At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead new business initiatives and collaborate with creative teams to win exciting projects.
- Company: Dynamic agency within a global events business, known for its collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous holiday, private healthcare, and gym discounts.
- Other info: Join a long-tenured team with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Shape the future of events while working with top-tier clients in a hybrid environment.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in B2B sales and a passion for creative solutions.
The predicted salary is between 20000 - 30000 £ per year.
Hybrid: 1 day per week in Buckinghamshire office - Somewhere in a blue-chip life sciences or financial services boardroom, the next big event brief is being written. This role exists to make sure this agency gets that call, with a full creative and production engine behind every conversation.
Strategic influence: shape how the new-business function is built and run
- Full creative and production agency backing for every pitch you lead
- OTE of £20,000-£30,000 on top of base, paid half-yearly
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus your birthday off
- Private healthcare and pension scheme
- Gym and travel discounts
The Company
This is a full-service creative, strategy and production agency sitting within a global meetings and events business, with multiple UK offices and a collaborative, long-tenure team. Staff tend to stay, the culture is genuinely hybrid-first, and the client base is blue-chip, weighted toward life sciences, professional services and financial services. The agency handles everything in-house, from experience design through to production, which means pitches are credible, delivery is joined up, and an Event Sales Director has real firepower behind every conversation.
The Role
- The Event Sales Director is a newly created, dedicated outbound hunter role, focused entirely on winning net-new and lapsed business for the agency's creative and experiential arm, with the full weight of in-house creative, production and experience design teams behind every proposal.
- Build and manage a qualified new-business pipeline targeting strategic accounts
- Develop and execute annual sales strategies aligned to growth objectives
- Lead RFP, tender and pitch processes end to end
- Run discovery conversations and solution workshops with senior client decision-makers
- Partner with creative, production and experience design teams on winning proposals
- Maintain CRM discipline, pipeline governance and accurate forecasting
- Represent the agency at industry events and through thought leadership activity
The Candidate
Proven new-business hunters with a strong track record in B2B events or full-service agency sales will be well placed for this Event Sales Director role, particularly those who have opened doors into ...
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As a media events company, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and dynamic work environment where innovation thrives. With hybrid working options and a clear path for career progression, our team enjoys the benefits of working on high-profile B2B events while being supported by an established in-house team. Join us to take ownership of a brand-new function and contribute to our ambitious growth in the sponsorship division.
