Ticket Sales- Account Executive - (496594

Department
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Athletics Salary
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Commensurate with Experience/Education

Description
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Support the revenue generation efforts of the Athletics Ticket Office area of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics through building relationships, delivering first-class customer service, and meeting defined revenue goals.

• Meet daily KPI objectives via outbound cold calls, external events and face-to-face appointments.
• Proactively develop new business opportunities through community engagement events.
• Create new sales leads through prospecting, networking events and referrals.
• Exceed sales and revenue goals set weekly, monthly, and yearly.
• Understand Cougar Pride development and fundraising principles.
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of UH Athletic ticketing products, sales policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate, detailed records of clients and prospects through Salesforce CRM system.
• Work assigned sales team events both internal and external to create new sales opportunities.
• Serve as spokesperson/ambassador for the Athletics Department and the University of Houston; in all settings represent the Department and University to positively reflect and grow affinity for UH.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

• Meet daily KPI objectives via outbound cold calls, fan engagement events and face-to-face appointments.
• Build relationships with a book of business and retain season ticket holders at a high level.
• Achieve set ticket sales and revenue goals on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis.
• Identify opportunities to upsell or cross-sell seat holders to other UH Athletic Events.
• Understand Cougar Pride development and fundraising principles.
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of UH Athletic ticketing products, sales policies, and procedures.
• Maintain accurate, detailed records of clients and prospects through Salesforce CRM system.
• Work assigned sales team events both internal and external to create new sales opportunities.
• Serve as spokesperson/ambassador for the Athletics Department and the University of Houston; in all settings represent the Department and University to positively reflect and grow affinity for UH.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

• MQ:
  Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. This is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4-year degree from college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program directly related to the type of work being performed.
• Experience:
  
  Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience.
• Certification/Licensing:
  None.
• Education may be substituted for experience, and experience may be substituted for education where applicable.

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The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.