Sales Executive - Corporate Events - £60,000 (Permanent)

Sales Executive - Corporate Events - £60,000

In innovative media company focused on the ground-breaking applications of technology are looking for a dynamic graduate to join their sales team. Our client is one of the world's first news publications dedicated to Artificial Intelligence, and are looking for a sales executive to drive new business for the corporate events arm of the company.

Job Title: Sales Executive
Industry: Corporate events, events, artificial intelligence
Location: London
Package: £35,000 circa basic salary, year one OTE £60,000

Role - Sales Executive

*Build relationships within the target universe of Enterprise IT leaders and Technology Vendors
*Sales of tickets to help grow the events in size and revenue
*Securing attendance from board and C-level executives of target businesses
*Generate great customer satisfaction for event sponsors & enterprise attendees
*Ensuring the best possible representation of the most senior decision makers in the industry in each sector across the events
*Grow a comprehensive database of key individuals responsible for making decisions on new technology implementation
*Obtaining wish-lists from pivotal solution provider clients early on in the process and ensure that at least 70% of their targets are present at each of the events
*Ensuring that solution providers meet with the right people during the events

Candidate - Sales Executive

*Highly motivated, self-starter
*Dynamic, fast learner, and highly commercially minded
*Personable and charismatic
*Highly organised with the ability to multi-task under pressure
*Customer service obsessed
*Target driven, success focused
*Excellent communication skills - will be focused on C-level interactions
*Graduate; Bachelor's 2:1
*Some event experience/sales beneficial

Package - Sales Executive
This Sales Executive position pays a basic salary of circa £35,000 with a realistic OTE of £60,000 in the first year. Most often then not, year 2 candidates will earn upwards of £80,000 all-in. Benefits as standard; health, gym, and pension.

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