Junior Account Executive

Overview

Junior Account Executive | Up to £37,000 OTE (inc bonus) | Permanent | Hybrid/London | Amazing benefits

The role

We're looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Junior Account Executive to join our Event Sales team, supporting our enterprise and corporate clients with high-quality venue sourcing and exceptional service.

As a Junior Account Executive, you'll respond to inbound enquiries from key corporate clients, carrying out thorough venue searches across the UK and internationally. You'll produce bespoke proposals, coordinate site visits, and play an important role in delivering smooth, high-quality experiences for clients.

You'll work closely with the broader team, refining your industry knowledge, and developing the confidence to nurture client relationships and support account retention.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with events industry experience who's ready to develop their commercial and client-facing skills in a fast-paced, supportive team. You'll help deliver venue searches, craft proposals, and contribute to the success of our client accounts, ultimately delivering exceptional service to ensure clients come back again and again.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive venue searches, covering a range of events from private dining to large-scale roadshows and product launches.
• Produce tailored proposals that match client requirements and showcase the best venue options.
• Coordinate and arrange site visits for shortlisted venues.
• Carry out in-depth research to identify standout, creative venue solutions.
• Manage inbound enquiries and support ongoing client communications to ensure a seamless experience.
• Keep CRM records accurate and up to date throughout the client interaction.
• Support the wider team with administrative or operational tasks that contribute to excellent client service.
• Represent Hire Space professionally when engaging with clients, venues, and suppliers.

You should apply if you:

• Have experience working within the events industry (essential).
• Are exceptionally organised and confident handling multiple priorities at once.
• Have strong research, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Enjoy building relationships and providing brilliant customer service.
• Are eager to develop commercial skills and grow in a sales-orientated environment.
• Work well both independently and as part of a team.

It would be a bonus if you:

• Have knowledge of venues or experience with venue sourcing.
• Have worked with corporate or enterprise clients.
• Have experience with CRM systems or proposal tools.

What's on offer:

• Competitive Salary (£27–£29k + performance related bonus, OTE £37,000+)
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Medicash Pro-Active Health Cash Plan
• Workplace Nursery Scheme which allows you achieve tax savings by paying your nursery fees through your gross pay
• Professional Development Plans & Career Pathways
• 4 weeks Company Paid Sick Leave
• Mental Health Leave
• 32 days holiday allowance with additional for long service
• 3pm Friday finishes during BST (average 36-hour working week over the year)
• Tech and Cycle Schemes
• Access to Juno wellbeing platform
• Exceptional maternity and paternity benefits
• Regular team socials and monthly lunches
• £200 Home office spending allowance
• Free nights out in top London venues

Logistics

This is a hybrid remote/in-person role. You'll work from our central London office 2–3 days per week on average, and may need to attend venue visits, events, client meetings, and company away days.

About us

Hire Space is a leader and pioneer in event technology, both in the UK and globally. We are at the forefront of a vibrant and fast-changing industry that is seeing a renaissance since the pandemic as companies seek to bring people together.

We operate the UK's largest venue marketplace, which hosts over 6,000 venues and is used by over 2 million event planners each year. Our clients include Google, Facebook, Red Bull, MAC Cosmetics, UNICEF, and Dr. Martens. Separate to the online marketplace, our technology and team also power the global event functions at a number of well-known companies.

In addition to our well-known technology and expertise in venue finding, we have built a reputation for delivering world-class events both in-person and online through our own event platform, Arena.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT

At Hire Space, we embrace diversity in all of its forms and foster an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status.

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