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About the Role
As Event Sales Executive, you will play a key role in driving commercial growth across our events portfolio, selling stand space and sponsorship opportunities across the HR, Technology and Healthcare sectors. This is a role for someone who wants ownership, exposure and the chance to keep developing. You will be trusted to make things happen, encouraged to contribute ideas, and supported to build your skills in a specialist media business with genuine career pathways.
Responsibilities
- Sell stand space and sponsorship packages across a portfolio of specialist events.
- Research prospective clients, identify commercial opportunities and develop new business.
- Build strong relationships with new and existing clients, understanding their objectives and presenting relevant event solutions.
- Manage your sales activity and pipeline against clear revenue targets and deadlines.
- Work closely with colleagues across sales, marketing, editorial and events to develop campaigns and commercial opportunities.
- Use client feedback and sales insight to strengthen propositions and improve results.
- Contribute ideas that help grow revenue, improve the client experience and support successful events.
Requirements
- A genuine interest in building a successful career in sales, with confidence speaking to people on the phone and in person.
- A proactive approach to new business, with the motivation to identify opportunities and turn conversations into commercial partnerships.
- Strong organisation and the ability to manage priorities while working towards targets.
- A collaborative approach, with the confidence to contribute ideas and support colleagues.
- Exposure to events through work, university, volunteering or other relevant experience.
- Experience of customer outreach, prospecting or working in a commercial environment.
- Familiarity with CRM systems or managing a sales pipeline.
- An interest in the HR, Technology or Healthcare sectors.
- Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the UK.
- Unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Skills
- Sales
- Client Relationship Management
- New Business Development
- Pipeline Management
- Collaboration
- Communication
Location
- Herne Hill
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Depending on experience
Salary/Compensations
- £27,000 to £30,000
- Commission: circa £10,000 OTE, with uncapped commission
Benefits
- Company benefits
About the Company
- Mark Allen creates specialist content, events, data and insight for professional communities across sectors that matter.
- Mark Allen is a specialist media business with more than 40 years of experience building trusted brands for professional audiences.
- You will join a business that combines respected legacy brands with the need to keep evolving, giving you the chance to contribute ideas, improve how we work and see the impact of what you do.