Senior Director, Corporate Ticket Sales
Forward Madison FC · Madison, WI · 2 wk ago
On-siteMarketingFull-time
Individual Responsibilities
- Generate new and recurring sales from businesses through the sales of season tickets, premium group hospitality packages, and other ancillary ticket products
- Meet and exceed individual sales goals and contribute to team sales goals
- Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting and discovery through pitch and contract execution
- Conduct outbound prospecting activities, including calls, emails, networking, and in-person meetings, to identify and qualify new business opportunities
- Build, manage, and maintain a consistent pipeline of qualified prospects to support achievement of individual revenue goals
- Maintain accurate and timely records of sales activities, pipeline stages, and client interactions within CRM and internal systems
- Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, service, and sales leadership teams to support premium sales initiatives and campaigns
- Engage with fans and customers in-stadium during games to provide high-level customer care
- Represent Forward Madison FC and Rally Madison FC in a professional manner at various networking and community events
- Develop an in-depth knowledge of club CRM and ticketing systems
- Must be willing to work non-traditional hours, weekends, events and game days and provide assistance with game day duties as assigned
- The candidate will be accountable for certain levels of activity (calls made/appointments set) and goals
- Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 3+ years of sales experience with a proven track record of ticked-related and/or B2B sales, with experience selling products, services, or experiences on the phone, virtually, or in-person
- Proven track record of generating customer leads and of converting prospects to sales and ability to manage multiple sales opportunities simultaneously
- Experience with tracking and reporting on sales and customer data via a CRM and/or ticket system
- Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact comfortably and effectively with internal and external clients at all levels of an organization
- Ability to foster a positive team culture, work well and collaboratively with others
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in or ability to be trained in ticketing/CRM systems, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, or other equivalent software and other computer skills required
- Possess an active WI Driver’s License in good standing
- Use of a personal vehicle to attend offsite meetings with clients and prospects
- Possess a willingness to work long hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays, as needed to support the success of client outings
Desired Qualifications
- Bilingual, Spanish
- Experience working in a soccer or other professional sports environment
- Occasional out-of-state travel (