Job details
Salary from $14 an hour job type part-time contract number of hires for this role 1
Qualifications
High school or equivalent (preferred)
Event planning: 1 year (preferred)
Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
Customer acquisition: 1 year (preferred)
Direct sales: 1 year (preferred)
Full job description
We are a family-owned art education company offering virtual corporate events, after school enrichment programs, classes, parties and diy products for adults and children, across the united states and internationallyWe’re hiring an event sales & relationship specialist to work with our corporate events team to build relationships and rapport with our clients while successfully coordinating events to a consistently high standard.
Location: this is a remote position
The ideal candidate will display a passion for connecting corporate team members through virtual creative experiences, have a strong track record in sales, and a solid background in event delivery and logisticsThe goal is to build strong relationships with our clients to better understand how we can serve them and then serve them at the highest level to achieve sales goals.
This job has the potential of being 15-40 hours/week for the right person.
This position is for a person with the following skills/attributes:
Adept at linkedin strategy and messaging
Familiar with current corporate culture
Can handle stress and tight deadlines
Strong relationship building skills
Organized and has great attention to detail and brand quality
Embraces an “until it gets done” attitude
Takes ownership and pride in their work
Loves learning new things and can implement ideas quickly
Is technology savvy [google docs, spreadsheets, calendar]
Can handle direct feedback
Can juggle lots of moving pieces while staying collected
Negotiation and sales
Flexible, target-driven, proactive approach
Self-motivated and enthusiastic
Engaging telephone manner and customer service
Able to roll-with-it and come up with a new plan when there is a glitch
Job responsibilities:
Sales & marketing
Achieve quarterly sales targets
Successfully coordinate events with excellent results
Promote new events
Actively seek and support virtual event marketing opportunities
Must be able to identify possibilities for revenue growth and then strategically plan to deliver on these opportunities
Relationships
Developing good working relationships with industry event planners
Understand and support our vision, mission and goals
Develop relationships and rapport with your assigned clients
Make prospecting calls to potential clients
Responsible for the satisfaction of clients or customers by ensuring excellent customer service and quality delivery
Proactive account management of existing clients to grow revenue
Successful event coordination/delivery
Respond to sales inquiries and process bookings within the same day the request is filed
Liaise with clients to find out their exact event requirements
Produce detailed proposals for events (including timelines, project recommendations, staffing and budgets)
Manage all pre-event planning, organizing, kit shipments, and budget requirements
Coordinate with the studio team to ensure clients have all packages for their events, handle client queries and troubleshoot on the day of the event to ensure that all runs smoothly and on budget
Work closely with the studio team, teaching staff and the event team leader to exceed client requirements to ensure consistently high standards
Research opportunities for new clients and events
Stay in touch with clients to develop relationships
Collaborate with other departments and operational staff to ensure a high quality of event delivery
Give full briefings at event staff meetings
Make sure that insurance and legal obligations are followed
Undertaking other duties as requested within the responsibilities of the position
Dragonfly designs is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices lawsDragonfly designs does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex or pregnancy, age, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other basis that would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local lawFurthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
Job types: part-time, contract
Pay: from $14.00 per hour
Benefits:
Flexible schedule
Schedule:
Monday to friday
Covid-19 considerations:
Virtual position
Education:
High school or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
Event planning: 1 year (preferred)
Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
Customer acquisition: 1 year (preferred)
Direct sales: 1 year (preferred)
Linkedin: 1 year (preferred)
Work location:
Fully remote
Work remotely:
Yes
