Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager

LIPTON MEDIA; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly ambitious Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager to join their dynamic team. This role offers the chance to sell high-value, bespoke sponsorship and exhibition packages to a global client base in a lucrative market. The ideal candidate will have over three years of B2B sponsorship sales experience and a strong desire to excel in sales. You will be responsible for generating new business, managing high-value accounts, and employing a consultative sales approach. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-growth media business and achieve significant revenue targets in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in B2B sales, ideally in event sponsorship.
• Strong desire to sell with a successful track record.

Responsibilities

• Generate new business and manage high-value existing accounts.
• Sell bespoke sponsorship packages and exhibition opportunities.

Skills

B2B Sponsorship Sales

Consultative Selling

Communication Skills

Creativity in Sales

Education

Degree

Job description

• Leading events business seeks a highly ambitious Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager to join their high growth media business selling high value, bespoke sponsorship and exhibition packages to a global client base within a highly lucrative market.

Salary: £45,000 – £60,000 Base Salary + (Uncapped Commission) + Excellent Benefits

Location: Hybrid

We are keen to hear from candidates with 3 years + b2b sponsorship sales experience.

Responsibilities:

1. Generating new business, increasing pipeline and bringing on new prospects
2. Manage a number of high value, existing accounts
3. Sell high-value sponsorship packages and exhibition opportunities
4. Pitch clients over the phone and through face-to-face meetings
5. Attend competitor events
6. Consultative selling is a key part of this role; the right candidate should be able to sell creatively, through solution-led selling

Profile of Candidate:

1. 3 years + in b2b sales – ideally event sponsorship
2. Strong desire to sell
3. Degree educated ideally
4. Excellent communication skills
5. Successful track record achieving revenue targets
6. Consultative sales approach is a necessity

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.