Conference Sponsorship Sales Lead

Skills
Customer Relationship ManagementEventsFederationHubspotMajor EventsNetworkingSales
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Proven track record in B2B conference or expo sponsorship sales
  • Experience working under pressure to tight deadlines and targets
  • Clear professional verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team toward shared goals
  • Initiative and motivation to work successfully from home
  • Persuasive communicator confident with high-level professionals
  • Resilient ambitious and tenacious
  • Knowledge of events sport cities infrastructure or related sectors advantageous
  • HubSpot or other CRM experience advantageous

Nice to have

  • Persuasive communicator
  • Resilient
  • Ambitious
  • Tenacious
  • Self-motivated
  • Team-oriented
  • Professional

Day to day

  • Drive sponsorship sales for the Host City conference and awards through proactive outreach and relationship building
  • Research prospective sponsors and establish contact using networking cold calling and warm lead follow-up
  • Deliver persuasive pitches and manage the CRM pipeline while providing clear forecasts and meeting targets

Hiring process

  • Submit your CV with a covering letter to ben.avison@cavendishgroup.co.uk