Account Manager

Disrupt Talent; Essex; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

Team-based incentives

Modern office near station

Job summary

Disrupt Talent is seeking a Media Sales Account Manager - Event Organiser in Essex. The role focuses on selling ideas and partnerships across an award-winning portfolio, with a base of £45,000–£50,000 plus uncapped commission. You’ll engage senior brand buyers and craft multi-channel campaigns.

The position involves international travel to industry shows and a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with creative freedom and a modern office near the station.

Qualifications

• Proven B2B sales experience in media/events.
• Ability to pitch and close with senior decision-makers.
• Strong communication and proposal-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow relationships with major brands and bring in new business.
• Sell across events, print, digital, sponsorships, awards and brand activations.
• Write and pitch tailored commercial proposals from four-figure to six-figure campaigns.
• Challenge clients' thinking and position the business as a strategic partner.
• Visit clients and attend industry events in the UK, Europe and the US.

Skills

B2B sales

Sales prospecting

Closing deals

Communication

Job description

Media Sales Account Manager - Event Organiser

Essex, Office Based

£45,000-£50,000 Basic + Uncapped Commission

Love big ideas, big brands and big deals? This is a rare chance to own commercial relationships across an award-winning events and media portfolio.

Our client is an independent, founder-led events and media business with a reputation for doing things differently.

Their events feel more like festivals than trade shows, and their brands are some of the most respected names in their markets. Being independent means they can invest in creativity and quality, and staff turnover is low. People join and stay.

The portfolio

• A fast-growing, standout trade event that's already close to target months before the show
• Influential print and digital titles
• An industry conference and awards
• Digital, social and content partnerships International expansion is also on the horizon.

The role

About

This isn't about selling pages and floor space. It's about selling ideas and partnerships. You'll work with senior decision-makers at the world's leading professional hair brands and build bespoke 12-month campaigns that help them achieve their goals. You'll be:

• Managing and growing relationships with major brands, and bringing in new business
• Selling across events, print, digital, sponsorship, awards and brand activations
• Writing and pitching tailored commercial proposals, from four-figure campaigns to six-figure partnerships
• Challenging clients' thinking and positioning the business as a true strategic partner
• Visiting clients and attending industry events in the UK, Europe and the US

What you'll get

• £45,000-£50,000 basic salary with an uncapped commission structure
• A team-based commission structure, so everyone shares in the big wins
• Realistic, achievable targets in a portfolio that's already performing strongly
• International travel to industry shows
• The freedom to make the role your own in an entrepreneurial, creative business
• A modern office just two minutes from the station, with fast links to London on the Elizabeth line

About you

• Proven B2B sales experience, ideally in media, publishing or events
• Confident prospecting, pitching and closing, including with senior people at global brands
• A consultative seller who leads with ideas and solutions
• Excellent communication, presentation and proposal-writing skills
• Organised enough to juggle deals of very different sizes at once
• Hungry, ambitious and at home in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial business
• An interest in hair, beauty, barbering, fashion or the creative industries is a big plus, but industry experience isn't essential