Sponsorship Sales Manager

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Job Title: Sponsorship Sales Manager

Location: Marylebone, Covent Garden, Saint Pancras, Clerkenwell, Soho, Mayfair, Fitzrovia, Paddington, Kensington, Southwark, Lambeth, Pimlico, Victoria, Knightsbridge, Whitechapel

Salary: £35,000 p.a

Evolve Recruitment are looking for a highly motivated Sponsorship Sales Manager to take ownership for the sponsorship of a number of existing conferences and new launch events. Please read below for more information.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management of the sales campaign of each event with responsibility for achieving and exceeding revenue targets.


• Building, developing and managing relationships with key clients in the market place.


• Create relevant and specific sponsorship packages for each event, ensuring that packages represent value to the client and high profit margins for the event


• Report regularly, and accurately, on sales figures, pipelines and forecasted revenues event by event.


• Actively looking for ways to expand and diversify our portfolio


• Prospecting new business and maximising revenue from existing spenders including actively looking for opportunities to “up” and “cross” sell


• Working closely with the conference producers, marketers and operations managers to ensure smooth and profitable event delivery.


• Managing a floor plan and stand allocation


• Launching new events within the sector


• Potential man-management of a Sales Executive

Skills, Experience and Knowledge:

• The candidate will need to be at ease whilst selling to a varied range of clients including high level managers and directors.


• They must be comfortable, confident and articulate when communicating via email and telephone and able to present professionally face to face.


• Previous successful conferences sponsorship sales experience or exhibition sales experience is required.


• Experience of selling stands on large scale conferences with floor plans, or exhibition stand sales, would be ideal


• The candidate will be required to demonstrate a clear understanding of the sales process and implement this into their day to day job function.


• They must be able to sell in a consultative manner and demonstrate the ability to close complex and high value orders.


• The candidate must be able to work autonomously, be self-motivated and also be able to work closely with the extended team to ensure the events exceed all expectations.


• They must process information quickly, respond logically, and prioritise subsequent actions.


• Time management and good organisational skills are essential as is a strong commercial acumen and understanding of the business process.

If you think you fit the above criteria, please contact Evolve Recruitment Kingston Upon Thames, for more information.