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Tampa, Fl, Us

Orlando, Florida, Us

Orlando, Florida, Us

Orlando, Florida, Us

Orlando, Florida, Us

Tampa, Florida, Us

Responsible for improving market position and financial growth through identifying and cultivating key accounts for sales development and growth. Establish and maintain positive relationships with existing and new clients. Assist with training and direction of sales and production management staffs. Work directly with CEO and General Manager on sales strategy development, as well as process improvements.

Tampa, Florida, Us

Temporary position working primarily with the sales and services teams of the organization.

Responsible for research, development, negotiation, and management of league wide vendor contracts for services such as travel, housing, transportation, graphics, and production for the league as well as all teams within the league. Also responsible for developing and managing budgets in aforementioned areas, as well as developing timelines for delivery and payment of vendor services. Research, develop, and negotiate contracts for stadiums, offices, meeting space, and practice facilities for each team, as well as central warehousing facilities required by the league and its teams. Work with league security on identifying and developing security protocols for all game day facilities, as well as practice and office sites. Work with each game venue on assessment of game day needs and developing game day production guidelines for each venue for game day operations. Hire, train, and manage stadium operations staff for each team in the league. Develop, recommend, monitor, and review policies and procedures of the company.

Responsible for overall operation and management of the sales, marketing, and convention services divisions of the center. Also responsible for managing the sales, marketing, and services efforts of the venue’s catering, audio visual, and technology contractors. Develop, recommend, monitor, and review policies and procedures of the convention center. Direct the development and implementation of the department’s annual and long-range marketing plans. Supervise all sales efforts, to include advertising, promotions, rates, space availability, booking, and contracting. Direct the local, state, national and international marketing strategies for the convention center in cooperation with Visit Tampa Bay (Destination Marketing Organization). Represent Tampa Convention Center at business and social functions, industry events and sales presentations to local, state and national groups and organizations. Create benchmarking metrics to compare year to year results for bookings, revenues and room night production. Manage and train sales, convention services, and administrative staff.

Sell Freeman equipment and services to tradeshow managers and associations. Negotiate contracts, pricing, and other concessions for tradeshows. Solicit business utilizing leads from local, state, and national contacts in the convention industry. Develop working relationships with convention facility staffs in order to cultivate increased leads for Freeman. Represent the company at industry related functions. Entertain perspective clients and facility personnel. Produce conventions and trade shows that have been booked by Freeman to provide equipment and services. Create budgets for staffing, transportation, production, and all other aspects of producing a show. Manage on-site production staff and coordinate Freeman related activities with facility personnel.GES Expositions

Sell GES equipment and services to tradeshow managers and associations. Negotiate contracts, pricing, and other concessions for tradeshows. Solicit business utilizing leads from local, state, and national contacts in the convention industry. Develop working relationships with convention facility staffs to cultivate leads for GES. Entertain perspective clients and facility personnel. Create budgets for staffing, transportation, production, and all other aspects of producing a show.

Promote Ortho McNeil pharmaceuticals to General Practice and Family Practice Physicians in the Tampa Bay and surrounding areas. Provide educational and technical information to Doctors and nurses regarding the benefits and effects of Ortho McNeil products on potential patients. Maintain a working knowledge of all competitive pharmaceuticals and their therapeutic advantages and disadvantages in order to drive sales of my products. Produce and implement marketing plans for promoting my products to Bay Area physicians. Maintain a database of 500 physicians which were potential customers of Ortho McNeil products.

Sell Freeman equipment and services to tradeshow managers and associations. Negotiate contracts, pricing, and other concessions for tradeshows. Solicit business utilizing leads from local, state, and national contacts in the convention industry. Develop working relationships with convention facility staffs in order to cultivate increased leads for Freeman. Represent the company at industry related functions. Entertain perspective clients and facility personnel. Produce conventions and trade shows that have been booked by Freeman to provide equipment and services. Create budgets for staffing, transportation, production, and all other aspects of producing a show. Manage on-site production staff and coordinate Freeman related activities with facility personnel.

Supervise the Event Services Department. Provide technical support and guidance to subordinate event staff. Train and monitor the progress of new event coordinators. Provide feedback, evaluate progress, and discipline where necessary. Produce staffing and coverage schedules. Design a comprehensive training program for increasing the efficiency of the Event Services Department. Manage department budget and develop opportunities for increased facility revenue. Promote better communications between facility departments. Coordinate the facility's largest and most complex events.

Coordinate the Tampa Convention Center's largest conventions, trade shows, conferences, and public events. Produce proper staffing levels and event expense reports for use by both clients and convention center staff. Develop and implement a training program for new event coordinators. Provide technical guidance and support to the staff for the ConCentrics and AutoCAD systems. Develop the Tampa Convention Center Ambassador Program and Ambassador Guide, which was designed to increase the level of customer service and satisfaction. Assist the Marketing department in developing new sales and services programs for the facility. Market and book the entertainment, sports, consumer show, and community event markets.

Coordinate concerts, sporting events, conventions, trade shows, and public shows. Produce detailed event cost projections for use by the Facility Manager in pursuing potential business. Develop staffing guidelines to ensure proper staffing levels for facility events. Produce detailed settlement reports for use by the facility accountant during post-show settlement proceedings. Hire and train all part time event staff (i.e. ushers, ticket takers, parking attendants, and parking cashiers). Produce a staff training manual and training program for all part time event staff. Serve as Event Manager on Duty during all facility events.SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGEMENT

Bachelor Of Science Degree, Business - Marketing

Bs, Marketing

Diploma Of Merit, Accelerated Program