Sales Development Representative (3-Month Contract)

Sales Development Representative (3-Month Contract)

Join an awardwinning international B2B media company at a pivotal growth moment, and play a key role in driving new business opportunities across North America.

At Key Media, youll support our commercial teams by generating highquality meetings with senior decisionmakers, helping fuel media and sponsorship revenue across a portfolio of innovative B2B publications and events. This is a fastpaced, highimpact opportunity ideal for recent graduates or earlycareer professionals looking to break into sales.

Were a thriving global media business with teams across Australia, Canada, the US, the UK, New Zealand, Asia, and Europe. Based in Toronto, youll collaborate with experienced sales professionals and gain exposure to a truly international organisation.

About the Opportunity

This is a 3month contract role (with possible extension) focused onnew business meeting generation during a key commercial period. Youll work closely with senior sales reps to identify, engage, and qualify prospective clients, booking meetings that directly contribute to revenue growth.

Youll have the autonomy to:

• Identify and prospect new business opportunities across key markets
• Conduct outbound outreach (phone, email, LinkedIn) to engage decisionmakers
• Qualify prospects and book meetings for senior sales representatives
• Build and manage a pipeline of leads during a critical sales window
• Maintain accurate activity tracking in CRM systems
• Collaborate closely with sales teams to refine outreach and targeting strategies

Why Join Us?

• Competitive hourly rate (equivalent to ~$50K CAD annual salary)
• Competitive bonus paid per qualified meeting booked and attended
• Uncapped earning potential over the contract period
• Hybrid working from our vibrant downtown Toronto office
• Opportunity to gain handson experience in a high-performing B2B sales environment
• Structured onboarding and support from experienced sales professionals
• Exposure to a global media business and senior commercial stakeholders
• A strong CVbuilding opportunity with a recognised international brand
• Potential opportunity for future roles based on performance
• Energetic, collaborative team culture with clear goals and measurable success

What Youll Be Doing

• Generating new business meetings to support sponsorship sales across North America
• Conducting highvolume outbound prospecting via phone, email, and LinkedIn
• Engaging and qualifying prospective clients to identify strong commercial opportunities
• Booking meetings for senior sales reps with qualified decisionmakers
• Working toward clear daily and weekly activity and booking targets
• Keeping CRM systems up to date with accurate pipeline and activity data

What Were Looking For

• A recent graduate or earlycareer professional with a strong interest in sales
• Confident communicator, comfortable speaking with senior stakeholders
• Highly motivated, resilient, and targetdriven
• Comfortable working in a fastpaced, highactivity environment
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• A proactive mindset with the ability to learn quickly and take feedback on board

About Key Media & Our Culture

Key Media is a global B2B media company with leading brands across insurance, finance, legal, HR, and more. We create awardwinning content and events that connect business leaders with insight, connections, and recognition.

People stay at Key Media for one key reason: the culture. Were collaborative, energetic, and supportive. We give people real responsibility, celebrate success, and create opportunities for growth.

Learn more about life at Key Media here: Life at Key Media on Vimeo

This posting is for an existing vacancy we are actively recruiting to fill. We may use AIassisted tools for interview notetaking, but all decisions about candidate progression and hiring are made by people. Key Media is committed to employment equity and an inclusive, accessible recruitment process; we welcome applications from all qualified candidates and provide accommodations on request [email protected], and candidates who interview for this role will receive an update on their application status within 45 days of their last interview.