sales, operations, marketing and customer service for all business premises and public places.

“Develop your career in a fast-moving and challenging Business to Business environment.”

We also produce a dedicated Business to Business channel, The Pub Channel, and award-winning magazine, Preview, for our licensed trade customers.

If you’re looking to develop your career in a fast-moving and challenging Business to Business environment, there are a variety of roles in which you could make your mark, from Business Analyst and Marketing Executive or Manager to the more traditional field sales and development positions.