Event Sales Associate - Houston Texans
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Ticket Sales and Services: Ticket Sales
The Houston Texans are in a season of growth. We are seeking an individual for the position of Event Sales Associate.
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Basic Function: Responsible for coordinating the creation and delivery of key data insights to business units across the organization.
Job Function (Duties & Responsibilities):
Basic Function: Responsible for coordinating the creation and delivery of key data insights to business units across the organization.
Job Function (Duties & Responsibilities):
- Sell a full menu of ticket products for Lone Star Sports and Entertainment events including, but not limited to suites, packages, group tickets, and single game tickets
- Make cold calls from lists of area companies provided to sell inventory for College Football, International Soccer and other events during the year
- Effectively follow up with clients and prospective clients to build relationships to help provide repeat business and to meet excellent customer service requirements
- Contact past customers to generate new sales and actively build opportunities for new business through up selling opportunities and referrals
- Cordially and efficiently handle incoming sales calls from prospective clients for all ticket sales products
- Conduct in-arena appointments at NRG Stadium with the purpose of closing new business and developing new relationships
- Accountable to certain levels of activity and production (calls, appointments, pipeline KPI’s, and revenue)
- Strong self-leadership skills and will be able to hold themselves accountable to ticket sales best practices (daily prospecting, training, etc.)
- Consistently enter client data into CRM, Microsoft Dynamics, and Archtics ticketing system to aid in information sharing between sales and service as well as analytical data aimed at enhancing the sales process
- Consistently maintain a strong sales pipeline and display the capability to manage a sales funnel effectively
- Maintain high level of customer service to existing and new clients
- Must possess an optimistic team-first attitude, as well as the competitive desire to be the best
Skills Required:
- High-energy level, self-motivation
- Willingness to engage in a high volume of telemarketing and outside sales efforts
- Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a high-energy environment
- Ability to prioritize and manage diverse and multiple projects with a high degree of accuracy
- Ability and internal drive to demonstrate a winning attitude and a strong work ethic in the performance of all job responsibilities
- Ability to maintain confidential and/or proprietary information
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop solid working relationships at all levels across the organization [and externally]
- Excellent attention to detail and an ability to produce high-quality, accurate work within designated deadlines
- Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office software applications
Education/Experience:
- Completion of a bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited college or university, preferred.
- High School Diploma required.
- 1-2 years working experience in college/professional sales or service environment.
Title: Event Sales Associate
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Department: Ticketing
Reports to: Manager, Group Sales
Please note that while resumes of all candidates will be considered, as a way for the Texans organization to acknowledge and reciprocate the tremendous support given the Team by local fans and the local community in general, qualified candidates with permanent addresses in the Houston metropolitan and surrounding areas will be given first consideration whenever possible.
If your skills and experience match our available position requirements, a Human Resources representative will contact you directly. Due to the volume of resumes received by the Houston Texans, we are unable to provide updates on the status of individual applications.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
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