Delegate Sales Executive

Delegate Sales Executive

City of London Full-Time No home office possible
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Job Description

Job Title: Delegate Sales Executive – Events

Salary: £30k – £36k + Commission

Location: Central London – Hybrid (Mondays & Fridays work from home)

A leading global events company is seeking a talented Delegate Sales Executive to join their team and play a key role in the growth of their advanced therapies-focused event portfolio, including an exciting launch event in the Middle East in April 2026.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative business that places its people at the heart of what it does.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Securing buy-side and vendor attendees for key events over the phone
  • Selling delegate passes to existing and new clients to meet realistic revenue targets
  • Building and maintaining excellent client relationships through a consultative sales approach
  • Identifying new leads and industry sub-sectors for sales, working with your sales leader to identify revenue opportunities
  • Upselling additional delegate places to sponsors and exhibitors
  • Staying up to date with market developments and researching new growth areas
  • Providing accurate and up-to-date information for pipeline, project meetings, and weekly reporting
  • Sharing market intelligence and feedback with the team in a timely manner
  • Always representing the business professionally
  • Attending industry events and VIP functions as needed – international travel is expected

About You

  • Experience in selling delegate spaces and/or sponsorship/media sales
  • Experience in high-volume media or event sales
  • Evidence of achieving or exceeding sales targets
  • First-class English skills (written and verbal)
  • Strong understanding of the sales cycle
  • Ability to generate new business leads through research and outreach
  • Skilled at prioritising leads to maximise revenue
  • Commercially minded with the ability to spot opportunities
  • Confident building both short- and long-term client relationships
  • Familiarity with Salesforce and Pardot is a plus
  • Industry knowledge is preferable but not essential

What’s on Offer

  • 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with an end-of-year wellbeing shutdown
  • Celebration day off (e.g. birthday, Diwali, Eid, etc.)
  • Summer Hours in August (3pm finish on Fridays)
  • Helping Our World (HOW) Days – one paid day per quarter for charity work
  • Pension Scheme
  • Private Medical Insurance and Health Cash Plan
  • Wellbeing Library and mentoring programme
  • Subsidised café
  • Season ticket loan and cycle-to-work schemes
  • Free on-site gym and shower facilities
  • Free eyesight tests and flu vaccinations (offered annually on-site)

If you’re a driven sales professional looking for your next challenge within a global business that values its people and invests in their growth, we’d love to hear from you!

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Contact Detail:

Ark Recruitment EST Recruiting Team

Delegate Sales Executive
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