Sales Manager, Arts & Entertainment

Job Description

Contract Summary

Who We Are:

IMG is a global leader in events, fashion, sports and media. The company manages some of the world’s greatest athletes and fashion icons; owns and operates hundreds of live events annually; and is a leading independent producer and distributor of sports and entertainment media.

The Arts & Entertainment division of IMG owns and runs some of the UK’s biggest festivals and events, from The Big Feastival, Taste of London, Hampton Court Palace Festival, Greenwich Summer Sounds, Hyde Park Winter Wonderland and Glyde at Battersea Power Station.

We are looking for an experienced salesperson to join our team to sell brand activations and sponsorship packages for The Big Feastival. The Big Feastival is a family, food, drink, and music festival held on Alex James’ Farm in The Cotswolds over the August Bank Holiday weekend, which attracts over 65,000 people over the 3 days. The candidate must have a passion for live events and have sales experience.

What You’ll Do

The Sales Manager will be for the sales management and delivery of exhibitor and sponsorship revenues for Taste of London, as well as cross-selling into The Big Feastival, Hampton Court Palace Festival, Glide, Winter Wonderland and any other required events

Key Responsibilities Include:

Key Results Areas

You will have the following strengths

Our Values:

Our Work Ethic:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process, but we are currently excited to have our employees experience our office culture as much as possible.

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we harness the entirety of our company and lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. It means that we engage in anti-racism and ally-ship the way we do anything. Fiercely and fearlessly. As a global company that drives culture we endeavor to reflect the world’s diverse voices both internally and externally to ensure success in our mission.

If you require reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please let us know. We will work together to best meet your needs.

IMG is part of Endeavor, a global entertainment, sports and content company, home to the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events and experiences. The company is comprised of industry leaders including entertainment agency WME; sports, fashion, events and media company IMG; and premier mixed martial arts organization UFC. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation; marketing and licensing; content development, distribution and sales; event management; and a number of direct-to-consumer offerings.

Benefits:

The Process:

We appreciate the time take to apply for the role and your recent interest in IMG. We will review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, due to volume we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search.

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Your Career at IMG

IMG is highly invested in the career development of its employees. If successful in your role, it should provide you with a stepping stone to the next stage and beyond. Examples of roles that people previously advanced to from the role or the level of this position are Sales Manager or Senior Sales Manager. It is important to note that while most people look at the position of their line manager as the next step, there is significant opportunity for cross-promotion across the many different divisions of the company. This is possible because of the vast scope of our company and will be strongly encouraged.

As a valued employee you will have access to development tools including the Events Leadership Academy and the Events Mentoring scheme to support your career and personal development with IMG.

Working Conditions:

Endeavor is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.