Event Business Development Manager

Hybrid – Hampshire / South East England- 3 days in office

£45,000 – £60,000 + Bonus (DOE)

Hybrid working – 3 days in the office!!! Are you looking to join a well-established, award-winning experiential marketing agency?

– Hybrid working

– Flexible working

– Company bonus

– Pension scheme

– Private healthcare

– Employee wellbeing initiatives

– Excellent career progression

– Great company culture

– Opportunity to work with global brands

The Company

This growing experiential marketing and live events agency is renowned for delivering innovative brand experiences across the UK and internationally. Working with an impressive portfolio of blue-chip clients, they specialise in brand activations, experiential campaigns, roadshows, hospitality programmes, temporary structures and live event production.

With dedicated in-house teams covering creative, production, event delivery and client services, they provide end-to-end solutions for some of the world's most recognised brands.

Due to continued success and ambitious growth plans, there has never been a better time for an Event Business Development Manager to join the business and play a key role in driving new client acquisition and agency growth.

The Role

Due to continued expansion, they are now looking for an Event Business Development Manager to join their growing commercial team. This is a pivotal role focused on generating new business opportunities, developing strategic relationships and securing high-value projects across a range of industry sectors.

The successful Event Business Development Manager will be responsible for managing the full sales cycle, from initial prospecting and client engagement through to proposal development, negotiation and contract award.

This is a broad role where the Event Business Development Manager will utilise their commercial, relationship-building and consultative sales skills, including:

– Identifying and targeting prospective clients across key sectors

– Generating and qualifying new business opportunities

– Building and maintaining a healthy sales pipeline

– Conducting client discovery meetings and needs analysis

– Developing bespoke proposals and presentations

– Supporting and leading new business pitches

– Collaborating with internal creative, production and delivery teams

– Building relationships with senior marketing and procurement stakeholders

– Negotiating commercial agreements

– Maintaining accurate CRM records and pipeline reporting

– Representing the agency at industry events and networking opportunities

– Contributing to sales strategy and market growth initiatives

– Achieving and exceeding revenue and profitability targets

The Candidate

Candidates should ideally be working in a similar role as an Event Business Development Manager within an experiential marketing agency, events agency, exhibition business, creative agency or related environment.

You will have a proven track record of generating new business revenue, building strong client relationships and successfully converting opportunities into long-term partnerships.

This is a fast-paced, ambitious organisation where you will work with a wide range of clients and stakeholders, therefore excellent communication, presentation and commercial skills are essential.

Most importantly, we are looking for an ambitious Business Development Manager with a passion for relationship building, business growth and delivering exceptional client solutions.

In return they offer flexible working, excellent career progression, performance-related bonuses, ongoing professional development and the opportunity to join a highly respected agency with an outstanding reputation in the experiential marketing and events sector.

In return they offer flexible working, fantastic career progression, company wide bonuses, bespoke training for each team member and above all the chance to join a first rate agency where career progression abounds.

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions.  If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

As a specialist events recruitment agency we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Vacancy Ref: SP18009