The role
A new-business sales position selling sponsorships and memberships across ETA's programs. Most of the pipeline is self-sourced, with some leads supplied by ETA. Individual contributor, no direct reports.
What you'll do
- Prospect and build your own pipeline of sponsors, partners, and members.
- Meet annual sponsorship and membership revenue targets.
- Sell sponsor and partner packages for AI Week, US AI Congress, the Future Tech Forum, and digital content.
- Grow individual and organizational memberships through outbound sales, inbound conversion, and upsells.
- Manage renewals and multi-year relationships.
- Work with marketing and events teams on pricing and packaging.
- Represent ETA at events and keep CRM records and forecasts current.
What you'll bring
- A proven record of sourcing your own pipeline and closing new business.
- Experience in sponsorship, membership, B2B, partnership, or association sales, with quota attainment.
- Ability to manage full sales cycles independently across many accounts.
- Strong consultative selling, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Event sponsorship or membership sales experience preferred; familiarity with the technology or AI ecosystem is a plus.
- Strong self-management and time management skills.
- CRM proficiency and data-driven forecasting.
- Willingness to travel.
Compensation and benefits
Competitive base salary plus uncapped, performance-based commission, a comprehensive benefits package, and a role in a fast-growing national organization.