Business Development Associate (Open To Graduates & Career Changers, Training Provided)
Location: Bristol (Office-Based)
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm
Salary: £25,000 – £29,000 base (DOE) + uncapped commission
OTE (Year 1): £50,000 – £60,000
Top Performers: £75,000+
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Business Show Media is a fast-growing global events company behind some of the world’s most exciting business exhibitions. We bring together entrepreneurs, SMEs, and industry leaders, creating environments where ideas turn into real commercial opportunities.
With major events across London, Las Vegas, Miami, Sydney, and Singapore, we’re continuing to expand - and investing heavily in the next generation of sales talent.
This is an entry point into a high-performance sales career with genuine progression.
As a Business Development Associate, you’ll focus on building new business opportunities, connecting with decision-makers, sparking interest, and creating a strong pipeline for the sales team. Your work will directly impact revenue and event growth.
If you’re driven and consistent, you’ll quickly progress into a closing role, with a clear path toward becoming an Event Sales Manager.
Proactively sourcing and qualifying new business opportunities
Reaching out to decision-makers via phone, email, and LinkedIn
Building early-stage relationships with potential exhibitors and sponsors
Understanding client goals and identifying where our events can add value
Booking qualified meetings and handing over warm opportunities to sales
Keeping pipeline and activity data organised and up to date
Collaborating with internal teams to maximise lead generation
You’re motivated, confident, and eager to build a career in sales. You’re not afraid to pick up the phone and enjoy the challenge of turning conversations into opportunities.
Clear and confident communicator
Self-motivated with a strong work ethic
Positive, resilient, and target-driven
Interested in business and commercial environments
Ambitious and motivated by progression and earning potential
Experience in sales or customer-facing roles is a plus, but not required - we provide full training and support.
£25,000 – £29,000 base salary
Uncapped commission (OTE £50,000 – £60,000 in Year 1)
Top performers earning £75,000+
Ongoing training and development from day one
Defined progression into Event Sales and Event Sales Manager
Exposure to major UK and international events
A collaborative, energetic team environment
Incentives, rewards, and regular team socials
If you want to build a career where effort directly drives your progression and earnings, this is a strong place to start.
Apply now and begin your path toward Event Sales Manager.
At Business Show Media, we organise some of the world’s largest business events, focused on empowering SMEs and startups. Our mission is to connect businesses with the tools they need to succeed—a commitment recognised with the 2024 Best Contribution to Sector award.
We’re also proud to be recognised as 'Employer of the Year' for the dedication our leadership team shows in creating an inclusive, ethical workplace that offers outstanding opportunities for our team, such as global travel and rewarding team trips.
We host The Business Show along with events like Going Global Live, The B2B Marketing Expo, White Label Expo, The CPD Expo and Retrain Expo across the US, UK, Asia and Australia. Based in the centre of Bristol, we’re growing quickly and looking for passionate professionals to join our team.
