New Business Representative
Pittsburgh Penguins · Pittsburgh, PA · 3 days ago
On-siteBusiness DevelopmentFull-time
New Business Development
- Generate new revenue by selling season ticket memberships, partial plans, and other ticket products.
- Make proactive outbound sales calls to prospective customers, including primary and secondary market purchasers, former season ticket members, and assigned leads.
- Identify and develop new business opportunities through prospecting, networking, referrals, and community engagement.
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified sales prospects.
Client Relationship Management
- Conduct in-arena and off-site sales appointments with prospective clients and business partners.
- Deliver professional sales presentations and consultative ticket solutions based on customer needs.
- Build long-term relationships through seat visits, follow-up communications, and exceptional customer service.
- Distribute ticket information through phone, email, and in-person interactions.
Sales Operations & Event Support
- Plan and execute direct marketing initiatives for season memberships and partial plans within established sales goals and timelines.
- Track and report sales activities, appointments, outreach efforts, and revenue using organizational reporting tools.
- Support game day operations through client entertainment, seat visits, in-arena sales tables, and other assigned responsibilities.
- Perform additional sales and departmental duties as assigned.
Brand Representation & Professional Development
- Represent the Pittsburgh Penguins with professionalism in all interactions with clients, partners, and the community.
- Collaborate with internal departments to deliver an exceptional fan experience.
- Continuously seek opportunities to improve sales performance, customer relationships, and professional development.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Sports Management, Marketing, or a related field.
- Minimum of one year of successful ticket sales or comparable sales experience.
- Demonstrated ability to consistently achieve or exceed sales goals.
- Strong customer service mindset with a passion for delivering exceptional fan experiences.
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
- Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and able to work independently.
- Able to build relationships and network throughout the business community.
- Professional demeanor with the ability to maintain confidentiality and interact effectively with all levels of the organization.
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, Penguins home games, and other arena events.
Preferred Skills
- Experience conducting consultative or business-to-business (B2B) sales.
- Proven success with prospecting, lead generation, and closing new business opportunities.
- Experience delivering executive-level sales presentations.
- Familiarity with CRM systems and ticket sales platforms.
- Passion for sports, live entertainment, and relationship-based sales.