Sales & Events Assistant

Somerset Jobs Ltd; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment services company in Taunton is seeking a proactive Sales & Events Assistant to support job advertising and event management. This role offers flexible full-time or part-time hours, training, and travel expenses covered. The ideal candidate enjoys customer interaction, is organized, and has a positive attitude. Opportunities for growth and a competitive salary are available.

Benefits

Full training and support

Work-from-home opportunities

Free parking

All travel expenses covered

Competitive salary and commission

Holiday and pension benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in sales is a bonus but not required.
• Must be comfortable traveling for events.
• Full driving license and access to a vehicle are essential.

Responsibilities

• Sell job adverts on the website.
• Maintain relationships with employers.
• Provide customer support for advertisements.
• Assist with event marketing and logistics.
• Welcome and check in exhibitors and job hunters.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Adaptability

Job description

We are looking for a proactive and customer-focused Sales & Events Assistant to join the team on either a full time or part time basis working 4 or 5 days a week.

This position has two main elements:

1. Sales & Servicing for Jobs South West, our job search website

2. Sales & Support for Job Fairs South West, our recruitment events,

You will play a key role in helping employers promote their vacancies on our website while also supporting the organisation and smooth delivery of our face-to-face job fair events across the region.

Key Responsibilities

Job Adverts (Sales & Servicing)

• Proactively sell job advert space on our job search website

• Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing employers

• Provide after-sales support and ensure customer satisfaction

• Assist customers with advert setup, optimisation and queries

• Ensure all adverts meet quality and compliance standards

• Sharing ads to social media platforms for an extra boost

Job Fair Events

• Sell exhibitor spaces for our job fair events to new and existing clients.

• Help with pre-event marketing

• Provide excellent customer service to exhibitors before, during and after events (phone, email and in-person)

• Assist with event preparation, administration and logistics as well as event management

• Support the setup of event venues, including signage, exhibitor areas and registration points

• Welcome and check in exhibitors & job hunters on the day (“meet and greet”)

• Assist with end-of-day duties and pack-down

• Travel to event locations as required (including occasional overnight stays)

• Assist job hunters with any queries and offer help where appropriate

About You

We’re looking for a people-person, someone who enjoys listening & talking to people and delivering great service. If you’re a confident communicator who’s happy chatting on the phone or meeting people face-to-face, you’ll fit right in.

You’re the kind of person who likes being organised, can juggle a few tasks at once, and shows up reliably with a positive, “let’s get it done” attitude.

Some experience in sales would be a bonus, but it’s absolutely not a must — we’ll give you all the training you need.

Because our events take place in different locations, you’ll need to be comfortable travelling (including the occasional early start and/or an overnight stay). A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential. Events take place in Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and BANES.

You should also feel confident using a computer — nothing too technical, just everyday tools and systems.

What We Offer

We want you to feel supported and part of the team from day one. Here’s what you can look forward to:

• Full training and ongoing support whenever you need it

• The chance to be involved in a growing events programme

• Potential to work from home part of the week

• Free parking

• All travel expenses covered for events

• Opportunities to progress as the business continues to grow

• A competitive salary and commission on sales to reward your hard work plus holiday and pension and a day off for your birthday.

If you'd like to have an informal chat about this position please call us on 01823 777000.

To apply, please send your CV along with any other information on why you'd be a great fit.

Somerset Jobs Ltdis a growing organisation focused on connecting candidates and employers through our job search platform and our expanding programme of job fair events and is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

Please note:

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.

Sponsorship is not available for this position. You must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK.