Events Management Trainee

Manchester City Centre | Full-Time | On-Site | Entry Level

Interested in events, sales and business development? Looking for an opportunity to build your customer engagement skills, contribute to successful campaigns and progress towards a management position?

We're looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious Events Management Trainee to join our growing sales and marketing team in Manchester.

You'll gain hands-on experience supporting live promotional events, representing client brands, engaging with potential customers and contributing towards sales and customer acquisition objectives.

This is a development-focused role where you'll build practical skills across event sales, customer engagement, campaign coordination and team leadership, with opportunities to progress into event management and business development.

Event Sales & Campaign Responsibilities

• Representing client brands at live promotional events, exhibitions and marketing campaigns
• Engaging with potential customers through confident, professional communication
• Introducing products, services and promotional offers to prospective customers
• Identifying customer needs and recommending suitable products or services
• Supporting sales, lead generation and customer acquisition objectives
• Building positive customer relationships and delivering a professional brand experience
• Working towards individual and team sales performance targets
• Supporting the preparation and daily coordination of promotional event campaigns
• Monitoring campaign performance and identifying opportunities to improve results
• Communicating daily objectives, updates and priorities with team members
• Helping maintain organised, engaging and professional event environments
• Developing an understanding of sales strategies, customer behaviour and campaign management

Candidate Profile

We're looking for someone who is:

• Confident, approachable and comfortable speaking with new people
• Interested in sales, marketing, events and business development
• Motivated by goals, targets and measurable results
• Organised, proactive and willing to take responsibility
• Positive, adaptable and comfortable working in busy environments
• A strong communicator with good interpersonal skills
• Reliable and comfortable working as part of a team
• Open to coaching, feedback and continuous improvement
• Interested in developing leadership and management skills
• Available to work full-time in Manchester and able to start within two weeks

Previous experience in retail, hospitality, customer service, sales, promotions, events or administration can provide useful transferable skills, but isn't essential.

We're particularly interested in candidates who demonstrate enthusiasm, a strong work ethic and a genuine willingness to learn.

Sales Training & Management Progression

You'll begin by learning the fundamentals of sales, customer acquisition, brand representation, event campaign delivery and performance tracking.

As your confidence and experience develop, you'll have opportunities to take on greater responsibility across:

• Developing effective sales and customer engagement techniques
• Understanding customer needs and presenting suitable solutions
• Building confidence in sales conversations and objection handling
• Working towards campaign targets and reviewing sales performance
• Supporting the planning and coordination of daily event activities
• Understanding customer acquisition strategies and commercial objectives
• Helping coach and support newer team members
• Developing leadership, organisation and decision-making skills
• Taking greater ownership of event campaigns and team performance

The aim is to build your practical sales and event experience first, then support your progression towards senior sales, event management, business development and team leadership opportunities.

Progression is based on individual performance, skill development and readiness to take on additional responsibility.

Rewards & Career Opportunities

• Competitive salary plus performance-based campaign bonuses
• Full sales and events training from day one
• Ongoing one-to-one coaching and professional development
• Hands-on experience across live promotional events and customer acquisition campaigns
• Clear career progression opportunities
• Sales, communication and management development
• Performance incentives, recognition and team rewards
• Covered work-related event travel expenses
• Regular team socials and company activities
• Supportive, ambitious and collaborative team environment

Start Your Career in Event Sales & Management

If you're motivated to develop your sales skills, gain hands-on experience across live events and work towards managing campaigns and teams, we'd like to hear from you.

Whether you're a recent graduate, starting your career or looking for a new opportunity, this role offers a practical introduction to sales-led event campaigns with structured training and ongoing support.

Apply today and take the first step towards building your career in event sales, business development and management!

Pay: From £27,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• On-site gym
• On-site parking

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (preferred)

Work Location: In person