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Account Manager - New Business | Gaming, Energy, E-Commerce Events

RELX (ReedExhibitions) Open · verified Oct 2, 2026
Sydney Full-time Manager Account Management

At a glance

Mid-level Account Management role at RELX (ReedExhibitions). Sydney · full-time.

Pay not stated

RoleAccount Management
SeniorityManager
LocationSydney
EmploymentFull-time
PostedOct 1, 2026 · 1d ago
Role brief

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What you'll do

  • Find prospective exhibitors and commercial partners through outbound calls and leads you generate yourself
  • Manage current and potential customer relationships across a portfolio of Australian exhibitions
  • Build a sales pipeline, follow up opportunities, and guide deals from first contact through negotiation and close
  • Shape commercial offers around customer goals, handle objections, and respond to inbound enquiries
  • Keep Salesforce records current, coordinate with internal teams, and support exhibitions in your portfolio

What you bring

  • Experience in phone-based B2B sales, account management, or business development
  • Confidence finding your own leads and using consultative, value-focused selling
  • Strong skills in objection handling, negotiation, and closing with business decision-makers

Who this fits

This Sydney-based role suits a commercially minded seller who wants a balanced mix of new business and account growth. It is phone-led, with a hybrid work model, and includes attending and supporting exhibitions in your portfolio.

From the employer

Sydney | Hybrid | Uncapped Commission


Are you a commercially driven sales professional who enjoys winning new business, growing customer relationships and seeing your work come to life at major events?


RX is looking for a Business Development / Account Manager to drive revenue across a portfolio of leading Australian exhibitions spanning exciting sectors such as video gaming, energy and e-commerce.

This is a genuine blend of business development and account management, ideal for someone with a hunter mentality who enjoys prospecting, consultative selling and closing valuable commercial opportunities.


About RX

At RX, we’re in the business of building businesses, and we have fun doing it.


We create high-profile events that bring industries and communities together, connecting customers with new markets, opportunities and experiences. As part of RELX, we combine the scale and career opportunities of a global organisation with the pace, variety and energy of the events industry.


What's in it for You?

  • Uncapped earning potential, with commission accelerators for exceeding your targets
  • A genuine 50/50 mix of new business and account management, giving you variety and ownership
  • The opportunity to sell across exciting sectors including Video Gaming, Energy and E-commerce
  • Work on major Australian events and see the direct impact of the partnerships you create
  • Clear progression career pathways
  • Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model
  • A collaborative, supportive and commercially driven team
  • Access wellbeing initiatives, paid parental and volunteering leave, learning resources, retail discounts and additional benefits

About the Role

You’ll take ownership of sales across a portfolio of major events, which may include Consumer Video Gaming (PAX), Energy, Water or E-Commerce.


The role is approximately 50% new business development and 50% account management.


You’ll work with an allocated customer and prospect database while generating your own leads and proactively targeting prospective exhibitors and commercial partners.


This is a phone-led sales role where you’ll manage opportunities from initial prospecting through to close. You’ll engage with marketing, sales and business decision-makers, uncover their commercial goals and create solutions that deliver genuine value.


What You’ll Be Doing

  • Prospecting and winning new exhibitors through outbound calling and self-generated leads
  • Managing and growing relationships with existing and prospective customers
  • Building a healthy pipeline and consistently following up sales opportunities
  • Using consultative, value-based selling to understand customer goals and challenges
  • Developing tailored commercial solutions rather than relying on transactional selling
  • Confidently handling objections, negotiating and progressing opportunities to close
  • Responding to inbound enquiries while maintaining a strong outbound sales focus
  • Maintaining accurate customer, pipeline and activity information in Salesforce
  • Collaborating with internal teams to support the successful delivery of each event
  • Attending and supporting the exhibitions within your portfolio

About You

You’re an energetic and resilient sales professional who is comfortable picking up the phone, creating opportunities and working towards ambitious revenue targets.


You’ll bring:

  • Strong phone-based B2B sales, account management or business development experience
  • A genuine hunter mentality and confidence generating your own leads
  • Experience using consultative and value-based selling techniques
  • Strong objection-handling, negotiation and closing skills
  • The ability to build credibility with marketing, sales and business decision-makers
  • Confidence balancing new business development with account growth
  • A proactive, commercially focused approach and strong personal accountability
  • Experience in events, media, technology, gaming, e-commerce or a related sector would be advantageous but not essential

RX also offers wellbeing initiatives, paid parental and volunteering leave, learning and development resources, retail discounts, income protection and benefits designed to support you and your family.


Apply Now

If you’re a confident sales professional who enjoys prospecting, consultative selling and building long-term customer relationships, we’d love to hear from you.











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