Sales Executive at United Media

<p><em>Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can take on responsibility from day one? Do you want to be part of an ambitious, entrepreneurial team? And are you excited about building a successful career in sales?</em></p>
<h3>About us</h3>
<p>United Media focuses on building large-scale industry media and conference products across sectors such as private equity, insurance, HR, retail and finance. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one, including Private Equity Insights, Insurtech Insights, Presidents Summit, HRtechX, CFO Insights, Retail Insights and SetSales.</p>
<p>We bring together thousands of executives, investors, founders and industry leaders at our conferences around the world, creating opportunities for people to learn, connect and build meaningful business relationships.</p>
<h3>What we offer you</h3>
<p>This is an opportunity to build exceptional sales skills while helping us grow some of the world's leading business conferences.</p>
<p>You’ll join our London team and receive the training, coaching and responsibility to accelerate your development from day one.</p>
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<p><strong>Training &amp; Coaching:</strong> Ongoing feedback and support from our leadership team.</p>
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<p><strong>Uncapped earning potential</strong>. Competitive base salary plus an attractive commission structure where your results directly impact your earnings.</p>
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<p><strong>International exposure:</strong> Speak with senior executives, investors and business leaders from around the world and attend our international conferences.</p>
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<p><strong>Fast career progression:</strong> We promote internally and give high performers significant responsibility early in their careers.</p>
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<p><strong>25 days' holiday</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Great team culture:</strong> Regular team socials, lunches and events.</p>
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<h3>Your responsibilities</h3>
<p>Your mission will be to drive revenue by selling delegate passes to senior professionals attending our international conferences.</p>
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<p><strong>Drive new business:</strong> Proactively reach out to prospective delegates and convert them into paying attendees.</p>
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<p><strong>Own your targets:</strong> Take responsibility for ambitious monthly revenue goals and work towards exceeding them.</p>
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<p><strong>Execute high-volume outreach:</strong> Make 50+ calls per day, generating qualified sales opportunities and proposals.</p>
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<p><strong>Manage your pipeline:</strong> Own prospects from first conversation through follow-up, proposal and close.</p>
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<p><strong>Become an expert:</strong> Build a strong understanding of our conferences, audiences and industries so you can sell with confidence.</p>
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<h3>What we expect from you</h3>
<p>Most importantly, you <em>want to sell.</em> You enjoy speaking with people, working towards ambitious targets and the feeling of turning an opportunity into a closed deal.</p>
<p>We’re looking for someone who has:</p>
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<p><strong>At least 1 year of B2B sales experience</strong>, ideally involving outbound prospecting, new business or a high-volume sales environment.</p>
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<p><strong>Drive &amp; ambition:</strong> You are highly motivated, competitive and want to perform at a high level.</p>
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<p><strong>Commercial mindset:</strong> You are energised by targets, revenue and the opportunity to directly influence your earnings.</p>
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<p><strong>Resilience:</strong> You are comfortable with outbound activity and have the persistence to keep going when you hear "no".</p>
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<p><strong>Strong communication skills:</strong> You are confident speaking with new people and can build rapport quickly.</p>
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<p><strong>Ownership:</strong> You take responsibility for your targets, pipeline and follow-ups.</p>
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<p><strong>Growth mindset:</strong> You actively seek feedback and continuously look for ways to improve.</p>
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<p>We welcome applications from recent graduates and early-career professionals, provided you have at least one year of B2B sales experience and can demonstrate the drive, communication skills and competitive mindset needed to succeed in a high-performance sales environment.</p>
<p><strong>Start date:</strong> As soon as possible.</p>
<p>Monday–Friday, we work from our <strong>WeWork office in Victoria, London</strong>. Due to the collaborative nature of our work, we do not offer remote work.</p>
<p>You must have the right to work in the UK.</p>

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