Events Sales Executive

We are recruiting on behalf of our client based in Essex for a Sales/ Business Development Executive – Conferences and Events with a minimum 12 months proven experience working in conference, event or B2B sales

Our client are an established UK based legal information, education & training organisation incorporated to deliver world-class law events, conferences, training programs & on-line media to the UK, European and Global legal sectors.

With a record of selling out its last eight major law events in succession, Our client specialise in producing highly informative conferences, events, exhibitions and training programs delivered by renowned UK, European and Internationally acclaimed speakers from the legal and commercial worlds.

In addition to a string of consecutive sold out conferences and events, Our client also run one of the world’s biggest information portals for the global legal sector, the UK’s largest networking group for senior law firm management and some of the UK’s most followed social media platforms including our company twitter account which recently surpassed 40,000 followers. Our company is renowned for innovation and hard work, but they still have time to throw parties for several hundred people.

Opportunity:

Following recent investment and a hugely successful 2012, Our client are now expanding its events department and is seeking to offer an opportunity for an experienced Business Development Executive with a minimum of 12 months proven conference, event or B2B experience to join their growing team.

Reporting directly to the company’s CEO and Sales Manager, the successful applicant will be based from the client’s head offices in Romford, Greater London, where you will be given the right mix of guidance and autonomy to assist you reach a high level of on-target earnings.

Following the initial 12 week period and your 6 month review, if you are proven a great team player who is hard working, ambitious and driven, you will be offered a full time role with exciting future prospects.

Please note that our client are looking to relocate to London early next year, you must be able to commute to London to apply for this position.

To be considered for this role, all applicants must have:

* A minimum 12 months proven experience working in conference, event or B2B sales

* A proactive and positive attitude to opening and closing deals

* A strong record of surpassing set targets

* A very good and polite telephone manner

* Strong relationship skills with professionals at all levels

* Experience working to tight deadlines

* Excellent time management skills

* A versatile and ambitious team player

* Great self motivation and be target driven

* Intermediate IT / typing skills

* Intermediate Microsoft Office skills

* An excellent command of English both spoken and written

* A general knowledge of the legal sector is preferred but not essential as training will be provided

* Finally, you do not need to have a university degree to be successful here but you must be confident, creative and driven to succeed

Now, if you have read this far and still feel that you have what we are looking for, then we want to speak with you.

Salary: £26,000 – £27,600 per year+ a high rate of commission

Start Date: ASAP

All applicants must be living in the U.K at time of application, and be eligible to work full time and without restriction in the U.K.