Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager- Italian

Lipton Media; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media firm in London is seeking a Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager to manage key accounts and generate new business. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of B2B sponsorship sales experience and be fluent in Italian. Responsibilities include pitching clients and attending global events. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary with uncapped commission and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Uncapped Commission

Excellent Benefits

Qualifications

• 7+ years in B2B sponsorship sales, ideally from a large-scale expos background with over £1m in annual revenue.
• Successful track record achieving high revenue targets.
• Consultative sales approach is a necessity.

Responsibilities

• Grow relationships with key accounts by tailoring marketing activities.
• Generate new business and increase pipeline.
• Sell high-value sponsorship and exhibition opportunities.
• Pitch clients over the phone and in meetings.
• Attend competitor events as a market specialist.

Skills

B2B sponsorship sales

Fluent Italian

New business development

Account management

Excellent communication

Consultative sales

Education

Degree educated

Job description

Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager- Italian

£60,000 – £90,000 Base Salary DOE + (Uncapped Commission) + Excellent Benefits

Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Grow relationships with key accounts by planning and tailoring their marketing activities using a consultative approach with the intention of growing YoY spend
• Generate new business, increase pipeline and bring on new prospects
• Sell high‑value sponsorship and exhibition opportunities
• Pitch clients over the phone and through face‑to‑face meetings
• Attend competitor events – travel to the US, Asia and the Middle East, acting as a market specialist and ensuring you have the necessary knowledge via internal and external resources
• Utilise consultative selling; sell creatively through solution‑led selling

Qualifications

• 7+ years in B2B sponsorship sales – ideally from a large‑scale expos background with over £1m in annual revenue
• Fluent Italian
• Strong new business and account management capabilities
• Degree educated – ideally
• Excellent communication skills
• Successful track record achieving high revenue targets
• Consultative sales approach is a necessity