Catering Sales Assistant Part-Time Norfolk Tides

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development management and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched 360degree solution set for a collection of worldclass owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential highest attended arenas convention centers music festivals performing arts centers and cultural institutions on the planet.

TheCatering Sales Assistantprovides support and assistance to the General Manager and Assistant General Manager in coordinating catering sales efforts and event planning efforts. The job involves initiation and development of quality leads to ensure growth of catering sales.

The primary responsibility of a catering sales assistant is to assist the General Manager and Assistant General Manager to develop existing business and solicit new catering business through catering lead generation and catering sales marketing. The catering sales assistant helps the team solicit new catering customers through traditional and nontraditional sales techniques.

This role pays an hourly wage of $17.00 to $18.00.

Benefits for parttime roles: 401(k) savings plan and 401(k) matching.

This position will remain open until June 13 2025.

It is critical that the Catering Sales Assistant have the ability to multitask organize and prioritize tasks and willingly assist OVG staff where needed. In light of the sometimes seasonal and eventdriven nature of our business the successful incumbent will have the ability to focus on and prioritize the administrative duties that are most critical and timesensitive.

Important duties include assisting in booking selling planning and coordinating all special social events while assuring the highest level of customer service. Generating revenue establishing new accounts monitoring booking space booking repeat business while keeping quality consistently high conducting catering sales presentations and catering sales calls also falls under the purview of a catering sales assistant job.

• Associates degree (A.A. or equivalent from twoyear College or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Familiar with inventory cost control and menu planning.
• Basic computer proficiency: Email Excel Word Outlook Schedule.
• Ability to work a variable work schedule (including evenings and weekends as required) depending upon event and business requirements.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

At OVG we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation strengthens ourpeople improves ourservice and raises ourexcellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (protected class) including but not limited to veteran status uniform service member status race color religion sex national origin age physical or mental disability genetic information or any other protected class under federal state or local law.