Sr. Group Sales Associate, Crayola Experience

Sr. Group Sales Associate, Full Time, Orlando, FL

Crayola has inspired children to express their creativity since 1903. Crayolians take pride in fulfilling our mission of helping parents and educators raise creatively alive children around the world. Join our team and be part of an iconic brand that develops quality art products and experiences that are loved by families and preferred by teachers. Our company culture is mission focused, and encourages fun, collaboration, transparency, and helping others. Crayola believes our workforce benefits from a broad spectrum of diverse ideas and perspectives which enables us to understand our consumers better.

GENERAL SUMMARY: This position is responsible for contacting group representatives and selling them on bringing their organization to The Crayola Experience for their outing. Further, this position will be expected to be an effective support resource for other sales personnel in the absence of the Assistant Manager of Group Sales.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Achieves annual sales goals and objectives.
• Contacts local hotels and motels, companies, schools, churches and organizations to establish specific day and consignment programs for the group members.
• Meets with potential group accounts (offsite) and delivers sales presentations and negotiates group sales rates.
• Develops sales materials as needed to supplement company provided materials.
• Works with the Consumer Activation, Education Marketing and Sales Teams, to communicate client needs and secure resources required to support CE group activity plans.
• Collaborates with the Store, Guest Services and Experience Teams to execute special promotional events and programming (such as birthdays, summer camps, school trips, etc.)
• Executes sales analytics to provide insight for business decisions

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of two years' experience with outside or group sales required.
• Guest services or hospitality experience is preferred.
• Required to work evenings and weekends as needed.
• Must have reliable transportation (properly insured and registered vehicle) for travel to potential customer sites.
• Demonstrated ability to adhere to appropriate guest service, admission and programming procedures and policies.
• PC proficient to input group reservation information into the scheduling software database.
• Experience with CRM software required.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills required.
• Effective oral and written communications skills coupled with strong interpersonal skills.
• Must have a good command of the English language, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple functions and multitask.

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands and fingers to operate, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move over 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

DISCLAIMER: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

WE OFFER:

• Kid Inspired Culture
• Free Admission to Crayola Experience for Employees
• Community Volunteerism Opportunities
• Annual Bonus Potential for all Full-Time Employees
• Company Matched 401k & Employee Value Sharing Plan
• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits for Eligible Employees
• Education Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Resource Groups
• Generous Product Discounts
• Onsite & Online Company Sponsored Employee Events
• Discounts on a wide variety of products and services automotive, electronics, fitness, travel and entertainment

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Crayola is committed to providing competitive market compensation. Our pay ranges are established using reliable market data and consider factors such as job responsibilities, industry benchmarks, and geographic location. Individual starting pay is determined by a candidate's skills, experience and qualifications. This role is eligible to participate in an annual incentive plan as per plan guidelines. For a full list of Crayola benefits, please visit