Business Development Executive; Sales

Bristol, England

Monday – Friday | 8:30am – 5:30pm | Office-based role

£26,000 – £30,000 Base Salary + Uncapped Commission

Year 1 OTE: £50,000 – £60,000

Year 2 OTE: £75,000 – £100,000+

Are you ambitious, competitive, and looking for a career where your performance directly impacts your earnings and progression?

Business Show Media is looking for driven individuals to join our growing Business Development team, with opportunities available across both our UK market team and Netherlands market team.

We’re a global business events company creating some of the leading exhibitions and networking opportunities for entrepreneurs, SMEs, and ambitious businesses. With major events across London, New York, Miami, Sydney, Amsterdam and Singapore, we’re continuing to grow internationally, and we’re looking for the next generation of sales talent to grow with us.

No previous sales experience? No problem. We provide structured sales training, coaching, and ongoing development to give you everything you need to build a successful career.

As a Business Development Executive, you’ll be responsible for generating new business opportunities and building relationships with companies that could benefit from exhibiting or sponsoring our events.

You’ll work across outbound channels including Linked In, email, and phone, speaking directly with business owners, founders, marketing leaders, and senior decision‑makers.

This is a role designed for people who want to learn, progress, and earn.

You’ll receive hands‑on training from experienced sales professionals, develop your commercial skills, and have clear pathway from Business Development Executive into more senior sales and leadership positions.

With strong performers able to progress quickly, your Year 2 earning potential can reach £75,000 – £100,000+.

• Generate new business opportunities through Linked In, email, phone, and other outbound channels
• Research businesses and identify potential exhibitors and sponsors
• Engage with business owners, founders, and senior decision‑makers
• Build and develop strong commercial relationships
• Qualify prospects and create high-quality sales opportunities
• Book meetings and opportunities for the wider sales team
• Manage your own sales pipeline and CRM activity
• Support exhibition and sponsorship sales across our UK and international events
• Work closely with Sales, Marketing, and Event teams
• Attend live events and network with exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees
• Continuously develop your sales, negotiation, and commercial skills
• Work towards clear individual targets and KPIs

We’re more interested in your attitude, ambition, and potential than your previous job title.

You might already have experience in sales, recruitment, customer service, business development, hospitality, retail, or another target‑driven environment, or you might be looking to break into sales for the first time.

We’re looking for people who are:

• Ambitious and motivated to build a long‑term career
• Confident communicators who enjoy speaking to people
• Competitive and target‑driven
• Motivated by uncapped earning potential
• Proactive and comfortable taking initiative
• Organised, resilient, and able to manage a busy pipeline
• Comfortable communicating through phone, email, and Linked In
• Commercially curious and eager to learn
• Interested in business, entrepreneurship, and live events
• Excited by progression and personal development

Previous sales experience is beneficial, but absolutely not essential.

We’ll provide the training, coaching, and support. What we need from you is the drive to succeed.

We’re currently hiring Business Development Executives across two key market…