Sales and Marketing Executive - 1 Year FTC
- Employer
- ESP Recruitment
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £28000 - 28000 per annum
- Closing date
- 14 Aug 2018
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- Function
- Event Marketing, Event Sales
- Sector
- Venues
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Job Role
- Marketing Executive, Sales Executive
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Job Details
A stunning unique venue in London seeks a Sales and Marketing Executive to join the Corporate Events department with specific responsibility for generating venue hire enquiries through dedicated sales and marketing activities. Joining a team of dedicated Events Managers and reporting into the Head of Events, no day is the same at this venue with live performances, fashion shows, film premieres and more taking place across multiple event spaces.
This is an initial 12 month fixed term contract with the likelihood that the role will be made permanent towards the end of the term.
Key responsibilities :
Essential skills
This is an initial 12 month fixed term contract with the likelihood that the role will be made permanent towards the end of the term.
Key responsibilities :
- Produce Sales and Marketing plans and deliver all strategies primarily focusing on new business development in conjunction with the Events Manager.
- Manage sales and marketing consortium memberships
- Represent the venue at consortium meetings, networking events, trade shows and exhibitions.
- Regularly follow up on new leads and enquiries to ensure the sales pipeline is up to date and managed.
- Lead on marketing activity, including updating the website and listings information
- Develop key accounts for the venue and maximise external revenue potential.
- Be proactive in building and maintaining relationships with clients and agencies in order to secure new business and repeat bookings.
- Hand events efficiently over to the Events Executives following confirmation.
- Ensure all event administration such as contracts, deposits, final invoicing etc. is completed according to set standards and timelines.
- Assist in building events budget.
- Deliver on financial targets with particular focus on new business corporate hire
- Proactively upsell services including AV and catering
Essential skills
- Proven track record and relevant experience in venue sales, in particular corporate hire and new business development
- Proactive approach to sales skills with the ability to convert enquiries to bookings
- Experience of working to financial sales targets
- Strong client management skills
- Excellent negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience of marketing venue spaces and developing appropriate marketing materials
Company
As specialists in our market, we offer integrity, honesty and confidentiality. As we concentrate on doing one thing and doing it really well, we have built up an extensive network of candidates at all levels and some of the most highly regarded clients in the events industry.
Offering the widest range of jobs in events worldwide, esp work on permanent, contract and freelance recruitment solutions at all levels from graduate to managing director, across the UK and internationally.
esprecruitment recruit for the following sectors:
- Event Management Agencies
- Production Companies
- Experiential Agencies
- C&I Agencies
- Corporate in-house
- Venues
- Hotels
- Associations
- Charities
- Public Sector
- Commercial Conference Companies
- Exhibitions
- Exhibition & Event Services
Company info
- Website
- http://www.esprecruitment.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 020 7299 2960
- Location
-
Ground Floor
36 Manchester Street
London
W1U 7LH
GB
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