Account Manager, Group Sales

Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, FL, US

About the Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional football team and a member of the National Football League. The Jaguars are one of the NFL’s youngest franchises, and played its first regular season home game on September 3, 1995. The Jaguars are owned by Shahid Khan, a visionary leader whose businesses include Flex-N-Gate (auto parts) and Fulham Football Club (UK soccer team). The Jaguars play at TIAA Bank Field in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. Under Mr. Khan’s leadership, TIAA Bank Field has evolved to include some of the most unique stadium assets, including swim spas and 19 video boards, two of which are longer than a football field.

Summary

This position is responsible for generating group sales revenue through proactive outbound sales efforts.

Job Responsibilities

· Generate sales leads through proactive cold calling and networking with prospects

· Develop and sell fully-integrated theme nights

· Create new, innovative ways of packaging and selling group tickets to prospective customers

· Prospect and contact prior group buyers listed in CRM system to generate new leads and customers

· Assist with the day-to-day operations of the Ticket Sales department

Job Requirements

· 4 year degree from an accredited college or university

· Demonstrated phone sales and cold calling skills

· Demonstrated success owning and delivering sales targets

· Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office

· Ability to work non-standard hours, including nights and weekends

· Innovative, enthusiastic, and creative thinker

· Excellent interpersonal and team building skills at all organizational levels

· Previous sports sales industry experience a plus

· Experience selling group packages a plus

View http://www.jaguars.com/careers/ to learn more about what it means to be a part of the Jaguars team!

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