Partnership Manager, Cannes Lions - Learning Programs

Position Overview

We are looking for a Partnerships Manager to drive the sponsorship sales in relation to LIONS Learning — covering the Cannes Lions Campus, regional in‑person events and our digital learning portfolio. This role provides the dynamic opportunity to work across a suite of in‑person and digital learning programmes, regional across brands such as Cannes Lions, Contagious, WARC and the Effies. You will report into the Head of New Business the Partnerships team, with a dotted line into the SVP LIONS Learning, and have the opportunity to work on a variety of commercial projects across the year.

• Responsible for driving quarterly sponsorship revenue against LIONS Learning inventory
• Responsible for developing compelling sales proposals and bespoke product solutions for clients
• Develop a sales outreach strategy in partnership with the Learning marketing & sales team
• Maintain retention relationships and drive outbound new business conversations with new clients
• Manage sponsor ships sales and delivery process end‑to‑end, in partnerships with our operations team
• Report and forecast on revenue trends – incoming & forecasted on a weekly, quarterly, and annual basis
• Accurate tracking of new business pipeline
• Partner with finance for any payment queries to ensure seamless transactions
• Building relationships with key clients, encouraging upsells and repeat business
• Supporting onsite delivery of Cannes Lions 2026 and regional programmes where applicable, utilising this moment for future lead generation
• Supporting ad‑hoc commercial projects as needed

• Experience in B2B, event or digital sponsorship sales
• Salesforce proficiency
• Microsoft Office skills, including deck building in Power Point
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Knowledge of creative marketing industry is a plus
• Experience in a commercial environment is a plus

Informa Festivals marks an exciting new chapter in B2B events, bringing some of the world's most influential creative, technology and business festivals together. We're combining prestigious events like Cannes Lions, Black Hat, Money
20/20, GDC and London Tech Week with cutting‑edge marketing intelligence platforms and advisory services to deliver unmissable experiences and insights. Our festival‑led approach reimagines traditional B2B events, creating powerful, immersive experiences that drive innovation and industry advancement. Building on decades of expertise and powered by Informa's international reach, we're shaping the next generation of business festivals. We’re part of Informa, a global business with a network of trusted brands in specialist markets across more than 30 countries, and a member of the FTSE 100 who are #3 in Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2025 UK list.

The LIONS brand is probably most synonymous with Cannes Lions, The International Festival of Creativity, the definitive meeting place for the global creative communications and advertising community. It's five days of inspiration, aspiration, unlimited magic and potential. The Festival has been championing creative excellence since 1954 with the goal of providing a global destination and the definitive benchmark for creativity that drives progress.

LIONS is going through an exciting time as it's recently repositioned as The Home of Creativity, supporting those in the business of creativity at every step of their journeys with an extended portfolio of new advisory, learning and intelligence services. Our purpose is to drive progress through creativity for an incredibly diverse and talented global creative community.

We believe that great things happen when people connect face‑to‑face. That's why we work in‑person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you're not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at an Informa event – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here are some of what you can expect when you join us.…