Senior Account Manager – Events

Lipton Media; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization in the UK is seeking a Senior Account Manager to drive sponsorship and digital advertising sales. This role involves managing existing client relationships with a focus on new business development, working in a hybrid environment. Candidates should possess strong media sales experience, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to thrive under pressure. The position offers the opportunity for face-to-face client interactions at key industry events.

Qualifications

• Strong background selling sponsorship and/or advertising, ideally digital.
• Resilient, determined, and capable of working under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills and self-motivation.

Responsibilities

• Sell sponsorship solutions across events and digital advertising.
• Work with existing clients while pursuing new business opportunities.
• Conduct face-to-face meetings at industry events.

Skills

Media sales experience

Advertising sales

Strong interpersonal skills

Time management skills

Proactive and independent work

Job description

Are you an experienced media sales professional? Have you sold sponsorship and Digital Solutions?

Our client produces leading B2B events – conferences and awards as well as bespoke digital solutions.

Senior Account Manager – Events / Digital

Hybrid

London

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Commercial, you will be responsible for selling sponsorship solutions across events as well as digital advertising across their flagship portfolio of publications.

The role is heavily slanted towards existing business (40% existing, 60% new) and offers ample opportunity for face‑to‑face meetings at industry events. It sits within the Housing / Accommodation market, currently experiencing strong growth.

Key Profile Requirements

• A strong background selling sponsorship and/or advertising (ideally digital).
• Initiative – proactive and able to work independently.
• Self‑sufficient, self‑motivated, resilient, determined, assertive, good objection handler, capable of working under pressure to tight deadlines.
• Strong planning, organisation and time‑management skills.
• Assertive team player capable of dealing and working with strong personalities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent communicator, authoritative and credible diplomat/ambassador.
• Resilient and determined; problem solver and decision‑maker.
• An all‑rounder, able to transfer seamlessly from major account handling one minute to cold‑calling smaller clients the next.

Company Address: 13 Carmen Court, 35 Toye Avenue, London, N20 0FN

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