Overview

Bespoke Events Sponsorship Sales Executive

Join to apply for the Bespoke Events Sponsorship Sales Executive role at The Alliance

The Role

We’re looking for a dynamic Bespoke Events Sponsorship Sales Executive to drive new revenue and build long-term relationships through our tailored event experiences. You’ll own the full sales cycle, from identifying opportunities to closing deals, with a focus on bringing bespoke sponsorship solutions to both existing and new clients.

This is a commercially focused role for someone who thrives on new business development, consultative selling, and building partnerships that deliver measurable ROI. You’ll work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with significant earning potential.

Key Responsibilities

• New Business Development: Proactively identify, target, and secure sponsorship opportunities with prospective clients across both existing Alliance communities and new markets.
• Client Outreach & Relationship Building: Re-engage existing clients from our digital and event portfolios, cultivating long-term sponsorship partnerships.
• Revenue Growth: Consistently deliver new business revenue through proactive outreach, pitching, and closing bespoke event sponsorship deals.
• Consultative Sales Approach: Understand client objectives and position bespoke event solutions that deliver tangible ROI.
• Market Insight & Opportunity Creation: Stay ahead of B2B event trends to spot new opportunities, feeding insights back to product and event teams.
• Pipeline Management: Maintain disciplined pipeline management, accurate forecasting, and consistent progress toward monthly and quarterly targets.
• Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with events, marketing, content, and community teams to ensure flawless delivery of sponsorship packages.
• Reporting & Feedback: Provide regular sales performance updates, client feedback, and market insights to inform ongoing strategy.

Requirements

• You have a deep understanding and proven track record of prospecting and developing strong relationships with enterprise customers
• You’ll be determined and focused, and enjoy the challenge of hunting and closing net new business
• Tough targets won’t scare you and you’ll have a demonstrable track record of not just meeting them - but exceeding them
• Confidence to experiment with different tactics, shake up strategy, adapt to new trends, to incorporate new products, changes, or to bounce back from subpar results
• You want ownership in your role from the beginning and ready to level up.
• You expertly balance and prioritise your daily to-do\'s, as well as your short-term and long-term planning
• Experience with Asana or project management tools a plus (desirable)

Location

This role can be either Hybrid in our London office or completely remote across the UK (not abroad).

Salary

Base Salary range £32K - £38K (Based on previous experience) - OTE £50K+

Benefits

• Enhanced paid holiday: 34 days including UK Bank holidays and a day off on your birthday
• Private Medical & Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance: (4 x salary)
• Flexible hours policy to structure your work for when you\'re most productive
• Perks-at-work discounts
• Extensive tech gear kit

Wellbeing Benefits

• On-demand therapy, coaching & mental fitness via Oliva
• Subsidised gym membership via Gympass
• Cycle to work & Workplace Nursery schemes
• Flexible benefits via the thanksBen platform (Allowance £600 annually in year 1, scaling year on year up to £1,980+)
• Learning & Development: Personal L&D budget (£500 annually in year 1 - scaling year on year up to £3000+)
• Volunteer & L&D Days: 1 paid day per quarter for L&D or Volunteer activities

Community and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a workplace that is free from discrimination and bias, and where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed and contribute. We acknowledge that our work here is never done - and we promise to continue striving for inclusivity every day.

We are The Alliance - in more ways than one.

Compensation

Compensation Range: £32K - £38K

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time