Summits Connect
Director Sponsorship Sales
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Company Description
Summits Connect is a global platform focused on convening industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers through high-impact conferences, summits, and networking events. The organization’s mission is to illuminate industry insights, foster meaningful connections, and create opportunities that drive business growth and innovation. By collaborating with experts, organizations, and thought leaders across sectors, Summits Connect delivers engaging discussions, insightful presentations, and powerful networking experiences. Its events are designed to help professionals exchange ideas, explore emerging trends, and build strategic partnerships in a rapidly evolving global landscape. Through conferences, panels, and roundtables, Summits Connect creates a dynamic environment where ideas become opportunities and connections develop into lasting partnerships.
Role Description
The Director Sponsorship Sales is a part-time, remote role responsible for driving sponsorship revenue across Summits Connect’s portfolio of events. This role oversees the end-to-end sponsorship sales process, including prospecting, pitching, and closing deals with corporate partners and industry stakeholders. Day-to-day responsibilities include:
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- Identifying and qualifying potential sponsors
- Developing tailored sponsorship proposals
- Delivering compelling sales presentations that align sponsor objectives with event offerings
- Managing negotiation of sponsorship contracts
- Maintaining strong relationships with existing partners
- Collaborating with marketing and event teams to ensure sponsor deliverables are fulfilled
- Monitoring market trends, refining sponsorship packages, and contributing to strategic planning to expand Summits Connect’s sponsorship ecosystem
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Qualifications
- Demonstrated expertise in Sponsorship Sales and Sales, with a track record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets.
- Strong ability to deliver persuasive Sales Presentations and communicate value propositions to executive-level stakeholders.
- Experience building and managing Strategic Partnerships that support long-term event and business growth.
- Proficiency in Contract Negotiation, including structuring sponsorship agreements and securing favorable terms.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
- Comfort working independently in a remote environment, with strong organizational and time-management abilities.
- Knowledge of events, conferences, or B2B environments is highly beneficial; experience in global or cross-industry markets is a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
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