Business Development Manager - Events in Clerkenwell

Business Development Manager - Sponsorship £40,000 - £50,000 + Excellent Benefits Hybrid (2 Days in the office) (1 Year Contract minimum) Industry leading Membership Association seeks a highly driven, result focused individual to join their sales team in the role of Sponsorship Sales Manager. The Business Development Manager role focuses on selling sponsorship solutions across our client’s events, newsletters, webinars and various other commercial channels. This position works alongside a senior team member and therefore much of this role will focus on a much smaller revenue target with a healthy balance between new and existing business development. Please note – this is not a heavy phone based sales role, most client contact will come through email, LinkedIn and face to face meetings. Candidate Profile: * Minimum of 2 years experience in b2b sales - Ideally event sponsorship / recruitment / media sales * Ideally degree educated * Demonstrated success in achieving excellent / consistent revenue results. * Highly organised, with the ability to effectively prioritise and manage time to maximize productivity and achieve goals. * High emotional intelligence, skilled in building and sustaining strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. * Highly consultative sales approach * Personable and enthusiastic, with a proactive, solutions oriented approach a true team player committed to collective success. 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 startup 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