Commercial Manager

Lipton Media; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media recruitment agency in London is seeking a skilled Commercial Manager to join their sales team. This role will primarily focus on selling exhibitions and sponsorship, requiring proven experience in sponsorship sales. Candidates should have a minimum of 2 years in exhibition sales, with a strong track record. The position offers fast-track progression into leadership and comes with a competitive salary of £40,000 - £45,000 plus uncapped commission and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Uncapped commission

Excellent benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of exhibition sales experience, ideally sponsorship led.
• Proven track record of driving sales results.
• Ability to manage time effectively for productivity.

Responsibilities

• Sell exhibition and sponsorship across the leading events portfolio.
• Focus on developing sponsorship opportunities.

Skills

Exhibition sales experience

Sponsorship sales

Relationship building

Time management

Job description

Commercial Manager - Exhibitions

£40,000 - £45,000 + Uncapped Commission + Excellent Benefits

Central London

Industry leading events business seeks a highly talented Commercial Manager to join their sales team selling exhibition and sponsorship across their leading events portfolio. This role will focus on the sponsorship side of exhibitions so strong sponsorship or exhibition sales experience is key for this role. Our client's events are widely recognised as the leader in their field and their fantastic company culture has been widely recognised with numerous industry awards. This role has fast-track progression, within 12 months the plan is for this role to move into leadership with strategic and organisational responsibilities. We are looking for a highly driven, ambitious, proven exhibition sales person who is results focused.

Candidate Profile

• Minimum of 2 years of exhibition sales experience, ideally sponsorship led and a proven track record of driving sales results.
• Demonstrated success in achieving results within exhibitions and sponsorship sales, consistently meeting and exceeding targets.
• Highly organised, with the ability to effectively prioritise and manage time to maximise productivity and achieve goals.
• High emotional intelligence, skilled in building and sustaining strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Personable and enthusiastic, with a proactive, solutions‑oriented approach—a true team player committed to collective success.

Lipton Media is a specialist media recruitment agency based in London. We specialise in all forms of B2B media sales including conferences, exhibitions, awards, summits, publishing, digital, outdoor, TV, radio and business intelligence. Our clients range from small start‑up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses. We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking for their next challenge.