Hybrid working: 2 days in office
Sponsorship-driven events, a growing on-site calendar, and direct strategic conversations with large-scale clients. A close-knit team where an Events Account Manager builds real commercial skills, real upselling responsibility, and a clean route into the events industry from day one.
- Direct route into the events industry from a retention background
- Real upselling responsibility and commercial skill-building from day one
- Strategic sponsor conversations, not just admin touchpoints
- Company bonus scheme
- Hybrid working, two days in office
- Close-knit team, tight culture, genuine visibility
The Company
This is a growing, family-feel organisation with sponsorship-driven events at its core and an on-site programme that is expanding. The team is small enough that your work is noticed and your ideas reach the people who act on them. People here are trusted to get on with it, and the organisation is investing in the infrastructure, and the roles, to support that growth.
The Role
The Events Account Manager sits between the sales handover and the event date, holding sponsor relationships, tracking success metrics and identifying where additional services can add value, all without the pressure of pure new-business sales.
- Manage sponsor relationships from onboarding through to event day
- Serve as the primary point of contact for sponsors post-sale
- Track sponsor goals and flag risks or opportunities throughout the lifecycle
- Identify and progress soft upsell conversations on additional services
- Keep sponsors informed and connected at every key touchpoint
- Collaborate with the sales team so they can focus on new business
- Monitor success metrics and report on sponsor satisfaction
The Candidate
The right Events Account Manager will have a solid grounding in account management or customer service, with real experience in retention, relationship-holding and soft upselling. You are comfortable managing multiple client touchpoints across a project timeline and confident in conversations that require both empathy and commercial awareness.
A background in events is useful but not essential. What matters most is that you understand how to keep clients close, spot where more value can be offered and manage a relationship through to delivery. If you are ready to channel those skills into a sponsorship context, this Events Account Manager role is the place to build that career.
Hybrid flexibility, a bonus scheme, and genuine events industry credentials earned alongside large-scale sponsors all come with this Events Account Manager position. First interviews are being lined up and the role will not stay open long, so get your application in now.
Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.
As a specialist events recruitment agency we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.
Vacancy Ref: KS19284