Event Sales Manager
On-siteArlington, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Visit and court potential clients to increase awareness for the dining and entertainment district, targeting convention groups, capitalizing on DMCs, and conducting proposal presentations. Coordinate event details with clients post-contract, managing vendors and venue operations while maintaining fiscal responsibility for rentals and supplies. On-site day-of event coordination ensures schedule adherence, followed by providing recaps and up-selling opportunities. Maintain and grow the existing client list through networking events and relationship building. This role requires weekend and late-night availability, standing, and lifting up to 30 pounds.
Required Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent
- 2-3 years of experience in sales management and/or marketing
- hospitality industry
- College degree
- fluent English
- other languages
- Proven leadership skills
- ability to drive sales
- savvy in marketing and promotional strategies
- outgoing personality
- ability to approach all individuals
- strike up conversations
- Reliable
- ability to keep collected information secured
- Strong project management
- time management
- organizational skills
- Communication skills
- demonstrated ability to interact with guests
- employees
- third parties
- Excellent computer skills
- MS Word
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- producing BEOs
- sales contracts
- Reading and writing abilities
- completing paperwork
- management reports
- interpreting results
- giving and receiving instructions
- Ability to effectively communicate information and ideas
- build and maintain relationships
- work collaboratively with all individuals on the team
- General Managers
- Kitchen Managers
- banquet staff
- Mathematical skills
- basic math
- Problem solving
- reasoning
- motivating
- organizational skills
- Ability to travel
- attend workshops
- tradeshows
- conventions
- valid Driver's License
- work weekends
- late nights
- daytime office hours
- Frequently standing up
- moving within and outside of the facility
- move about assigned venue
- record guest information
- Carrying or lifting items weighing up to 30 pounds
- Handling objects
- Bending
- stooping
- kneeling
Desired Qualifications
- hospitality industry
- College degree
- other languages
- High School diploma or equivalent
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