Commercial Executive – Events

Lipton Media; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading exhibition company in London is seeking a Commercial Executive to join their fun-loving team. You will sell exhibition space and sponsorship, manage floorplans, and update the CRM. Ideal candidates should be ambitious, driven, and enthusiastic about achieving sales targets, with excellent communication skills. This hybrid role also involves representing the company at industry networking events and developing strong relationships with partners.

Qualifications

• Ambitious and driven to hit targets.
• Excellent communication, both written and verbal.
• Personable and enthusiastic with a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Selling exhibition space and sponsorship to customers.
• Managing accurate floorplans and updating CRM.
• Developing events through close collaboration with the team.
• Identifying commercial opportunities at industry events.

Skills

Sales experience

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Self-motivated

Team player

Job description

Commercial Executive – Events

Hybrid

London

Our client is an industry leading exhibition business and proudly boasts a portfolio of some of the most successful large‑scale exhibitions in the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be integrated into a fun‑loving team selling exhibition space and sponsorship to both previous and new customers/partners over the telephone and face to face.
• Supporting the Event Manager with accurate floorplan management and ensuring that the CRM is always up to date.
• Your close relationship with the show team, including Operations, Marketing and project co‑ordinators will develop the event for the relevant industry.
• By attending industry networking events and competitor events you will be able to identify commercial opportunities, gain industry feedback as well as increasing your sector knowledge.
• If you are super outgoing, love meeting new people and are passionate about hitting targets and making money then this is a fantastic opportunity!

Experience Required

• Ambitious and driven to hit targets – ideally some phone sales experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills, with an ability to prioritise tasks and manage workload.
• Performance driven: a desire to achieve goals and attain commercial success.
• Self‑motivated.
• Great communication, both written and verbal.
• Personable, enthusiastic with a can‑do will‑do attitude – a real team player.
• Sociable person, who is happy to attend industry networking events with the team representing the company.