Sales Executive

Kickstart or build on your sales career with one of the world's most recognised hotel brands. As Sales Executive at the newly opened Holiday Inn Townsville. Working part-time 3 days a week, you'll get real exposure to corporate accounts, meetings and event business, and market-building activity in a city on the rise all while being part of a supportive management team. It's the perfect opportunity for someone who wants meaningful, flexible work with a name that opens doors.

This is a hands-on, relationship-driven role suited to someone who enjoys building local networks, coordinating sales activity, and contributing creative energy to the hotel's social media presence.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Sales – Accommodation
• Identify, prospect, and develop relationships with local corporate accounts across key Townsville sectors (mining, defence, government, infrastructure, healthcare, and professional services)
• Conduct sales calls, site visits, and client meetings to generate accommodation bookings and corporate rate agreements
• Maintain and grow a pipeline of local business accounts in the CRM/sales system
• Prepare and issue corporate rate proposals, contracts, and account documentation
• Support participation in relevant IHG preferred travel programs (e.g. NHOP) and corporate travel platform listings

Meetings & Events Sales
• Respond to and convert meeting, conference, and small event enquiries for the Flinders Room and other function spaces
• Coordinate site inspections and client familiarisations for prospective M&E clients
• Liaise with local businesses, associations, and government bodies to generate repeat and new event business
• Work with operations and conferencing teams to ensure smooth handover of confirmed events

Social Media & Local Marketing
• Support the creation and scheduling of social media content (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn) showcasing the hotel, local corporate partnerships, and event spaces
• Capture photo/video content during site visits, events, and hotel activities for use across social channels
• Assist with local marketing collateral and community/corporate partnership initiatives
• Monitor engagement and provide simple performance summaries to the Director of Sales

General Sales Coordination
• Provide general administrative support to the sales function, including diary coordination, call reports, and account records
• Represent Holiday Inn Townsville at local business events, chamber of commerce functions, and networking opportunities as required
• Support broader La Vie commercial initiatives and reporting as needed

Skills & Experience
• Previous experience in hotel sales, sales coordination, or a similar corporate/hospitality relationship role preferred
• Strong local knowledge of the Townsville business community is highly regarded
• Confident communicator with the ability to build rapport across a range of stakeholders
• Comfortable using social media platforms for business/brand purposes
• Organised, self-motivated, and able to manage priorities independently across a part-time schedule
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with hotel CRM/sales systems (e.g. Opera S&C, Delphi) an advantage
• A valid driver's licence for local client visits

What We Offer
• Flexible part-time arrangement (3 days per week)
• The opportunity to be part of the commercial launch team for a new-to-market Holiday Inn property
• Support and mentorship from La Vie's broader Commercial team
• Employee travel and hotel discounts across the La Vie portfolio

Holiday Inn Townsville is managed by La Vie Hotels & Resorts. La Vie is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.