Sports Sales Manager Job at Visit Galveston in Galveston

Overview

Director of Sales and Services at Visit Galveston

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SPORTS SALES MANAGER

As a Sports Sales Manager, you're on a mission to show organizations across the United States that Galveston is the ideal gathering place for competitions! With our gorgeous beaches, beautiful hotels, world-class attractions and excellent facilities, you find there are plenty of ways to entice planners to book their events in our coastal city. Of course, it takes some effort to generate leads, but as an experienced and self-motivated salesperson, you know how to connect with the right people. As a networking pro, you eagerly attend tradeshows and client events to solicit business. With sports and competition groups as your target, you prospect within these groups, make presentations, write proposals, and more to secure their bookings for local hotels, convention facilities, and sports assets. You love having the opportunity to travel and meet new people!

When event planners seem undecided, you extend an invitation to visit Galveston and arrange for a tour of our excellent facilities and attractions. You proactively coordinate hotel and convention center bids and organize facilities packages, and your willingness to go the extra mile wins over potential clients. Committed to providing exceptional customer service, you stay in touch with clients before, during, and after their events to ensure total satisfaction.

Organized and attentive to detail, you compile monthly activity reports to make sure you're on track to achieve your goals. When necessary, you provide training for other members of the sales team so you can succeed together. Thanks to your dedication and drive, many sports and competition groups choose Galveston as their convention destination. You feel great that your efforts have a positive impact on our local economy, and you're pleased to be well compensated for your skills!

Responsibilities

• As a Sports Sales Manager, you're on a mission to show organizations across the United States that Galveston is the ideal gathering place for competitions and you generate leads, attend tradeshows and client events to solicit business.
• Prospect within sports and competition groups, make presentations, write proposals, and secure bookings for local hotels, convention facilities, and sports assets.
• Invite undecided event planners to visit Galveston and arrange for tours of facilities and attractions.
• Coordinate hotel and convention center bids and organize facilities packages.
• Provide exceptional customer service by staying in touch with clients before, during, and after events to ensure total satisfaction.
• Compile monthly activity reports to track progress toward goals.
• Provide training for other members of the sales team as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• 5+ years of experience in hospitality or tourism sales
• Proficiency with office equipment including a laptop and fax machine
• Valid Class C driver's license
• Willingness to receive training to become a Certified Tourism Ambassador
• Being professionally certified in the sports tourism or hospitality field as a Sports Tourism Strategist (STS), Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), Certified Destination Management Professional (CDME), or Certified Tourism Executive (CTE) would be a plus

Do you have excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills? Are you a strategic thinker with a talent for creative problem-solving? Can you prioritize multiple tasks while effectively meeting deadlines? If yes, you might just be perfect for this position!