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Hub Kings Cross is looking for an exceptional Events Sales and Marketing Host to join our hosting team. This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in events and/or venue sales and marketing to position themselves at the heart of a unique ecosystem - designed to enable entrepreneurs, and others, working at the forefront of the social & ethical economy to thrive.

The Role
Applicants will have experience in, and be responsible for:
• Proactive business development - pursuing new business opportunities for evening and weekend hire of the Hub Kings Cross venue.
• Increasing events revenue by driving sales by phone and arranging business meetings to promote the Hub in person.
• Developing and implementing creative marketing strategies to promote the Hub events and space.
• Developing promotional mail-outs and increasing use of digital media as a marketing tool.
• Managing customer database systems to ensure all data is logged and managed effectively.
• Exploring relationships with existing Hub venue hire clients to ensure opportunities for revenue generation have been maximised.
• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with the key venue finding agencies to increase conversion levels and revenue from this source.
• Effectively managing client budgets to maximise revenue and meet client needs including negotiation of venue fees as appropriate.
• Hosting clients throughout their event planning with the Hub, liaising on all levels during the pre-event phase and managing the transition to the event operations team for the execution of event.
• Interacting with clients to obtain feedback on quality and service levels. Effectively responding to and handling client problems and complaints.
• All general events administration including invoicing hire fees and following up outstanding payments.
• Playing a key role in the Hub Kings Cross Hosting Team, including contributing to the Hub community and supporting the day & evening hosts in other ad hoc duties as and when required.

You
You will have 1 to 2 years experience working at a venue in a sales capacity (or a similar role) and be a confident self-starter.
The Hub likes all our staff to have:
• Energy, determination and resolve
• Exceptional communication skills
• Streetwise pragmatism
• Grounded attention to detail
• A hands-on attitude
• Imagination and flair
• A values-driven approach
• Ambition and humility

The Hub Kings Cross
The Hub Kings Cross is a very different kind of venue. It is an inspired place for meeting, working, learning and connecting. Hub Kings Cross aspires to be the nerve centre for the entrepreneurs, executives, policy-makers, freelance professionals and community activists working at the forefront of the ethical economy.

Hub Kings Cross is part of a global network of Hubs whose mission is to inspire and support social innovators to realise imaginative initiatives for a radically better world. Hubs do this in two ways:
• Hubs offer flexible membership of highly resourced Hubs in the world's major cities for innovators to access space, connections, knowledge and investment.
• Hubs work with leading-edge institutions to design spaces, cultures, networks and services that inspire and support social innovation.
Hub Kings Cross is also a stunning venue for events. Events at the Hub Kings Cross are managed by Jamie Grainger-Smith's Think Eat Drink whose eco ethics and exemplary standards helped in the foundation and ultimate success of Acorn House Restaurant and Jamie Oliver's Fifteen.

Details
This is a part time role, ideally 3 days a week (but we may be flexible for the right person).
Salary - £20,000 (pro-rata) + generous commission 
If you have the relevant experience for this role and would like to apply, please send a CV and covering letter to Victoria Waugh with the subject ‘Event Sales and Marketing Host’.

Deadline for application: 12 noon on the 6th April 2010
Interviews: Week beginning 12th April 2010

Due to the high level of applications expected, we regret that we will only be able to reply to successful applicants.