Open Position: Head of Agency Sales & Trading

Job Title: Head of Agency Sales & Trading

Reporting Into: COO 

Company: Fix Radio

Location: Vauxhall, Flexible with Hybrid Working

Type: Full-Time 

Company Overview:

Fix Radio is a leading media company dedicated to delivering high-quality entertainment and information to our trade listeners. With a strong commitment to innovation, creativity, and community engagement, we have established ourselves as a prominent player in the radio industry. As we continue to grow and expand our operations, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of Agency Sales & Trading to join our executive leadership team. 

Position Overview:

As the Head of Agency Sales & Trading playing a critical role in the senior leadership team you will have autonomy to help shape our business strategy and drive commercial success. You will be responsible for contributing to commercial growth, managing all Media Agency marketplaces both at a Network and Independent Agency Level and implementing strategies to ensure our budget is achieved.

Agency space is a key part of our future success and we continue to invest in the right people to keep pushing it forward. We need experience, graft and hustle to get us there so being prepared to hit the ground running is a prerequisite.

This role offers the chance to join a growing, high‑performing team with the freedom to build flexible branded‑content solutions for major media advertising agencies. We take pride in our culture - we graft, we enjoy ourselves, and we’ve created an environment people want to be part of.

It’s one of the most exciting and rewarding commercial media roles available today, across radio and the wider media landscape, for the reasons outlined below:

• Consist rapid growth trajectory across all departments and we are proud to be the fastest growing radio station in the UK.
• Unique position in the market and job security due to our brand having no direct radio competitors and a 10 year first move advantage. It would be difficult to be challenged by other businesses looking to enter into our space.
• Market leading team with some of the best talent in the industry. Everyone is totally passionate, committed and also proven 7 nominations and a bronze for Station of the Year at the Aria’s 2026.
• Massive opportunity for growth, the trade and construction market alone is estimated at £100M (Targeting tradespeople) we are only currently receiving 7%.  Plus, the added scope to continue to massively increase revenue from non-trade brands and the agency team have grown revenue 140% YoY.
• An agile business that can be shaped and molded with no large number of board directors, hierarchy, bureaucracy and red tape. The ability to be entrepreneurial and creative to help implement change.
• We offer way above the industry standard salaries and this position comes with an extremely attractive remuneration package, a dynamic work environment and ample opportunities for professional networking and personal growth.
• A business that embodies ‘The good old radio days’ environment of providing freedom, fun, creativity and not just being another number.

Objectives & Responsibilities

• Contributing to our overall commercial revenue growth of circa 42% YoY across 2026.
• Experience leading agency teams with a proactive approach and mentality.
• Responsible for all agency team members, setting budgets and delivering a positive outcome.  To include the following:
  • Recruit, plan and build out the department strategy.
  • Strategic leadership and daily management, applying coaching and training for the Agency team to exceed an annual turnover of £1.350m across 2026.
  • Working closely with the creative solutions department, ensuring they’re serving your department effectively.
  • Working with the sales support function, to ensure the most effective use of each of your team members' time.
  • Managing our CRM for greater visibility of KPI’s, activity, forecasting & revenue.
  • Track and monitor unsold assets & create creative ways to ensure sell-out. Responsible for ensuring the team has support with insights, data and storytelling to engage and win potential new clients.
  • Ensure the right leadership skills are applied to every situation and model  the correct behaviors to create a supportive working environment. Fostering positivity and ensuring we have a highly passionate team but also professionally dealing with challenging situations.
  • Inspiring the team and leading from the front with personal success securing agency revenue in the business.
  • Embodying an ethos of TEAM. Actively seeking and collaborating to encourage bringing each department together to help achieve our overall company vision.
  • Stay abreast of the media landscape & be an expert on our competitors to create compelling stories to position Fix as the go to brand.

The Package:

Basic: Competitive Salary

Commission: Included to attain a competitive OTE

Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays

Working hours:  9am-5pm

Job Title: Head of Agency Sales & Trading

Reporting into: Rob O’Connell (COO)

Probation: 6 months

Requirement for visiting the office: Minimum requirement is to attend our monthly full team meeting 

Perks

• Future opportunity for share options in the business.
• Working Hours are 09.00 to 5.00, Monday to Friday.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Half day off on the last Friday’s each month.
• Holiday between Christmas and New Year’s due to office closure.
• Company pension scheme.
• Birthdays off on us.
• Quarterly Staff Social.
• Gym membership of general wellbeing Class Pass.
•  Private Health Insurance (subject to minimum service requirement)
• Life Insurance (subject to minimum service requirement)
• Income Protection (subject to minimum service requirement)

How to Apply

If you’re interested in this opportunity, please send your CV and a short cover letter to Rob O’Connell at rob@fixradio.co.uk