Senior Sales Director - 10 month fixed term contract

AEG is a leading global provider of innovative live sports and entertainment, creating live content through state-of-the-art facilities, sports franchises, artist tours and festivals.

AEG Presents is the live music division. In the UK we have a portfolio of world leading festivals and events including American Express presents BST Hyde Park, All Points East, Rock en Seine in Paris and Country 2 Country at The O2. A snapshot of our UK events in '25 is on the link… AEG's Festivals and Events '25

We are looking for a tenacious senior salesperson with great brand and agency contacts to join the Global Partnerships division, to cover the maternity leave of the team's Senior Sales Director for 12 months starting 01 November 2025.

What you'll be doing:

• Primarily responsible for achieving sponsorship sales targets for AEG Present's festivals and events
• Need to hit the ground running: contacting brands and closing deals, and then contracting with our internal legal team
• Develop a good working relationship with other members of Global Partnerships in London and globally, and 
• Play a role in managing/coaching members of the AEGP sales team

What we're looking for

• A tenacious salesperson with a background in rights-holder sales
• Someone with sound knowledge of brand marketing, particularly experiential.
• A creative thinker with a great ‘black book' of contacts within brands and agencies. 
• A proven track record in securing sponsorships 

You'll need the gravitas to skilfully resolve issues in a pressurised environment whilst preserving both internal and external relationships.

A great communicator and presenter; you'll be an excellent team player who thrives working in a high achieving environment. Being a lover of great music and the world's best live shows would also be an advantage!

Global Partnerships is absolutely key to AEG's DNA and one of the most respected rights holder sales operations in the business. You have the chance to join a hugely successful team selling amazing shows!

Where: You'll be based in our head office on Blackfriars Rd, Southwark. You will be able to work remotely one day a week.

So why apply?  AEG is one of the largest entertainment companies in the world. This is an opportunity to join Global Partnerships, the sponsorship division. GP is absolutely key to AEG's DNA and possibly the most respected rights holder sales operations in the business. This team, the AEG Presents Sales Team, recently won the ‘Best Sales Team' for the 3^rd consecutive time at the annual GP Global conference…so it's the chance to join a hugely successful team selling amazing shows!

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We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe in equality of opportunity for all and our approach to recruitment and selection is fair, open and based purely on merit. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. If you require reasonable adjustments in any recruitment process with us, please make us aware