Delegate Sales, Account Executive LIONS

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.

This role is based in our 5 Howick Place office.

LIONS powers the marketing segment, showcasing global best practice in creativity. As the global benchmark in creative and effective marketing, we help influential brands and companies use creativity to drive growth.

We provide a suite of creative tools that connect, inform and unlock potential for people and businesses, covering events, intelligence, training and advisory services. Our five‑day Festival in Cannes, France is the meeting place for the global marketing community and a celebration of the world’s most excellent and effective work.

The Delegate Sales team is a newly established function designed to support the ambitious growth goals of the Cannes Lions Festival. This team plays a critical role in driving new customer acquisition and expanding the reach of the broader LIONS ecosystem.

The Delegate Sales team operates as a business development function, offering consultative services to customers interested in purchasing passes for Cannes Lions. The team leverages marketing data to identify, interpret, and convert leads into festival attendees.

We are seeking a motivated and detail‑oriented Account Executive to join the Delegate Sales team. This role will support the team in lead generation and administration, focusing on driving new customer acquisition, with a particular emphasis on key growth sectors or geographies aligned with business objectives.

This is an excellent opportunity for a junior professional with 0‑2 years of experience in sales, marketing, or a related field, with a passion for creativity and a desire to grow within the advertising, tech, and creative industries.

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’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say

Our benefits include:

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in‑person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on‑demand access to thousands of courses on Linked In Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A Share Match scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living…