Business Development Representative - Events & Music

<p> Salary £27K - £30K + Commission + Excellent benefits </p><p> Location: Blackburn, initially on-site with more flexibility once up to speed in the role. Must have driving licence and access to a vehicle. </p><p> Do you love events and music? If so, we could be looking for you, a Business Development Representative to join a rapidly expanding company, one of the UK's biggest and renowned primary ticketing agencies. </p><p> This role is focused on generating new business opportunities across smaller lifestyle accounts by identifying relevant prospects, carrying out high-volume outreach, qualifying interest, and passing strong opportunities to a Business Development Manager to progress and close. </p><p> Key Responsibilities: </p><ul><li> Research and identify relevant lifestyle promoters, venues, events, attractions and experience-based businesses </li><li> Build and maintain prospect lists across priority sectors and regions </li><li> Carry out outbound cold outreach via phone, email, LinkedIn and other relevant channels </li><li> Generate interest in the offering and open conversations with prospective clients </li><li> Qualify leads based on suitability, potential value, readiness and fit </li><li> Book meetings and pass qualified opportunities to the relevant BDM </li><li> Keep CRM records accurate and up to date, including outreach activity and pipeline notes </li></ul><p> Key Skills & Experience required: </p><ul><li> Minimum 1 year experience in an outbound role in a sales and lead generation role ideally in an event, hospitality, experience or lifestyle based business </li><li> Confident communicator who is comfortable speaking to new people every day </li><li> Strong research and organisational skills </li><li> Resilient, self-motivated and proactive </li></ul><img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?tnOcX87vYBuEVeZ9F5Ybp3TFp29ZGWHYp" width="0" height="0" />