PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:Under supervision of the Head of Venue Programming, manage the administration of the Arenas calendars.
Respond to availability requests from event organisers, hold dates and provide administrative support to the team throughout the booking, confirmation and on sale process.
In addition to this, provide administrative support to the Event Ticketing Managers throughout the onsale process through to show delivery.KEY RESPONSIBILITES: Maintain strong relationships with the Venue Programming team and wider Arenas team, offering daily support and proactive forward thinking approach.Assist external customers with venue availability, holding dates on the internal booking system as required in a timely manner and ensuring the calender is always kept up to date.Assist the team with site tours, requests for after shows and general promoter requests including suite hire, VIP parking and house seat/ticket purchase requests.Assist with the administration of raising licence agreements.Build and maintain trusting and productive relationships with promoter assistants and where appropriate promoters, to provide a client focussed and friendly service.Disseminate confirmed event information across group departments to inform and educate departments on upcoming events, in-turn initiating work tasks.Assist with the administration of chasing signed venue contracts prior to the onsale date.Develop strong internal relationships with all other group commercial teams to look for new opportunities to grow the business.To lead on the selling in, onto the Venue reporting system, of all external agents sold tickets on a weekly basis.Support the arenas ticketing team in the organisation of the shared inbox, ensuring emails are filed and actioned in a timely manner.Produce seat sold plans for promoters and internal stakeholders.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Experience of an entertainment or events related B2B sales or administration role.Able to adapt to a constantly changing and growing business environment.Ability to understand the commercial drivers of the businessAbility to create new professional relationshipsAbility to develop relationships across the business internally to ensure successful event deliveryStrong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloadStrong work ethic and attention to quality and detailA pro-active nature to include a flexible approach to hours of work especially during busy periods.Good communication, interpersonal skills and the capability of working under own initiative with limited supervisionComputer literacy in Microsoft Office packages is essentialProfessional approach and appearanceExcellent telephone manner and demonstrate good customer service skills What we offer: Competitive salary plus sales incentive scheme 25 days annual leave rising to 26 after one year plus all UK bank holidaysFree Onsite parkingFree lunch when office based or on sitePotential home working options for part of the weekPension matching up to 7%We will provide you with a Life Assurance cover if you are actively contributing to the NEC group personal pension plan and have joined at the first opportunity or within 12 months of becoming first eligiblePrivate Medical Insurance funded by the companyEmployee Assistance ProgrammeDental, Cash Health and Holiday Buy flexible optionExclusive Discounts and many more great benefits The NEC Group is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
NEC Group is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we.
We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger.
If you share our values and our enthusiasm, you will find a home within the NEC Group.Should you require further assistance or require any reasonable adjustments be put in place to better support your application process, please do not hesitate to raise this with us.Disclaimer: due to high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date.