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Senior Manager, Event Sales
1 year ago
Who We Are
We’re Sandbox VR, the most advanced virtual reality experience in the world. Our mission is to bring people closer together through world-class immersive experiences. When guests step into one of our stores, our full-body motion tracking gear and Hollywood motion capture cameras make them the stars of their own movies. Groups freely roam our large-open “holodecks” together, relying on each other to succeed in social experiences. Whether it’s venturing into space, battling on the high seas, or surviving a zombie apocalypse, our experiences take our guests on a journey they won’t forget!
Since launching in 2017, we’ve become the location-based VR industry leader. As we continue to expand globally, there’s never been a better time to join the Sandbox VR team. We take pride in the relationships we are building within our communities by providing world-class experiences for our guests and our employees. Here, we value humility and have built a collaborative environment, ensuring that our guests, and our teammates all win collectively. If this sounds interesting to you, we’d love you to join us, as we build the future of entertainment.
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Manager of Event Sales to join our Retail Strategy team. The Senior Manager will be responsible for spearheading event initiative, managing relationships with clients, developing sales strategies, and ensuring successful execution of events. The ideal candidate will have experience in event sales, strong leadership skills, and the ability to build and maintain relationships with key clients.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Lead and manage all event sales, setting goals, managing performance, and ensuring timely execution
- Develop and implement sales strategies to meet and exceed revenue targets
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities, expanding the company's event sales network
- Collaborate with marketing, operations, and other internal teams to ensure successful execution of events
- Analyze sales data and trends, providing insights and recommendations to improve sales performance
- Monitor and manage event budgets, ensuring profitability and cost efficiency
- Keep up-to-date with industry trends, competitor activities, and customer needs, providing insights and recommendations to senior management
What We're Looking For:
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in event sales
- Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, CRM systems, and other sales and marketing tools
- Knowledge of the retail and gaming industries is a strong asset
Benefits:
- 4% 401k match
- Significant equity grants in a rapidly growing organization
- Robust medical benefits
- Full remote work from any of our currently approved US states
- Generous internet & phone stipend
Sandbox VR is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
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