Business Development Representative

Role overview

Bisnow is hiring an early-career sales professional to join its Commercial Real Estate advertising and event sponsorship team. In this position, you will help clients across the commercial real estate sector build visibility for their brands through media and events, while also developing a long-term path toward a Business Manager role. The company places a strong emphasis on promoting talent from within.

This role is hybrid, with four in-office days each week at 3 Waterhouse Square, London EC1N 2SW. Candidates should be available to start in May 2026 and may have developed relevant experience through internships, academic work, or early professional roles.

About Bisnow

Bisnow is a leading B2B media business serving the commercial real estate sector. Its platform brings together industry professionals through news, events, marketing services, recruiting support, and sales enablement tools that are designed to generate measurable business outcomes.

With more than 1.7 million subscribers and over 400 events each year across 47 markets in the U.S., Canada, the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands, the company focuses on helping the industry move forward through a combination of global perspective and local execution.

What the role involves

As a Business Development Representative, you will receive training across the products and solutions sold to the commercial real estate market. You will then support the wider sales team by helping create meetings, proposals, and contracts for prospective clients. Your day-to-day work will include learning sessions, client meetings, and networking at events to deepen your industry knowledge.

The role is designed as a stepping stone toward promotion into a Business Manager position, where you would begin developing your own book of business. It is well suited to someone who wants to build a career in business development, is eager to learn, and is ready to work hard.

Responsibilities

• Build and sustain relationships with marketing decision-makers across the target asset classes and market segments.
• Generate sponsorship revenue for events, including both digital and in-person opportunities, by researching prospects and identifying suitable sponsors.
• Continuously source new business to strengthen the pipeline for senior sales colleagues, with a focus on precise prospecting.
• Reach out to sponsorship prospects by phone and email, and handle incoming leads promptly.
• Support the event production team in creating sponsor-friendly event programs that fit client interests.
• Contribute new and relevant topic ideas that reflect changing industry trends.
• Track both individual and team KPIs and work consistently toward daily, weekly, and monthly performance goals.
• Record day-to-day activity in Salesforce CRM.
• Collaborate closely with the sales team to shorten the sales cycle and expand into target accounts.
• Partner with cross-functional colleagues to help ensure strong sponsorship results, effective marketing, and solid event financial performance.

Requirements

• Between 0 and 2 years of sales experience.
• A strong drive to succeed, sharp problem-solving ability, and energetic enthusiasm.
• A mindset that is both entrepreneurial and structured, creative yet organized, and ambitious while remaining grounded.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new digital and event products.
• Proven success in a team or group setting.
• Interest in moving into a client-facing sales role or similar position.
• Genuine interest in commercial real estate.
• Strong interest in media and digital marketing solutions.
• Openness to feedback and constructive criticism.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving, high-energy, and frequently changing sales environment.

Perks and benefits

• Competitive pay structure with uncapped monthly bonuses.
• Unlimited vacation days.
• 9 paid bank holidays.
• 7 paid sick leave days.
• Nest pension scheme.
• AXA private health insurance.
• Cycle to Work program.
• Referral bonus program.
• Opportunity to work with a highly capable, driven, and values-led team in a low-bureaucracy environment.

Eligibility and work authorization

Applicants must already be authorized to work in the United Kingdom on a full-time basis. Employment sponsorship will not be provided, including visa sponsorship or other work authorization support.

Company values

The company looks for people who are curious, self-aware, fearless, and consistent. The culture emphasizes persistence, accountability, collaboration, excellent communication, inclusion, and a commitment to challenging the status quo. Teamwork, humility, discipline, and kindness are also central expectations.

Additional information

The company notes that artificial intelligence tools may be used in parts of the hiring process, such as resume review or response analysis, but final decisions are made by people. If you want more information about how personal data is processed, you may contact the hiring team.