Senior Event Sales Manager

Bisnow • Houston, TX

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Bisnow is seeking a Senior Business Manager to join their team as a top-tier sales contributor focused on driving revenue across their Texas events portfolio. This role is ideal for an individual who excels at sponsorship selling, has a proven ability to build and grow a strong book of business, and desires to make a significant impact in major Texas markets. The position requires an established book of high-volume business with the capacity for further expansion, strong relationship-building skills, and a history of successful closing. This is a high-visibility role offering significant opportunities for territory and revenue growth across Texas events. The position is hybrid, requiring three days per week in the office, and involves managing a small team. The company will secure a co-working space in a central location based on the employee's location, as there isn't a dedicated Houston office yet.

Requirements

• 3 - 6 years of direct B2B outside sales experience - preferably in Commercial Real Estate, Advertising Sales or Sponsorship Sales
• Innate hustle, raw intelligence and infectious enthusiasm.
• Ability to demonstrate an entrepreneurial yet disciplined mindset, creative yet organized work-ethic and an ambitious yet humble attitude.
• Demonstrated experience excelling in a group or team environment of any sort.
• Ability to remain receptive to feedback and open, constructive criticism.
• Capability to work in a high-energy, fast-paced, frequently-changing sales environment.
• A “never give up attitude”, positive mental state of mind and strong desire to be challenged on a daily basis.
• Strong intellectual curiosity.
• Problem-solving skills, specifically the ability to assess situations, evaluate options, make decisions, draw conclusions, and exercise judgment.
• You have a consistent track record of identifying customer needs and successfully implementing solutions.
• A natural relationship builder and hunter who loves closing deals.

Nice To Haves

• Become an expert in all aspects of the DOJO (office) Ten Pillars: CRE Knowledge Local Market Player Expertise Bisnow Product Understanding Bisnow Process Know How Sales Skills: Fact Finder, Proposals, Pitches, Follow Up, Close KPI’s, Conversion Rates & Event Targets / Bookings Targets Bisnow’s Mission Bisnow’s Vision Bisnow’s Values Extreme Ownership

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with marketing executives within all asset classes and sectors of our targeted markets.
• Drive event sponsorship sales by conducting in-depth research to source & confirm participation of sponsors for our commercial real estate conferences.
• Assist event production department in an effort to build sponsor-friendly programs that ultimately align with the interest of Bisnow’s client base.
• Constantly brainstorm fresh and relevant topic ideas to adapt to trends within the industry.
• Understand both individual and larger team KPIs and position yourself to hit, if not exceed said KPIs on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Document daily activities in Salesforce CRM.
• Work closely with the sales team to accelerate our sales cycle and to extend reach into target accounts.
• Work with a positive, cross functional team on an everyday basis to make certain of successful sponsorship, marketing and financial performance of these events.
• Participate with enthusiasm in all events, activities and training sessions that are asked of you by your DOJO (office) leader.
• Attend and emcee all events in your market
• Develop a deep understanding of what is happening in the marketplace at all times and how to deliver value to our partners
• Become an expert on the Bisnow platform so to be able to best advise our partners on which products will deliver the most value
• Investigate and resolve client concerns
• Prospect potential strategic partners (advertisers and sponsors), for both Bisnow’s online and offline platforms
• Manage and own strategic sales cycles while continually focusing on client goals and company success metrics

Benefits

• Competitive compensation structure including base salary + uncapped commission & bonuses!
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance - includes maternity and paternity leaves as well
• 401K
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Dependent Care Account
• Unlimited Vacation Days
• 7 days paid sick leave
• 9 paid Holidays
• Referral Bonus Program
• Pet Friendly Offices

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed