Business Development Executive - Events - Lipton Media : Job Details

Business Development Executive - Events

£24,000 - £26,000 + Uncapped Commission (£25,000 Year 1 OTE)

Hybrid

Leading visionary in b2b events seeks highly ambitious, degree educated sales individual to join their rapidly growing team.

We are looking for someone who is super smart, degree educated, highly driven to hit targets and make commission. If you are resilient, target minded and highly ambitious this is a fantastic opportunity to join a fun, media events business which is growing rapidly.

The Role:

The ultimate aim of this role is to attract senior executives from large companies to their events (e.g.Barclays, GSK, Unilever, Shell, Nissan). This will be done through lots of research on LinkedIn and targeting decision makers, with outreach efforts including email, LinkedIn messages and calling when needed. You will take ownership of the full delegate engagement lifecycle, from initial lead generation through to consolidating relationships with your delegates at the events themselves.

Profile of Candidate:

• Degree level or equivalent (desirable but not essential)
• Excellent research skills using LinkedIn and other sources
• Confidence in speaking with senior executives over video calls (e.g. Teams, Zoom)
• Strong written ability
• Highly organised
• Resilient
• Team player
• A willingness to go above and beyond to deliver for customers
• Sociable and personable
• Solution-centric approach to your work
• The ability to work in a target-driven, professional environment
• Business experience (desirable but not essential)

Lipton Media is a specialist media recruitment agency based in London. We specialise in all forms of b2b media sales including conferences, exhibitions, awards, summits, publishing, digital, outdoor, TV, radio and business intelligence.

Our clients range from small start-up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses. We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking for their next challenge.