Group & Event Sales Executive

W Edinburgh is expanding its team and hiring a new Group & Event Sales Executive! With W Edinburgh winning the coveted Scottish Hotel of the Year 2025 award and entering the Forbes Travel Guide with a prestigious Recommended rating for 2026 now is the perfect time to join the team and take your career to the next level. We invite you to play an integral part in bringing to life this unique brand in Edinburgh.

Explore an exciting new career path at W Hotels where your natural talent is celebrated. W Hotels work culture is uniquely designed to spark your imagination and curiosity while bringing the W experience to life for guests.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Director of Sales the Group & Event Sales Executive will provide support to the Sales management team across both group and event business to ensure the team achieves its revenue goals while delivering 5-star service to our guests.

We are looking for someone who is organized detail-oriented and a great team-player!

As Group & Event Sales Executive key aspects of your role will include:

• Prepare Banquet Event Orders and Group resumes as directed
• Enter and maintain guest information in Opera
• Maintain and update the function space diary as required
• Communicate with guests via email telephone and in-person
• Conduct hotel show rounds with prospective and current clients
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with clients
• Liaise with Revenue to obtain bedroom rate quotes
• Liaise with the operational beverage and food teams to ensure guest requests are met

Our ideal Group & Event Sales Executive is someone who has:

• The ability to build and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders
• Strong organization and multi-tasking skills
• Sophisticated communication skills both written and verbal
• Previous experience working in the five-star luxury hotel and/or events market
• A positive mindset
• A genuine passion for their role

In return for your hard work we give you:

• World class training and development including leadership development
• Unlimited career opportunities (internationally and locally)
• Wellness and mental health programmes
• Discounted accommodation food and beverage in over 9000 hotels all over the world!
• Discounts for your friends and family
• Specially curated discounts in thousands of shops

ABOUT THE PROPERTY

W Edinburgh brings bold architecture and a vibrant lifestyle offering to the Scottish capital. Behind a façade featuring a winding steel ribbon reflecting the citys festival spirit this 12-storey structure is the centrepiece of Edinburgh St James Quarter incorporating retail leisure and entertainment facilities along with residential apartments.

This W hotel aims to help redefine the citys hospitality landscape. Accordingly it fuses the brands signature amenities with modern design and W Happenings highlighting whats new in design fashion music and culture.

The new W hotel accommodates guests across 244 stylish guestrooms including 45 suites. While staying here guests benefit from the brands signature Whatever / Whenever service philosophy.

A real highlight of this property is its rooftop bar and outdoor terraces pairing exciting cocktails and cuisine with 360-degree views over the historic city. Among the other noteworthy amenities are the W Loungea restaurant collaboration with SUSHISAMBA a FIT workout facility and an AWAY spa with special functions hosted in 2450 sq ft of modern event space.

If this sounds like the perfect role for you apply to be our Group & Event Sales Executive today!