Working Student Media Sales (m/f/d)

POLITICO reports on global politics. Since its founding in 2007, POLITICO has grown to a team of over 1100 employees in North America and Europe. In October 2021, POLITICO was acquired by Axel Springer SE and has since been one of its subsidiaries.

What you will move with us:

• create presentations and convincing pitch decks in PowerPoint
• research potential customers and contacts, e.g., on LinkedIn, in the lobby register, in CRM systems or via press sources
• identify and actively approach potential customers – for example, through creative outreach strategies, inbound leads, marketing campaigns or networking events
• maintain and update data in CRM tools such as Salesforce or in Excel lists
• organize, conduct and follow up on (sales) appointments and POLITICO events
• support the sales team in daily business, e.g., through market analyses and coordination with international colleagues

What you bring:

• you are currently an enrolled student (e.g., in politics, business administration, communication, media, marketing or similar)
• you are interested in media and (European) political developments
• you have initial experience with common AI tools as well as MS Office, especially PowerPoint and Excel
• you show initiative and independence, strong communication skills and a high degree of accuracy and responsibility
• ideally, you have knowledge of CRM systems like Salesforce or initial practical experience in B2B sales, political environment or start-up context
• you have very good German and English language skills, written and spoken

What we offer:

• diverse health offers and support for all life situations: From sports courses (Wellhub), yoga and meditation to preventive examinations and professional coaching with renowned partners (PME Familienservice)
• exceptional campus in the heart of Berlin with modern office spaces and collaboration opportunities, as well as flexible working hours and compatibility of studies & private life
• our free food offer: in addition to a breakfast snack, a free lunch in our Kiez-Restaurant
• a variety of seminar and workshop offers, language courses, conferences and lectures by in-house experts as well as networking events within the Axel Springer Group
• we offer you a part-time position, initially limited to one year, starting as soon as possible

PREMIUM-GRUPPE - new journalistic alliance of POLITICO Germany, WELT and BUSINESS INSIDER Germany. In times of political uncertainty and global upheavals, PREMIUM-GRUPPE delivers independent and contextualizing journalism, orientation, analysis and strong opinions. Together, its three brands comprehensively and high-quality cover politics, business and social issues – closely intertwined and across all channels. PREMIUM-GRUPPE GmbH is a company of Axel Springer Deutschland GmbH.

Questions and answers about the application process

The most frequent questions and answers can be found in our FAQs: career.axelspringer.com/de/faq

To facilitate readability, we limit ourselves to male designations in the text. Nevertheless, diversity is an essential part of our corporate culture! We welcome all applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, worldview, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity.

Information on the severely disabled representation at Axel Springer can be found here: career.axelspringer.com/de/ksbv

Contact person for this position (reference number REF2416L) is: Julia Lange #LI-JL1