Graduate Events Sales

Ready to launch your sales career with a fast-growing global events business? Join a high-performing delegate sales team where you’ll work with senior decision-makers, build commercial skills, travel internationally and progress quickly.

The Company

You’ll join a global events business that produces a large portfolio of events worldwide. The team delivers exclusive, invitation-only meetings for senior decision-makers across the data and customer experience industries, creating a highly engaging environment where you’ll build relationships with influential professionals. Based in London Victoria, the team offers hybrid working and a young, dynamic and collaborative culture where ambitious graduates are supported to succeed. You’ll benefit from structured training, regular coaching and a dedicated buddy, with clear opportunities to progress into sponsorship sales, team leadership, management or other areas of the business.

The Role

As a Graduate Delegate Sales Executive, you’ll help research, engage and attract senior executives to exclusive industry events. You’ll receive structured training in sales, value-based selling and the events industry, developing valuable skills across prospecting, pitching, relationship management and closing. From researching markets and identifying prospective clients through to attending events and building relationships face-to-face, you’ll take ownership of the full sales cycle. It’s a target-driven role with uncapped earning potential, international travel opportunities and plenty of room to grow, making it ideal if you’re commercially minded, ambitious and motivated to build a successful career in sales.

• Research markets to understand industry trends and challenges and communicate these insights to senior executives.
• Identify and engage senior decision-makers through prospecting, calls, email and other relevant channels.
• Build and maintain relationships with existing and prospective clients throughout the sales cycle.
• Manage the full sales process, from initial prospecting and pitching through to closing.
• Develop your commercial and consultative sales skills, including value-based selling.
• Maintain accurate client and prospect information using the company CRM.
• Attend exclusive international events, network with industry professionals and strengthen client relationships face-to-face.

Benefits and Perks

You’ll join a sociable team that takes development seriously and recognises the importance of rewarding performance and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

• Starting salary of £27,000, with commission and bonuses; expected earnings of £35,000 in year one.
• Structured sales training and ongoing development from experienced industry leaders.
• Clear progression opportunities as the company continues to grow.
• 25 days’ holiday plus an additional day off for your birthday.
• Hybrid working with a WeWork membership and access to offices worldwide.
• Regular team nights out, a summer trip abroad and access to a WeWork fitness studio.

Requirements

Must-Have

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence, organisation and resilience in a target-driven environment.
• A genuine desire to build a career in sales and business development.
• A collaborative, personable and solution-focused approach.

Nice-to-Have

• A degree or equivalent qualification in any subject.
• Previous business, sales or customer-facing experience.
• Experience researching prospects using LinkedIn or similar platforms.

Apply now

If you’re ambitious, motivated and ready to develop your sales career quickly, this Graduate Business Development Executive opportunity could be your next step. Apply today.