Account Director (Sales)

This role is a unique opportunity to join a growing events team, working as part of the event sales team on our exciting event within the beauty sector - The Beauty Show. What you'll be doing... The Beauty Show launched in September 2024 and was a huge success - as such we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Account Director, who will sell stand space and sponsorship. There is also the opportunity to manage the Account Executive who will support you in achieving the stand sales target for The Beauty Show. You will be responsible for delivering the commercial strategy for The Beauty Show. You will be focused on securing sponsors' and brands' participation. You will be making connections, building strong relationships, pitching, negotiating, and securing the sales. You will need to visible at relevant events raising awareness and creating sales leads.

• Target-driven salesperson who is self-motivated, and who loves to win.
• Demonstrate success in sales
• You will already be within a sales role on consumer events or exhibitions
• You will need to pick up the phone, make new connections, build relationships, pitch, negotiate, and close business.
• Manage the pipeline document
• Good negotiation and objection-handling skills
• Present as professional and trustworthy
• Ensure the event has a good spectrum of exhibitors
• Committed, engaged, and motivated
• Able to demonstrate beauty industry knowledge and client contact base
  
  We're Future. We're 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We've got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we're looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.
Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future We have a voice and we're going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We're an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.

The expected range for this role is £29,000 - £60,000 This is a Hybrid role from our London Office, working three days from the office, two from home.
• Uncapped leave, because we trust you to manage your workload and time
• When we hit our targets, enjoy a share of our profits with a bonus
• Refer a friend and get rewarded when they join Future
• Wellbeing support with access to our Colleague Assistant Programmes
• Opportunity to purchase shares in Future, with our Share Incentive Plan