Small Meetings Manager Job at Visit Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL

  • Visit Tampa Bay
  • Tampa, FL

Job Description

At Visit Tampa Bay, we combine a fun, collaborative culture with a passion for showcasing one of the nation’s most vibrant destinations. Our team enjoys competitive benefits, professional development opportunities, generous paid time off, and a supportive work environment that values innovation and work-life balance. If you're excited about using group sales knowledge and sales data to help drive tourism success, you'll find a rewarding career and great teammates here.

 Responsibilities

  • Manage accounts within designated market segment and work toward individual sales targets
  • Manage a high volume of leads and RFPs distributed to hotel partners
  • Have an in-depth knowledge of Tampa products to promote our diverse and culture-rich destination
  • Driven to seek out new meeting and convention leads
  • Negotiate and mediate clients' and partners' information to create accurate and winning bids
  • Dynamically and confidently deliver bid presentations to prospects
  • Ensure clients and partners always experience a welcoming and hospitable environment
  • Use creativity to plan and execute customer FAMs, site visits, and events
  • Accurately update and manage client information, correspondence, and activity in CRM

Education Experience and Qualifications

  • MUST have a minimum of 2 to 3 years of hotel group sales, convention center sales, or DMO group business experience
  • Degree from an accredited college or university in Tourism/Hospitality preferred
  • Must possess strong communication and customer service skills
  • Must be knowledgeable with presentation software programs and customer databases
  • Must be organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated
  • Must be able to work on-site in the downtown Visit Tampa Bay’s office
  • Have availability on some weekends and evenings
  • Must be able to travel out of town 30% of time for industry events and client presentations

Compensation and Benefits

  • Competitive salary is commensurate with experience
  • Incentive pay for completion of goals
  • 100% company-paid benefits health, dental, vision, life, and disability
  • HSA/FSA with Company contributions
  • Company 5% matched 401(k) plan eligibility aer 90-days employment
  • Generous paid time off
  • 10+ holidays per year
  • Ongoing career training and development
  • Company-paid downtown parking
  • Cellphone reimbursement
  • Education and training reimbursement

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Weekend work, Afternoon shift

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