What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inside Ticket Sales - Account Executive position at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders?
SUMMARY:
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the Triple-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees and member club of Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH), are looking for an energetic, professional, and self-motivated individual who has a passion for sports and ticket sales. Inside Sales Representatives participate in a sales development program geared to prepare entry level candidates for a career within the sports sales industry. This individual will receive detailed and comprehensive sports sales training with a strong focus on developing the skills necessary to become an industry sales leader. The training will benefit the individual’s career growth as a full menu sports sales representative.
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the Triple-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees and member club of Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH), are looking for an energetic, professional, and self-motivated individual who has a passion for sports and ticket sales. Inside Sales Representatives participate in a sales development program geared to prepare entry level candidates for a career within the sports sales industry. This individual will receive detailed and comprehensive sports sales training with a strong focus on developing the skills necessary to become an industry sales leader. The training will benefit the individual’s career growth as a full menu sports sales representative.
This position’s focus is new season ticket revenue for the 2025 Regular Season for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. A core function of this program is proactively and aggressively generating new season ticket revenue through outbound calls, networking events, ball park tours and team-related events. This is a commission driven, hourly position that does include benefits.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Generate revenue using all sales methods, including cold calls, face to face appointments, stadium tours, prospecting, and networking
- Conduct high amounts of new business calls on a daily basis, minimum 60 calls per day
- Conduct face to face sales presentations with prospects and potential customers
- Provide prompt, thorough, and courteous responses to all inbound & outbound customer communication – phone calls, emails, text message, mail, etc.
- Work all home games to ensure great customer service to all clients and fans
SKILL/ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to provide an outstanding level of customer service
- Exemplary self-discipline, professionalism, pride and work ethic
- Outstanding listening, written, and verbal communication skills
- Team-oriented with a proactive positive attitude
- Willingness to take initiative and ownership of projects
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Proven to be reliable, diligent, self-motivated and dedicated
- Ability to reason and problem solve. Define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make independent decisions, and exercise independent judgment and discretion
- Quality presentation skills – ability to create, analyze, interpret, and present reports and correspondence
- Creativity and ability to see ideas through to successful execution
- Enthusiasm for and/or experience in professional sports sales and/or service
- Compliance with organizational directives
- Flexible hours required: working evenings/nights, weekends and holidays
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
- Minimum expectation of 60 calls per day
- Individual sales goals
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Prior sports sales experience a plus
- Familiarity with professional sports
- Ability to conduct face to face business meetings
- Motivated to start/continue career in professional sports
- Familiarity with basic tenets of sales and customer service, sports industry specific a plus
COMPENSATION:
- Entry level, commission based & hourly
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
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