Destination Sales Coordinator

Help Bring Meetings, Conferences, Sporting Events & Destination Weddings to Greater Portland

Do you enjoy building relationships, working with people, staying organized, and showcasing places you love?

At Visit Portland, we're more than a tourism organization. We're the Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) for Greater Portland, Maine. Our mission is to strengthen our local economy by attracting visitors, meetings, conferences, sporting events, destination weddings, and group travel that support hundreds of local businesses throughout our community.

Every meeting booked, conference hosted, tournament won, and wedding celebrated creates business for our hotels, restaurants, attractions, transportation providers, retailers, and countless small businesses. The work we do has a direct impact on Greater Portland's economy.

As our Destination Sales Coordinator, you'll be on the front lines of those efforts.

You'll work directly with meeting planners, event organizers, sports planners, and wedding professionals from across the country, helping them discover why Greater Portland is the perfect place to host their event. From the first inquiry through site visits and event planning, you'll help create an exceptional experience while connecting planners with our outstanding local hospitality community.

This is more than an administrative position. It's part sales support, part marketing, part relationship building, and part destination ambassador.

No two days are alike.

One day you may be conducting a site visit with a meeting planner, touring hotels and venues throughout Portland. The next you may be preparing proposals, assisting with a marketing campaign, attending a networking event, or traveling to a tradeshow to promote Greater Portland to national event planners.

If you enjoy variety, working with people, and making a meaningful impact on your community, this could be the perfect opportunity.

What You'll Do

Help Bring Business to Greater Portland

• Respond to meeting, conference, wedding, reunion, and sporting event inquiries.
• Guide planners through the process of hosting events in Greater Portland.
• Coordinate destination site visits and introduce planners to hotels, venues, restaurants, and local businesses.
• Build relationships that encourage planners to choose Portland for future events.

Be a Destination Ambassador

• Represent Visit Portland professionally with planners, industry partners, and local businesses.
• Attend networking events, familiarization tours, and occasional industry trade shows.
• Develop strong relationships with our hotels, venues, attractions, and tourism partners.
• Share your enthusiasm for everything that makes Greater Portland an incredible destination.

Support Sales & Marketing

• Work closely with the Director of Destination Sales & Marketing to support sales initiatives and lead management.
• Assist with marketing campaigns, trade shows, promotional materials, and the annual Event Planner Guide.
• Help maintain our CRM and ensure planners receive exceptional service from their first inquiry through booking.

Partner Engagement

• Develop strong relationships with Visit Portland's accommodation and service partners through regular site visits and ongoing communication.
• Help onboard new group partners by introducing Visit Portland's programs, coordinating benefit implementation, providing system training, and conducting site visits alongside the Chief Business Officer and Partnership Team.

We're Looking For Someone Who...

• Loves working with people and building relationships.
• Is confident, professional, and enjoys representing an organization.
• Is highly organized and comfortable juggling multiple projects.
• Communicates well in person, over the phone, and by email.
• Is excited to learn about destination marketing and the meetings industry.
• Enjoys occasional travel for trade shows and industry events.
• Takes pride in helping others succeed.

Hospitality, tourism, event planning, sales, marketing, or customer service experience is helpful, but just as important is someone who is enthusiastic, organized, and eager to learn.

Why You'll Love Working Here

You'll join a team of 14 people who genuinely enjoy working together and share a passion for Greater Portland.

You'll build relationships with some of the region's top hotels, venues, restaurants, attractions, and tourism professionals while learning how destination marketing works behind the scenes.

Most importantly, you'll see the direct impact of your work. Every successful meeting, conference, sporting event, or wedding you help bring to Portland supports local businesses, creates jobs, and contributes to the vitality of our community.

Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $22