Event Sales Executive Market

Event Sales Executive (UK Market)

Location: Bristol (Office-based)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:30pm
Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 base (DOE) + uncapped commission
OTE (Year
1): £50,000 - £60,000
Top Performers: £80,000+
Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Business Show Media is a global events company delivering some of the world’s largest and fastest-growing business exhibitions. We connect entrepreneurs, SMEs, and industry leaders with the ideas, tools, and networks they need to grow.

With flagship events across London, Las Vegas, Miami, Sydney, and Singapore
, we continue to scale our sales teams to support rapid growth across the UK and internationally.

This is a full-cycle sales role focused on selling exhibition space and sponsorship solutions to businesses targeting the UK market
.

You’ll manage qualified leads from first contact through to close, building long-term relationships with exhibitors and sponsors across our UK event portfolio. High performance is rewarded with clear progression into senior sales, account management, or event management roles.

• Managing the full sales cycle from qualified lead to close

• Selling exhibition space and sponsorship packages for UK-based business events

• Engaging decision-makers via phone, email, and Linked In

• Conducting needs analysis and presenting tailored event solutions

• Building and managing a strong pipeline to consistently exceed targets

• Working closely with business development, marketing, and event teams

• Attending live UK events and supporting onsite sales activity

This role is ideal for ambitious, motivated sales professionals who thrive in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.

You are:

• Confident and persuasive on the phone

• Commercially minded with a results-driven mindset

• Comfortable handling objections and closing deals

• Interested in business, entrepreneurship, and live events

• Motivated by uncapped commission and clear career progression

• Based in the UK and able to work full-time from the office

Previous sales experience is beneficial but not essential — full training is provided.

• £26,000 - £30,000 base salary

• Uncapped commission (Year 1 OTE £50,000 - £60,000)

• Top performers earning £80,000+

• Structured sales and product training

• Clear progression into senior sales, account management, or event management

• Opportunities to attend major UK (and occasional international) events

• Supportive, high-energy team environment

• Regular incentives, rewards, and team socials

If you’re looking to grow your sales career within a leading events business and work with ambitious UK companies, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and be part of building the UK’s leading business events.