Director Sales - New Portland Venue

The role

The Director Sales is responsible for the sales, management, and production of special events, advertisements, and maintaining budgets. This person will execute contracts, plan events, and manage staff and vendors.

What you will do

• Network, research, and cold call potential clients to create new business opportunities.
• Enter client information into CRM system and manage client relationships.
• Create event proposals and budgets.
• Collect event deposits and contract signatures.
• Advance event details and serve as primary contact for event-related issues.
• Collect vendor quotes and finalized contracts.
• Be onsite during event days to manage execution and supervise vendors and staff.
• Train and manage special event staff and vendor partners.
• Negotiate deal terms and pricing.
• Track sales and develop plans to reach annual goals.

Required qualifications

• BA/BS degree (4-year)
• 6–8 years of related work experience
• Proficient in MS Office Professional Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Extensive sales experience
• Management experience
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays

Nice to have

• Advanced degree
• Advanced degree in Sales, Marketing, or a related field
• Prior experience working in music venues

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• paid holidays
• vacation and sick time
• company paid basic life insurance
• voluntary life insurance
• parental leave
• 401k Plan (with a current employer match of 3%)
• flexible spending and health savings account options
• wellness offerings

Before you apply

• Employer does not offer work visa sponsorship for this position.

About the company

For more than 20 years, AEG has played a pivotal role in transforming sports and live entertainment. They host more than 160 million guests annually and present more than 22,000 events around the world.