Meetings and Events Sales and Planning Coordinator

art'otel Hoxton is seeking a Meetings & Events Sales and Planning Coordinator to join their dynamic team. The role offers a salary of £30,000 per annum along with excellent benefits, including discounted hotel rates, generous holiday allowance, and free meals on days off. Key responsibilities involve responding to enquiries, generating quotes, negotiating contracts, and maintaining client relationships to ensure successful event planning and execution. The hotel, known for its stunning skyline views and art displays, values creativity and passion for the arts, aiming to provide exceptional service and inspire both guests and staff alike.

Meetings & Events Sales and Planning Coordinator – art’otel Hoxton

We are recruiting for a Meetings & Events Sales and Planning Coordinator for one of the Coolest Hotel in Hoxton! The 26-floor art’otel Hoxton promises a dazzling skyline view, ample gallery space, plus two Banksy originals preserved and on public display. With 357 guest rooms and suites, a lounge, a gym, and two destination restaurants.

As our Meetings & Events Sales and Planning Coordinator you will receive:

• Salary: £30,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
• Heavily discounted hotel rates in Europe (extends to the Radisson Hotel Group and family & friends)
• F&B discounts at our restaurants and bars (for your whole party)
• Start with 30 days of holiday per year – including bank holidays, increasing with years of service
• Two free meals per day (if you wish to come in on your days off)
• Access to 40% of your pay before payday through Wagestream
• Recommend a friend scheme – up to £750
• Vitality at work scheme with great gym discounts & more
• Ride to Work scheme & free cycling lessons
• Benefit Hub – Discounted prices at hundreds of stores, supermarkets, major retailers, attractions, restaurants, and cinemas.
• Free dry cleaning for work uniform
• Annual Staff parties and events
• Company pension plan & award-winning training

Key Responsibilities:

• Responding to smaller scale M&E enquiries in timely manner and converting them into confirmed bookings.
• Supporting M&E Sales and Planning Team with qualifying large-scale enquiries.
• Generating quotes based on guidelines provided by Revenue & Pricing Manager and sending it out to potential clients.
• Using negotiating skills and creative selling abilities to close on business and negotiate contracts as well as upsell where possible to ensure M&E targets and budgets are achieved.
• Conducting client show arounds.
• Issuing contracts and deposit requests for confirmed business.
• Maintaining strong client relationships to ensure a smooth event planning process for the client and return business. Always going the extra mile to accommodate client’s needs.
• Working closely with M&E operations and kitchen teams to ensure smooth event delivery.
• Producing clear and accurate BEOs, attending weekly BEO meetings, and handing over to the team in charge on the day.
• Supporting M&E Sales and Planning Manager/ Executives with day-to-day admin and Ad Hoc tasks when required.

If you share a passion for art, culture, and hospitality, art’otel is where people’s talents will feel at home. We aim to inspire guests to be creative and discover the arts; by dazzling them with sensational service; by enriching their knowledge; by encouraging their passion for art and appetite for the finer things in life.

be bold. be creative. be original.

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