Remote Sponsorship & Exhibits Sales Manager for Conferences

Global Planning Solutions; Canada; Remote; CAD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary plus commissions

Remote-first role with potential forhy

Health and wellness benefits

Vacation: 2 weeks paid time off

9 paid statutory holidays + office闭ure

Professional development

IT equipment and internet allowance

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Global Planning Solutions is seeking an experienced Sponsorship & Exhibits Sales Manager to generate revenue across a portfolio of national and international conferences through the sale of sponsorship, exhibition, advertising, and partnership opportunities.

The successful candidate will bring a strong record of consultative business-to-business sales and understand how to connect a sponsor's business objectives with the audience, content, and commercial opportunities offered by each conference.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in sponsorship, exhibition, or B2B sales.
• Proven ability to develop new business and build a robust sales pipeline.
• Experience selling for conferences, associations, or events is preferred.
• Strong understanding of sponsor value, ROI, and audience engagement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; capable of engaging senior decision-makers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sales plans for assigned conferences with revenue targets.
• Identify and qualify prospective sponsors, exhibitors, and partners.
• Drive new business via outreach, referrals, and industry networks.
• Manage end-to-end sales cycle from outreach to signed agreements.
• Maintain CRM data, forecast pipelines, and provide regular updates.
• Create sponsorship and exhibit packages and pricing strategies.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure accurate inventory and fulfillment.
• Prepare post-conference reports and renewal recommendations.

Skills

Sponsorship sales

Exhibitions

Partnerships

Advertising

Consultative sales

Lead generation

Tools

CRM

Wrike

EventsAir

Job description

Global Planning Solutions is seeking an experienced Sponsorship & Exhibits Sales Manager to generate revenue across a portfolio of national and international conferences through the sale of sponsorship, exhibition, advertising, and partnership opportunities.

The successful candidate will bring a strong record of consultative business-to-business sales and understand how to connect a sponsor's business objectives with the audience, content, and commercial opportunities offered by each conference.