Sponsorship Sales Executive - Jackson Barnes Recruitment : Job Details

Sponsorship Sales Executive - UK TECH Conference & Exhibition

Central London office - Hybrid working (3 days in-office) + Travel

Base Salary up to £40K + Commission + Benefits

I'm hiring an experienced B2B Sales professional for the London office of a high-growth and successful International B2B events business. In this role, you will be responsible for selling sponsorship and exhibition space for an industry leading flagship event. This is a consultative, solutions-led B2B sales position.

The sales team works in partnership with colleagues in conference production, marketing and event operations, together you create and deliver exceptional events. Being able to work collaboratively as part of a team is essential.

The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years of B2B Sales experience (events sponsorship, recruitment, media sales or Saas etc) and be confident in their ability to develop warm business and secure new sponsors and exhibitors for this high-profile Tech event.

We're looking for a sponsorship sales professional who is driven, articulate, an excellent communicator (written & spoken) and has outstanding sales skills.

What will you be doing?

• Selling high-value sponsorship solutions and exhibition space to new and existing blue chip clients for a UK based large scale B2B Tech event.
• Conversing and negotiating confidently and successfully with senior decision makers over the phone and face-to-face.
• Working with the wider events team to ensure all opportunities are maximised.
• Research new prospects, follow up on leads and data shared by the marketing and content team and utilise the database to identify lapsed clients.
• Manage your sales pipeline and keep the database updated
• Working to agreed targets for each event
• Attending your events and industry events - travel required.
• For this position, you need to be able to live & work in the UK without employer sponsorship.

A bit about the company

• This is an international media & events organisation with a global network of offices.
• They have a fabulous central London office and work onsite 3 set days each week.
• Opportunities for long term UK and International career progression is available.
• Excellent and long-term training, support, and guidance to further your career
• Great company benefits that includes 25 days holiday, excellent pension and private healthcare.

If you’re ready to take your sales career to new heights, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and become an integral part of our client's success story

About Jackson Barnes Recruitment

Jackson Barnes Recruitment delivers international recruitment solutions within the events, media, and publishing sectors. Jackson Barnes recruits Graduate to MD level in the following positions:

• Researcher
• Conference producer
• Event Marketing
• Sales - delegate, sponsorship & Business Development
• Event Manager
• Editor

We recruit for organisations in the UK and overseas, with success in London, Dubai, New York, Singapore and Australia.