Bloomberg LINK Conference Sponsorship Sales Representative recruitment

The Company
Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength- delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately- is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 300,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government and Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 13,000 people in 185 locations around the world.

Bloomberg LINK
Bloomberg LINK produces invitation-only, in-person gatherings that combine world-class editorial programming with peer-to-peer networking amongst the who's who in influential communities. We bring the power of Bloomberg to the executive conference business, leveraging the resources of a global organization with more than 2,000 journalists in 140 bureaus around the world, multiple media platforms and the world's most valuable online community, comprised of hundreds of thousands of financial professionals.

The Role
Via direct sales efforts and coordination with Bloomberg Media counterparts, the salesperson will sell sponsorships globally to financial services companies, corporations and professional services firms. This position will be based New York City.

Responsibilities Include:
- Developing and executing a sales plan to produce 30 - 40 paying clients per year
- Prospecting and generating new sales leads and growth through referrals, cold-calling and market research within your given client base and maintaining a database of contacts
- Coordinating with Bloomberg Media Sales counterparts as needed on accounts that present integrated revenue opportunity
- Working closely with clients to have a clear understanding of their business needs and providing consultative solutions to build stronger relationships
- Maximizing client knowledge and having a comprehensive understanding of our series of conferences in order to have a strategic approach to developing and presenting customized sponsorship proposals
- Demonstrating credibility with a proven competency and knowledge of a variety of industry verticals to include financial, professional, corporate and luxury services
- Produce regular activity/contact reports and revenue pipeline estimates

Qualifications:
- 5-7+ years of relevant experience
- Ability to build senior level relationships
- Proven new business development, relationship and territory management skills
- Extremely proactive, detailed, responsible and able to work well with a team
- Highly articulate, consultative and confident in sales approach and strategy
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Willingness to travel from time to time to meet demands of client territory/base

Bloomberg is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other classification protected by law.