Job Description

Location:

Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, Glamour, AD, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others. Our award-winning content reaches 84 million consumers in print, 367 million in digital and 379 million across social platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month.

We are headquartered in London and New York, and operate in 31 markets worldwide, including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico & Latin America, Spain, Taiwan, the U.K. and the U.S., with local licence partners across the globe.

The Role

WIRED is looking for a driven, proactive, resilient and competitive Client Manager to drive revenue and partnerships to WIRED’s conference series. 

This multi-tasking, customer-facing role requires a commercially-minded sales and business development professional who is bright, articulate, target- and deadline-driven. Excellent written and verbal communication and impeccable phone manners are must-haves, as well as strong interpersonal skills, problem-solving attitude and the ability to keep up in a fast-paced, “all-hands-on-deck”, team environment.

As this role requires decision-making autonomy, negotiations and package-creation, the ideal candidate must have at least 5 years permanent work experience within the B2B events industry in sponsorship. 

What will you be doing?

• Reporting to the Commercial Director and DIrector, WIRED Events on all activities

• Closing sponsorship deals on all of WIRED’s Events and Conferences portfolio

• Generating and managing sales leads from research to close

• Leading the sponsorship landscape on WIRED’s Events and Conferences

• Comprehending topic and audience markets to ensure the success of all campaign delivery for clients

• Working with different departments within Condé Nast Britain to help generate larger event partnership revenue

Who you are: 

• Degree-level education or equivalent

• Strong of experience in B2B events sales (full-time roles)

• Proven sales success

• Willingness to learn, be trained and apply knowledge in the role

• Excellent communication skills

• Excellent organisation skills and exceptional attention to detail

• Deadline- and target-driven

• Interest in WIRED, technology and innovation

• Self-motivated and independent, but proactive team player with interpersonal skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication in fluent English 

• Advanced computer literacy

• Flexible between creative, commercial and analytical skills

• Problem-solving, resourceful, can-do attitude

• Must have the confidence and topic knowledge to be able to speak to senior-level executives

Where will you be? 

This is a hybrid role with 3 days a week in our beautiful Adelphi office, with breathtaking views over the Thames, and next to the hustle and bustle of The Strand. 

What benefits do we offer? 

• Condé Nast Learning Hub where you’ll find you’ll find all Condé Nast-developed learning courses and trainings, and over 16,000+ courses in seven local languages 

• 25 days holiday and extra days of annual leave life events like moving house or wanting to volunteer with a charity 

• Hybrid working and core hours 

• Competitive pension scheme 

• Bupa Private Healthcare 

• Season ticket loans 

• Cycle to work 

• Employee Assistance programme 

• Bring your dog to work 

• A wide variety of wellness benefits including gym discounts 

• Discounts and Magazine Subscriptions

• Employee Resource Groups to provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce

What happens next?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.

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