Sales Account Executive [Full-Time]

Job description

Marketing Coordinator – Sales Account Executive

Collaborate with a passionate Zoo Crew in San Antonio. Choosing where to grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it's equally important you know that the place you choose to work at will support and guide you. With a diversity of passionate people, San Antonio Zoo is a place where you can collaborate with others securing a future for wildlife.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role

The person in this position is responsible for selling San Antonio Zoo group admission and experience products in the Austin, TX region; generating sales for groups of 10 or more guests, offering corporate discounts, planning team building functions, and signing ticket resellers. As a Sales Representative, this person handles all facets of account management and cultivation, which includes, but is not limited to selling, invoicing clients, and collections. This person works closely with clients, vendors, and various departments within the San Antonio Zoo to grow the non-catered group outing and reseller business. As a Marketing Coordinator – Sales Executive, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people in San Antonio. Here, you will make an impact by:

Implement a group sales marketing strategy addressing revenue, customer cultivation, and market targets in the Austin, TX region and emerging markets.

Build and grow key corporate ticket sales partners, resellers, and other consignment ticket accounts in the Austin, TX region.

Be the liaison for Austin destination marketing organizations and tour companies, make sales calls, and create promotional events to bring outside event planners and members together to maximize San Antonio Zoo as a destination and to increase the dollar expenditure per visitor.

Represent San Antonio Zoo at conventions, trade shows and other related events in and around Austin, TX to represent San Antonio Zoo as a group destination.

Be an extension of San Antonio Zoo's brand, establishing and maintaining good working relationships with clients, participating vendors, advertising agencies and the general public.

Establish and maintain positive, cooperative, and effective working relationships with clients, partners, and 3rd party vendors.

Consistently exhibit an attitude of guest service inside and outside of the zoo, showing hospitality to all.

Be fully committed to the mission of San Antonio Zoo to create awareness that inspires action to care for the wild world we steward and animals we protect.

Performs other work-related duties as required and assigned.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, San Antonio Zoo recommends the following skills/qualifications:

Must be able to work independently and be a motivated self-starter.

Must possess customer service and relationship building skills.

Must possess a High School diploma or equivalent.

Requires at least one (1) year of sales experience and prospecting strategies.

Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite.

Requires the ability to travel to throughout the Austin, TX region regularly and to San Antonio occasionally.

Successful candidates must complete a pre-employment drug screening and background check.

We enjoy year-round operation for all staff, must be available day, nights, weekends, holidays, and occasional special after-hour assignments.

San Antonio Zoo is an equal opportunity employer. San Antonio Zoo will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Worksite address

san antonio, TX, 78208, US

Who can apply

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