Event Sales & Customer Service Assistant - Entry Level - Immediate Start - Full Time
Agency: Blackwater Recruitment
Location: Central London
Seniority: Entry level, Client Training Provided (No Experience Necessary)
Schedule: Full-Time Equivalent (Monday to Friday)
Earnings: Brand Awareness Fee (where applicable) + Commission and Performance Incentives
Who is Blackwater Recruitment?
We specialise in entry-level sales, marketing and customer-focused roles. We connect candidates with opportunities, introducing them to clients who provide the roles. If successful, you’ll be working directly with our client.
About Our Client
Our client is a fast-growing outsourced sales company based in London, currently seeking Event Sales Assistants to represent them and their fundraising client. They deliver face-to-face sales campaigns for recognisable brands, with Sales Assistants working directly in the field to engage with customers and drive results through personal interaction.
Successful candidates will have access to client training and invites to upskilling sessions with experienced professionals from day one.
Who Are We Looking For?
- Confident communicators: Comfortable speaking with potential customers face-to-face
- Willing to learn: Open to upskilling in sales, public speaking, professional communications and sales.
- Motivated: Be able to motivate yourself to reach personal and professional goals
- Reliable: Candidates must be available on a full-time equivalent basis (Monday to Friday)
- Transferable Skills: Our client values attitude and work ethic over previous experience. However, many have come from retail, hospitality (front of house, waiting staff, bar roles), care, admin, or customer service backgrounds due to their strong people skills.
What you will do on a day to day basis:
- Represent brands in high footfall event & retail environments, engaging with customers face-to-face
- Present products and services clearly, answering questions and building trust
- Support new customers through the sign-up process, ensuring a smooth experience
- Work towards daily and weekly personal performance targets
- Apply learnt skills to improve communication, sales techniques, and results
What’s in it for you?
- Financial Rewards: A brand awareness fee (earn a daily fee paid to you, only applicable when representing a client for a full day), plus commission and performance incentives, all payments are settled on a week by week basis to ensure prompt payment for your effort and performance.
- Progression: Opportunities to start upskilling others and running sessions
- Client Training and Upskilling: Structured client training provided from day one, with ongoing upskilling sessions with experienced professionals.
- The Social Scene: Invites to monthlyactivities (think go-karting, paintballing, and weekly social nights). Opportunities to attend annual celebrations may also become available.
- Travel: Opportunities to earn invites to annual R&Rs, as well as road trips and other hubs to network across the UK
The Process
- Apply: Submit your CV today. If suitable, your details will be shared with our client as part of the next stage.
- The Chat and Fit Check: A brief call with our client to discuss the role and your suitability.
- The Visit: Meet the team at the London office and get a feel for the environment and day-to-day culture.
Please Note:
Successful candidates join as a sub-contractor, this offers professional autonomy and tax benefits. Earnings are performance linked (Brand Awareness Fee (where applicable + Commission + Incentives).
Pay: £435.00-£625.00 per week
Benefits:
- Company events
- Referral programme
Application question(s):
- Our client is unable to accept candidates that are on a Tier 4 study Visa or that require sponsorship, please confirm that you do not hold these types of visa
- Can you please confirm you are available to work on a full time basis
- Please provide the email address you wish to be contacted on:
- Please provide the phone number you wish to be contacted on:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
