Client Service Representative - London, United Kingdom - Business Wire

Description

Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global market leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. We are on a mission to redefine how organizations connect with their audiences - and that's just the beginning

Organizations, large and small, depend on us to accurately publicize market-moving news and multimedia, and generate social engagements that develop interactions with their target audiences.

As a Client Service Representative, you will be the first point of contact for new Business Wire clients.

Customer-focused verbal and written communications, multi-tasking, time management and organizational skills are a must to succeed in this role with a high level of client and prospect interaction.

You will be a key liaison between the sales team, newsroom and clients.


What You Will Do:

• Collaborate with colleagues on specific client interactions, record activity in Salesforce, and ensure proper client follow up occurs as needed.
• Act as liaison between client, sales team, marketing and newsroom to ensure that client needs are met
• Assist as needed with Business Wire office needs and events including media breakfasts and client visits and client lunch and learn events.
• Keeping current with public and investor relations industry trends
• Work as a team member to provide outstanding customer service and support
• Consistently surpass customer expectations by understanding the customer's business, empathizing with their problems and providing solutions to meet their needs.
• Take the first step, maintain a positive mental attitude and use enthusiasm and genuine concern to establish a trusting relationship that assures customers of your commitment and interest in understanding customer needs and working company internal systems to satisfy those needs.
• Objectively analyze problem situations, taking personal responsibility for identifying a resolution and steps to provide a solution and remaining engaged until a solution is reached.

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What You Will Need:

• Previous experience providing excellent customer service in a fast
• paced environment
• Strong organizational, time management and multitasking skills
• Ability to work under time constraints and deadlines
• Excellent and adaptive verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize time to maximize the greatest over all return on effort spent and probe for sufficient information to determine the significance and urgency of a specific task and devoting the appropriate amount of time to any given task based upon its relative impact on the successful completion of key job objectives.
• BA/BS degree, or international equivalent, and customer service experience preferred
• 1 year of sales experience preferred.

A pre-employment background check will be required after the acceptance of an offer. Business Wire is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other similar state laws and local ordinances, and its internal policy, Business Wire will also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.