Sales Event Manager

ENTRY LEVEL POSITION
SALARY $36,000 + 5% COMMISSION OF YOUR TOTAL SALES

We are looking for an ENTRY LEVEL SALES ACCOUNT MANAGER to cultivate leads and generate new business by booking innovative companies into exhibition space for our event.

This position is perfect for a proactive and ready-to-learn individual who is prepared to advance their selling and business savvy skills alongside the company as new opportunities, offices, and industry leading events open up.

Our office culture is unique and lively. We high-five, praise one another’s successes and hold each other accountable to ensure we can all grow and develop our skills in the company. There's always music playing, and we celebrate our victories on Fridays with early finishes, occasional days off, cash and bonus incentives.

Our ideal candidate is an incredibly motivated, self-sufficient professional who is passionate about providing businesses small and large with opportunities for growth through trade shows. An expert will bring new companies on board to exhibit their products and services for our event’s attendees.

Responsibilities:

• Research competing expos and dominate their sales territory;
• Become an Industry expert; an interest in economic, humanitarian and environmental issues is preferable, depending on assigned event
• Capture 50+ leads per day via Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc;
• Cold call & reach out to new/old prospects each day;
• Generate referrals and upgrades through existing clients
• Post consistently on social media about your assigned industry to generate leads;

Requirements:

Strong verbal and written English communication;
Love to sell and provide opportunities to businesses;
Maintains a student mentality;
Enjoys the sales process; prospecting and cold-calling autonomously, developing and managing own pipeline, and closing deals to create a successful event
Engaged in training sessions and continues to develop professional skills
Excited for business growth with our event and our clients; always seeking opportunities to reach new markets individually and as a team
Treats own desk like their own business;
Strong organizational and time management skills
Be confident, transparent and creative

Experience should include at least:

• At least 1 year of experience cold-calling & closing sales (but is not necessarily required).