Corporate Event Designer

About the Role

As an Event Sales & Design Consultant at Zilli Hospitality Group in Brookfield, WI, you will own the client journey from inquiry to booking. You will be the first point of contact for corporate and nonprofit clients, uncovering their objectives, translating them into compelling event concepts, and presenting proposals that combine food, beverage, service, space, design, and experience. You will work with full culinary, operations, production, and venue teams, focusing on vision and closing the sale.

Responsibilities

• Own a pipeline of corporate and nonprofit opportunities from first inquiry to signed contract.
• Respond to and develop qualified event leads.
• Build relationships with prospective clients and grow your book through referrals and repeat business.
• Lead discovery conversations to uncover purpose, priorities, preferences, and possibilities.
• Translate conversations into compelling event concepts and proposals.
• Recommend food, beverage, service, rentals, design elements, and experiences that support client goals.
• Present proposals in a way that helps clients understand the value of the experience.
• Manage your pipeline from first conversation through signed contract, maintaining momentum throughout the buying process.
• Navigate budget, priorities, options, and investment discussions with confidence.
• Maintain accurate sales activity, proposal, and booking information.
• Consistently contribute to individual and company revenue goals.
• Develop relationships that lead to referrals, repeat business, and future opportunities.

Requirements

• Sales experience in events, catering, hospitality, or a relationship‑driven field.
• Proven track record of closing business and growing a book through relationships and referrals.
• Comfort discussing budget and investment directly and confidently.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple opportunities at different stages simultaneously.
• Creative eye for design, food, beverage, and experience, coupled with genuine curiosity about event dynamics.
• Clear, persuasive written and verbal communication, including proposal writing and client presentations.
• Collaborative mindset for working across culinary, operations, production, and venue teams.
• Familiarity with CRM or sales pipeline tools is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) with eligibility after one year.
• Flexible scheduling.
• On‑site meals.
• Continuing education support.
• Work‑from‑home flexibility.
• Real opportunities for career advancement within a growing hospitality group.

Pay

Base salary $60,000–$70,000 plus bonus potential, discussed at interview.