Trade Sales Coordinator

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood Role

At Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood (WBSTH), you will be responsible for the success and growth of the Studio Tour. You will explore new regions and segments within the domestic market. You will assist the Trade Manager and possess in-depth knowledge of the U.S. domestic market, including trends, regulations, and competition. You will establish and nurture relationships with key stakeholders in market, such as buyers, suppliers, distributors, transportation, room accommodations, and potential industry partners. This position will provide support to the WWST&R brands, as needed, to grow our business organization.

Your Role Accountabilities

• Identify and develop the Studio Tour's in-market B2B sales strategy to position the attraction as a leader in the regional marketplace (within a 3-hour drive of the attraction)
• Build market awareness of the Studio Tour through participation in local / regional / national industry events, conferences, organizations, and affiliations. Partner and network with travel industry organizations to generate sales leads including representation with local in-market DMO's (Visit Burbank, Visit Anaheim, San Diego Regional Tourism Authority, and LA Tourism).
• Support the wider WWST&R brands to leverage synergies and build ticket demand across our growing businesses.
• Meet with potential clients to evaluate business proposals and qualify and contract core OTA's and B2B regional distributors inclusive of local tour operators, schools / universities, hotels / room accommodations, transportation, special groups (military, seniors, etc.), and travel agencies. Serves as the primary contact for account management and responding to and addressing complaints and concerns
• Leverage company tools : Salesforce, Daily Ops reports, financial models, etc. to make our business more efficient and effective
• Achieve budgeted targets by generating new and improved existing, sales opportunities to drive ticket sales
• Setting, tracking, and reporting KPIs to leadership team
• Bringing in-depth knowledge and understanding of the domestic market; analyzing consumer and customer insights, and sharing best practices with cross functional teams
• Provide detailed reports to sales leadership containing goals, forecasts, and anticipated inventory needs
• Stay on top of industry trends within the tourism and travel and attraction industries to identify potential opportunities for company growth
• Support the Trade Account Manager to drive additional revenue targets
• Conduct sales calls, host familiarization tours and site visits of Trade related partners / vendors / media
• Ensure a high level of customer service and relationship management to our trade partners
• Participate actively in sales calls and pitch reviews, demonstrating excellent sales and closing skills
• Conduct impactful sales presentations and apply return on investment and total cost analysis to sales opportunities
• Work closely with all relevant departments (ticketing, technology, legal, finance, operations, etc.) to deliver the deal seamlessly

Qualifications & Experience

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