Commercial Manager - Exhibitions

Lipton Media; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading events company based in London is seeking a Commercial Manager to drive sales for exhibition and sponsorship opportunities. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in exhibition sales, particularly in sponsorship, with a proven track record of exceeding targets. This role offers excellent benefits, uncapped commission, and a fast-track pathway to leadership within a recognised company culture. It's a great opportunity for an ambitious individual dedicated to achieving results.

Benefits

Uncapped commission

Excellent benefits

Fast-track progression

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of exhibition sales experience, ideally in sponsorship.
• Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets.
• Highly organised and able to prioritise tasks effectively.
• High emotional intelligence and strong relationship-building skills.
• Personable and enthusiastic team player.

Responsibilities

• Sell exhibition and sponsorship opportunities across leading events.
• Drive sales results and meet targets consistently.
• Manage time effectively to maximise productivity.

Skills

Exhibition sales experience

Sponsorship sales experience

Relationship building

Time management

Job description

Commercial Manager - Exhibitions

£45,000 - £60,000 + Uncapped Commission + Excellent Benefits

SW 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.