Business Development Manager - Event Production

Live-Recruitment; Northolt; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to high-spec AV kit

Hybrid working

Career advancement opportunities

Work on high-profile events

Job summary

Live-Recruitment in London is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to drive growth for our cutting-edge events production and AV hire agency. You will win large-scale UK and European events by leveraging sales, pitching, and relationship-building expertise.

You will work hybrid from the London area, with uncapped commission and a competitive base salary. If you can identify opportunities, map decision-makers, and close new clients, this is for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial or sales role within AV hire or live events.
• Foundational understanding of audio-visual technologies.
• Ambitious relationship-builder able to cross-sell and grow accounts.

Responsibilities

• Identify lucrative new business opportunities and map key decision-makers.
• Pitch to senior stakeholders and close new client engagements.
• Develop and nurture a pipeline of fresh leads.
• Collaborate with production teams to deliver cohesive proposals.
• Keep up-to-date with live event industry trends and report insights.

Skills

Sales experience

Relationship-building

AV knowledge

Negotiation

Job description

London / Hybrid working. Are you a proven sales professional looking to join one of the most cutting-edge events production and AV hire agencies out there? Do you want to drive growth and secure large-scale, high-profile events for some of the UK's most premium brands as our new Business Development Manager?

• £DOE + Uncapped Commission
• London area / Hybrid
• Access to the highest-spec in-house AV kit in the industry
• Dynamic, creative, and highly collaborative team
• Excellent career advancement opportunities
• Work across high-profile UK & European events

The Company

This leading events production and AV hire company prides itself on delivering perfectly tailored, stand-out experiences across the UK and Europe. With an enviable inventory of the highest-spec technology in the business-including high-powered projection, the latest LED walls, and premium sound and lighting systems-they have everything needed in-house to deliver exceptional large-scale conferences, product launches, and awards shows. As a highly respected name in the industry with a rapidly growing client base, there has never been

a better time for a Business Development Manager to come on board.

The Role

Due to continued growth, they are now looking for an experienced Business Development Manager to join their expanding team. This role covers every element of commercial growth, from identifying fresh business opportunities to pitching to key decision-makers and bringing prestigious new clients on board. This is a broad and rewarding position where the Business Development Manager will use all of their sales, presentation, and relationship-building expertise, including:

• Working closely with management to ensure sales strategies align with corporate marketing
• Identifying lucrative new business opportunities and mapping out key decision-makers
• Actively developing and closing business from fresh client accounts
• Generating, qualifying, and nurturing a pipeline of new leads
• Collaborating with internal technical and production teams to deliver cohesive proposals
• Taking detailed client briefs and pitching compelling production solutions
• Keeping up to date with live event industry trends and reporting insights back to the business

The Candidate

Candidates should ideally be working in a similar commercial or sales role as a Business Development Manager within an AV hire, live event production, or experiential agency environment. A solid understanding of working directly with event agencies and corporate end-clients is essential, alongside a proven track record of driving new business wins. Given the highly technical nature of the production inventory, a strong foundational understanding of audio-visual technologies is required. Most importantly, we are looking for an ambitious relationship-builder who can naturally identify cross-selling opportunities and elevate their career to the next level.

In return, they offer a fantastic working environment, highly competitive base salaries, an uncapped commission structure, and the chance to work with a well-known industry name on a portfolio of truly memorable events.

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

As a specialist events recruitment agency, we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.