Business Development Manager

  • Lipton Media
  • Mar 05, 2026
Full time I.T. & Communications Management

Job Description

Business Development Manager

£32,000 - £40,000 Base Salary + (Uncapped Commission) + Excellent Benefits

Hybrid

London

Leading b2b events, data and marketing business seeks a highly talented degree educated, Business Development Manager to join their team.

This role will focus on selling bespoke sponsorship opportunities to clients globally, within the lucrative Fintech and AI market.

We are keen to hear from candidates with 1-2 years b2b sales experience and a strong degree who are looking to diversify their b2b sales experience and move into event sales.

Essentially we are looking for someone who is keen to transition into a highly consultative, high deal value sales role.

Role: Business Development Manager - Sponsorship Sales

  • Generating new business, increasing pipeline and bringing on new prospects
  • Manage a number of existing accounts
  • Sell high-value sponsorship opportunities
  • Pitch clients over the phone and through face to face meetings
  • Attend competitor events
  • Scope to travel internationally
  • Consultative selling is a key part of this role, the right candidate should be able to sell creatively, through solution led selling.

Profile of Candidate:

  • 1-2 Years + in b2b sales - proven track record of success
  • Experience in media sales, recruitment, software sales etc will be considered
  • Strong desire to sell
  • Degree educated - Ideally a leading university
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Successful track record achieving revenue targets
  • Someone with a consultative sales approach is a necessity here

L ipton 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.