Hospitality Sales & Events Specialist

San Diego Marriott Mission Valley; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Disability insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Room Discounts

Food and Beverage Discounts

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Driftwood Hospitality Management seeks a Sales & Events Coordinator for the San Diego Marriott Mission Valley and Element by Marriott Mission Valley. You’ll support Sales and Events teams with quotes, reports, contracts, and deposits, acting as the link between clients, teams, and hotel operations.

The role demands proactive communication, strong organization, and the ability to handle multiple tasks across two brands in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 1–2 years of administrative support experience; hotel sales/events/front desk experience preferred.
• Self-directed with strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Clear, concise communication and ability to multitask in a fast-paced, multi-property environment.
• Proficiency with CI/TY, Cvent, Lanyon, MarrFP, GRC reporting and BirchStreet.

Responsibilities

• Answer inbound sales and catering calls, build inquiries, and create quotes.
• Coordinate show-room availability and distribute reports for both brands.
• Prepare and distribute Sunrise daily reports and Daily Events reports.
• Run the GRC report daily and monitor the sales mailbox and correspondence.
• Deploy and route incoming leads, review CI/TY, Delphi.fdc, Cvent, and SDTA leads daily.
• Maintain the Lead Log and assist with contracts, proposals, and deposits.
• Prepare site alerts, amenity forms, and welcome cards for VIPs at both properties.
• Create event-space diagrams using Cvent Event Diagramming and process BirchStreet invoices.

Skills

Administrative support

Customer service

Communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Team coordination

Proactive problem solving

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

CI/TY (Delphi.fdc)

Cvent

Lanyon

BirchStreet

MARRFP

MS Office

GRC reporting

Job description

Driftwood Hospitality Management seeks a Sales & Events Coordinator for the San Diego Marriott Mission Valley and Element by Marriott Mission Valley. You’ll support Sales and Events teams with quotes, reports, contracts, and deposits, acting as the link between clients, teams, and hotel operations.

The role demands proactive communication, strong organization, and the ability to handle multiple tasks across two brands in a fast-paced setting.