Sales Executive
| Posting date: | 23 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2026 |
| Location: | London, SW6 |
| Company: | Reed Talent Solutions |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | RPO03770-361801 |
Summary
Sales Executive
£35000- £50000 OTE
Putney, London
Hybrid, 3 days per week in the office
At Clarion, our people are at the absolute heart of what we do. We’re proud that our core values of PASSION, CARE, IMAGINATION, and TRUST define the way we carry out our work across all of our teams.
If you share our values and want to be a part of a successful, dynamic, and creative global business then we want to hear from you.
The Opportunity:
Affiliate Summit runs the biggest affiliate marketing events in the world, and attracts thousands of advertisers, networks, agencies and affiliates from the US and across the globe.
The Exhibition Sales Executive will play a key role in continuing to grow our Affiliate Summit East and Affiliate Summit West events.
This is a high-volume sales role and will suit someone with strong outbound experience.
The Exhibition Sales Exec will lead sales on our ‘Meet Market’ product – think speed networking for marketing technology companies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Achieving and exceeding sales targets
- Prospecting and new business development
- Writing and sending effective sales proposals
- Development of new accounts
- Managing existing clients and increasing their spend across our Portfolio
- Managing SPEX clients on-site at the events
- Managing the re-book process for your client’s pre-show, on-site and post-event
- Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with exhibitors, sponsors and the wider show team
- Keeping abreast of market developments and identifying and researching new growth areas for sales
- Accurately recording information on Salesforce
Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours:
- Previous experience in a b2b sales role (exhibition sales desirable)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Solid understanding and ability to demonstrate core sales skills
- Ambitious, driven to succeed, passionate about growth
- Good negotiator with ability to successfully deal with objections and close
- Administration skills - organised and well-prepared
- Ability to meet deadlines and work comfortably under pressure
- Highly driven & self-motivated
About Clarion Events
Clarion Events is one of the world’s leading event organisers, producing and delivering innovative and market-leading events since 1947. (https://clarionevents.com/welcome)
Clarion Events embrace diversity and equal opportunities in all that we do. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
Clarion is private equity backed and owned by Blackstone. Blackstone is one of the world’s leading global investment funds, investing capital for the long term in order to build successful, resilient businesses. (https://www.blackstone.com/)
Our purpose is to deliver exceptional customer outcomes and experiences, by making every connection count.
Our vision is we want every one of our products to be a market leader in customer satisfaction and delight.
Benefits
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- End of year wellbeing shutdown (closed for the last week of the year)
- Employees on a permanent or fixed-term contract are gifted an extra day of leave that can be used for a celebration of your choosing, e.g. birthday, Eid, Diwali, etc.
- Summer Hours in August (3pm finish on Fridays)
- Helping Our World (HOW) Days – one paid day per quarter to carry out charity work
- Pension Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Health Cash Plan
- Wellbeing Library (MYNDUP)
- Mentoring Programme
- Season Ticket Loan
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Free on-site gym and shower facilities
- Free eyesight tests
- Free flu vaccination – offered on site once a year for all employees
Our Values
PASSION
We deliver all our events with passion for people, the environment and businesses. We form connections with those who are just as passionate about what they do as we are. We always strive to exceed expectations and celebrate success. We love what we do, and it shows.
CARE
We care about our people and our products and work tirelessly to achieve lasting connections and satisfaction for ourselves, our customers and the businesses they support. We really get people - everyone is welcome.
IMAGINATION
Everything is possible. We constantly challenge the status quo and create amazing experiences and opportunities. We take huge satisfaction in solving problems. As open-minded and fun-loving people, the sky is our limit.
TRUST
We trust our skills, people and partners to deliver extraordinary events our customers have come to rely on. We support everyone around us and always learn through our experiences. We are honest and straight forward. You can always rely on us.
Equal Opportunities
We encourage employees to be open and confident and recognise that every member of the team makes a vital contribution.
Clarion embraces equality, diversity and inclusion and seeks to promote these principles in all of our business activities.
When recruiting new employees or providing opportunities for promotion, we will:
- Recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of background, and make the best use of their talents;
- Ensure that no person is unlawfully discriminated against;
- Select the best person for the role based on their skills, qualifications and abilities.
This statement sets out our commitment to equal opportunities and to preventing discrimination in the workplace.