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Advertising sales agent

Latest available data: December 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Ad sales agent Ad sales representative Advertising sales agent Advertising sales rep Media salesman Media salesperson Media saleswoman

Advertising sales agents sell advertising space and media time to businesses and individuals. They make sales pitches to potential clients and follow up on after-sales.

Tasks

In such cases tasks would include -
(a) Obtaining information about services to be sold and needs of prospective buyers;
(b) Negotiating contracts on behalf of seller or buyer and explaining terms of sale and payment to client;
(c) Signing agreements on behalf of seller or buyer and ensuring that contract is honoured;
(d) Making sure that the business service purchased is made available to the buyer in the agreed format at the agreed time;
(e) Selling by auction various kinds of property, cars, commodities, livestock, art, jewellery and other objects.
(f) Organizing group tours for business or vacation travel and making bulk travel and accommodation bookings.

Knowledge

  • Marketing and advertising
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Management and administration
  • Audio-visual techniques and media production
  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)

Digital competencies

  • Promoting products, services, or programs
  • Selling products or services
  • Developing professional relationships or networks
  • Monitoring developments in area of expertise
  • Communicating with colleagues and clients

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools for collaboration and productivity

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Communicating
  • Leading others

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Business and administration associate professionals

Business services agents

Business services agents not elsewhere classified

Other occupations of the professional group

Related training

Higher education
  • Advertising and public relations Bachelor
  • Marketing and market research Bachelor
Vocational training
  • Sales and retail space management HVET
  • Marketing and advertising HVET
Certificates of professionalism
  • Sales sales management CP3

Legend by training level:

Bachelor's degree and Master's degree
HVET: Higher Vocational Education and Training, IVET: Initial Vocational Education and Training, IQP: Initial Qualification Programme
Certificates of professionalism 1, 2, or 3

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Business services agents not elsewhere classified

133

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

63,33%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-6,20% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

82,13%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

26,55%

Part-time contracts

1,03% Turnover index

42

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

0%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Business and administration associate professionals

61%

39%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Business and administration associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Business services agents

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Business services agents not elsewhere classified

No experience
6%
Less than 1 year
42%
Between 1 and 2 years
12%
Between 2 and 4 years
19%
Between 4 and 8 years
6%
More than 8 years
15%
Administrative and support service activities
21%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
20%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17%
Information and communication
11%
Other service activities
8%
Others
23%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.