Do you want to begin a career in Events? If you're looking for Graduate Business Development jobs or Sales Executive jobs in London, why not join a thriving B2B marketing and events company? This Speaker Acquisition Executive role could be perfect for you - apply now! Company profile - B2B Marketing Solutions and Events In this Speaker Acquisition graduate job, you will be joining a London-based global B2B marketing solutions and events company.
Established over 30 years ago, they are producers of cutting-edge events and content - working across a wide range of sectors including Insurance, Banking, Energy, Technology, Transport, Logistics, Innovation, CX and Economic Regulation.
A global organisation, this market-leading conference company operate in Europe as well as Asia and the USA.
Job description - Events Sales Executive In this Speaker Acquisition graduate job, you will be responsible for sourcing and securing industry-leading speakers to participate in this firm’s conferences.
You will be forming and nurturing relationships with key communications and PR teams within the sectors they operate in, as well as screening inbound speaking applications.
You will be working alongside Sector Directors and other senior members of the Production team, executing the speaker acquisition strategy during the project lifecycle.
Key responsibilities - Events Sales Executive In this Graduate Event Sales Executive job, your responsibilities will include: - Finding, inviting, and confirming industry-leading speakers (Head of, Director, C-suite level) for conferences.
- Forming and nurturing relationships with key communications and PR teams.
- Hitting weekly KPIs for invitation outreach (volume) and number of speakers confirmed.
- Travelling abroad to help deliver conferences where needed (EU + USA).
- Supporting the digital media team where needed on speaker acquisition.
- Collaborating with other teams internally, such as the VIP team and marketing team, on speaker community engagement.
- Working closely with the Event Operations team to ensure thorough onboarding of your speakers.
- Helping to run speaker briefing calls ahead of the show taking place.
Job requirements - Events Sales Executive For this Graduate Conference Sales Executive job, we are looking for: - A degree from a university.
- KPI-driven individual – track record of hitting weekly targets.
- Clear communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Excellent relationship-building skills (a keen networker).
- Highly organised and detail-oriented.
- Able to take ownership of projects from the get-go.
- Able to grasp strategic concepts and topics quickly in commercial industries.
- Motivated by a fast-paced environment.
- Able to work under pressure.
Benefits of the job - Events Sales Executive - A basic salary of £27,000 plus bonus structure (OTE £32,000 +).
- International travel 2-3 times a year.
- Dog-friendly office.
- Healthy snacks and drinks fridge in the office.
- Hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days WFH until Probation is passed) if in London.
- Remote working if based outside of London.
- Many company socials, including summer parties and Christmas parties.
- Opportunity to take paid leave to help run camps at their company charity.
Are you a motivated and driven graduate looking for sales and business development roles? Then start your career in events with this new Events Sales Executive job! We'd love to hear from you - apply today!
