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Meeting & Event Sales Executive

Convene LLC
Chicago, Illinois, US
$65K a year
Full-time

We create your best day at work, wherever it happens.

Convene is a premium work experience company with a network of 35+ meeting, event, and office locations across the globe, and a range of industry-leading virtual and hybrid meeting products.

We're on a mission to power the best work day for today's most innovative companies and brands, through premium, hospitality-driven, tech-enabled solutions.

Our passion for powering the best workdays for our clients extends to our employees as well.

Check below to see if you have what is needed for this opportunity, and if so, make an application asap.

What You’ll Do :

  • Maintain extensive knowledge of Convene products and locations while building the brand locally
  • Conduct and coordinate thorough site inspections, virtual tours and demos, client appointments
  • Discover new local meeting and event decision-makers, maintain and grow current and prospective clients and referral partners
  • Rapidly respond to all client inquiries and other communication
  • Generate, negotiate and close agreements to client specifications while adhering to internal pricing guidelines
  • Maintain thorough knowledge of competitive set and relationships with counterparts
  • Attend trade shows, receptions, and informational sessions to prospect for new business
  • Reach and exceed budgeted goals per month and year

What We Look For :

  • 1 - 2 + years high volume Corporate Event & Meetings Sales experience in the Chicago market
  • Ability to work quickly and flexibly
  • Growth company DNA : building and scaling are in your bones
  • Alignment with Convene’s core values : genuine, relentless, integrity, and teamwork (GRIT)

Compensation :

Salary Min : $55,000 Salary Max : $65,000. This role is also eligible for Convene's sales commission program.

Who We Are :

Convene is a global lifestyle hospitality company that designs and operates premium meeting, event, and flexible office spaces.

It is the largest single provider of dedicated meeting and event venues in North America and the UK with a network of 39 locations across nine cities;

Convene’s portfolio of brands includes etc.venues, Club 75, and the by Convene label for bespoke locations in partnership with other organizations.

At Convene, you’ll receive :

  • Excellent health coverage for you and your family starting day one
  • Medical and insurance navigation support through Eden Health
  • Flexible vacation time plus time off for your birthday
  • A Holiday closure each year to allow all employees to unplug and recharge
  • 401K plan with company matching
  • A chance to be part of a dynamic, growing team
  • The opportunity to have a significant impact on your team and the business in the work that you do
  • A culture of GRIT (Genuine, Relentless, Integrity and Teamwork)

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