BAFTA
Business Development Manager, Event Sales
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Please note this is a part time 3 days a week role.
Our opportunity:
We're looking for an experienced Business Development Manager to join our venues sales team on a three-day-per-week basis. Reporting to the Head of Venue Sales, you will be responsible for generating new business, securing high-value corporate event bookings and driving revenue growth through proactive sales activity.
You'll be a confident and commercially driven sales professional with a proven track record of winning new business, building lasting client relationships and consistently meeting and exceeding sales targets. Working closely with the wider sales, planning and operations teams, you'll help strengthen BAFTA 195 Piccadilly's position as one of London's leading event venues.
How BAFTA 195 Piccadilly gives you the red carpet experience
- 31 days holiday (increasing to 33 days after 5 years' service)
- Building is closed for 1 week during festive period in December
- Health cash plan (financial contribution to dentist, podiatry & more treatments)
- Complimentary meals on duty
- 3% pension contribution, Life assurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Company sick pay
- Season ticket loan
- Access to cinemas throughout the UK & to BAFTA events
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- A tenacious team player used to working in a fast paced environment
- An excellent communicator, with the ability to build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Quick to absorb, process and retain large amounts of information
- A natural salesperson with first class negotiation and presentation abilities
- You'll have thorough knowledge of the hospitality/ events industry, including current trends, competitors and best practices
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Who we are
195 Piccadilly is home to the iconic London headquarters of the world-famous British arts charity, BAFTA.
Located in a historic Grade II listed building in the heart of London’s West End, BAFTA 195 Piccadilly is a truly world-class venue. The space combines heritage architecture with cutting-edge, state-of-the-art facilities, providing an inspiring environment for our industry-leading events, screenings, and creative initiatives.
As the centre of BAFTA’s work, 195 Piccadilly plays a vital role in supporting and celebrating talent across the film, games, and television industries.
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