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Advertising sales agent

Latest available data: March 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

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

129

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

53,31%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

3,65% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

74,40%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

25,74%

Part-time contracts

1,09% Turnover index

42

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

12%

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
52%
Between 1 and 2 years
10%
Between 2 and 4 years
14%
Between 4 and 8 years
4%
More than 8 years
14%
Administrative and support service activities
23%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
19%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19%
Other service activities
10%
Information and communication
9%
Others
20%

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.