Sales Coordination Intern

Job Details:

Job Location:

350 HARBOR DRIVE - DULUTH, MN 55802, Position Type:
Internship, Salary Range: $15.00 - $15.00 Hourly, Title DECC Internship– Sales Coordination Intern

Part-Time - Temp

Hourly Wage $15.00

The DECC's sales team books everything from multi-day, complex national conventions and expos to one-day events and weddings. As a Sales Coordinator, you'll take ownership of turnkey accounts like private one-day events and weddings. You’ll learn to execute the process from start to finish, working real accounts from first inquiry to signed contract, seeing the results of your work come to fruition.

The team is growing! Which means we’ll need support on the backend. You’ll learn how to generate, track, and execute the sales team’s contracts, the paperwork behind them, so senior sales staff can spend their time on larger events and long-range strategy.

Weddings and One-day Event Accounts

• Serve as the initial point of contact for weddings, one-day events, and events with 200-500 guests without national potential, from first inquiry through booking.
• Respond to wedding inquiries, prepare straightforward proposals, and follow the process through until booking.
• Schedule and lead wedding/event site tours to present the venue
• Flag accounts with larger or national potential for the senior sales team.

Contracts and Data Management

• Learn the contract creation and execution process in collaboration with the Event & Sales Admin striving for a 24-hour contract turnaround time goal
• Enter contracts and document activity into Momentus accurately and promptly
• Follow up with client to ensure timely contract execution and deposit payment

• Currently enrolled in college or university pursuing a degree in Marketing, Sales, Communications, Business, Hospitality, Public Relations, or Related field.
• Comfortable with client-facing sales over the phone and in-person
• Clear, professional writing and phone or email manner with clients
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail, especially with contracts and data-entry
• Comfort learning new software (CRM or database experience is helpful but not required)
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to work 20+ hours per week, flexible hours, including evenings, nights and weekends

• Customer Service and/or Sales experience
• Coursework in sales, marketing, business, communications or hospitality
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Problem-solving and adaptability

• This internship offers hands‑on experience in venue and event sales, with real accounts and real responsibility
• Measurable results to point to on your resume, such as number of sales closed or contract turnaround time.
• An insider’s look at how a large venue books weddings and one-day private events
• Mentorship from an experienced sales team

This position will work on 20+ hours per week, hours will vary and are dependent on business needs. Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, nights and weekends and for event needs. As a temporary paid internship, this position has a finite start and end date.

The Sales Intern will work in varying spaces based on business needs. It could be an office setting, various venue spaces, indoor or outdoor events. Noise levels will vary from quiet to extremely loud, and temperatures will vary from very hot and humid, to extremely cold.

This position will require someone that is able to stand on their feet for many hours at a time, move quickly to different places based, climb stairs and be in motion. They will need to use their hands frequently, and be able to see, hear, and speak often. This position will require bending,…