Business Development Manager - Memberships

London

£35,000 - £40,000 + Uncapped Commission + Excellent Benefits

Leading association seeks a highly motivated, results orientated Business Development Manager to join their sales team, selling their bespoke membership offering to c-suite level clients.

Our client is a leading membership based association and the organisation offers genuinely fantastic scope for fast-track career progression based on results.

The successful candidate will have at least 2 years’ experience in association membership, recruitment, IT sales or within a financial or technology environment.

They will be self-motivated, target-oriented, ready to leap straight in and will be an effective team player. The role will require an intelligent, insight-led sales approach to the levels of membership and the suite of sponsorship opportunities, considering the potential to cross-sell between products.

Profile of Candidate:

• At least 2 years’ sales or business development experience in B2B media, events or publishing in the financial services or technology industry
• Ideally degree educated
• The ability to work confidently and thrive in a rapidly changing, fast-paced and results-oriented environment where a high degree of flexibility is required
• A "hunter" mentality and approach to sales
• High standard of interpersonal skills, professional confidence and tenacity
• Self-motivated and target-oriented approach with the desire to achieve KPI's and financial rewards

Lipton Media is a specialist media recruitment agency based in London. We specialise in all forms of b2b media sales including conferences, exhibitions, awards, summits, publishing, digital, outdoor, TV, radio and business intelligence.

Our clients range from small start-up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses. We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking for their next challenge.