Technical Event Manager - venue based - corporate events

Key Responsibilities:Main point of contact for clients on a day-to-day basisAlong with the technicians you will prepare, rig and de-rig equipment prior to events within the hotel/venue and be available on-site for ad hoc technical issues.Pro-actively contact clients well in advance of their event to develop and build sales potential, interpret technical solutions, arranging meetings where necessary to establish their requirements.Build, establish and maintain a portfolio of standard set designs/visualsMaximising sales potential by up-selling services at every opportunity with the view of increasing turnover, i.e. increasing the different elements involved within conferences and events e.g. production, video editing etc.Participates in capture rate discussions and suggests ways to capture lost business.Foster good relations with all sales team members to maximise new leads. Educate the team in terms of services and introduce incentive schemes to encourage the team to distribute potential sales leads.Ensure all areas of responsibility are within budget parameters and to negotiate preferential rates. Utilise all in-house services before out-sourcing i.e. crew and equipment. Be aware of turnover targets and actively strive to increase revenue.In conjunction with hotel team/Sales and Marketing, develop sales and marketing literature specific to the hotel/venue, to increase awareness and build exposure.Report to the hotel/venue and attend weekly staff meetings within the ..... full job details .....