Account Executive

Company Description

Informa Markets provides customers and partners around the globe with opportunities to engage, experience and do business through live, virtual and hybrid events, specialist digital content and actionable data solutions. People are at the heart of Informa Markets. Our business thrives on the passion and entrepreneurship of our 4,000+ colleagues, who deliver over 500 international events and brands in more than 40 countries across the globe. Using our industry insight, comprehensive portfolio of markets, content and digital resources, we are passionate about creating platforms for our customers to connect and shaping environments that enable businesses to flourish. 

Job Description

What we’re looking for: The Account Executive will be a frontline force that fuels our client relationships. This role will be responsible for meeting revenue targets with our customers. The ideal person will be passionate about building client relationships and ensuring customer satisfaction.

This role will be expected to sell to a variety of customers, from large key accounts to independent small and medium customers.

Role Accountability and Duties:

• Sell to customers across products and revenue streams, meeting and exceeding assigned revenue targets
• Generate and seek expanded sales opportunities with our customers, through customer intelligence, attendance at industry related events and market analysis
• Adopt team sales initiatives, strategies and programs to capture key demographics based on customer feedback
• Negotiate effectively, proactively handling customer objections.
• Liaise with the Sales Director and relevant teams in relation to key customers and floor placement
• Maintain accurate pipeline, sales activity and customer information within Salesforce
• In partnership with Sales Director and sales team, performs market research and contributes to sales strategies accordingly including call, email and field meetings; researches client needs and creates a one-stop solution to their marketing and sales strategy.
• Maintains strong industry credibility through visible attendance at trade shows and other product presentations, staying up to date on new developments.

Qualifications

What you bring to the team:

• Minimum 1 year of sales experience; Experience in event sales a plus
• Ability to understand client needs and negotiate costs and services
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while maintaining strong time management skills
• Experience using a CRM or sales database management; Experience using Salesforce a plus
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be team-focused with a collaborative mindset and able to work seamlessly with exhibitors and internal teams
• Motivated to learn and become knowledgeable on industry trends, products, and news
• The pay range for this position is $55,000 - $65,000, plus comisssion depending on experience 
• This posting will expire on 7/30

Additional Information

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com

Our benefits include:

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive, and we support a range of working patterns
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Learning and development plan to assist with your career development  
• 10 days PTO 
• Competitive Benefits 
• Paid parental leave 
• Work with a high quality of specialist products and service  
• Bright and friendly staff who are all “expert’s experts” and additional training and development for helping you achieve your career aspiration
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world  

We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply.