Sales Ambassador (Supporting Tito's Handmade Vodka)

Next Level Marketing; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans

401k Match

PTO & Paid Holiday Schedule

Job summary

Next Level Marketing is seeking a Sales Ambassador to enhance brand presence for Tito’s Handmade Vodka in Chicago. This role involves overseeing event execution and ensuring effective training and motivation of promotional staff. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of experience in event planning and coordination.

Key responsibilities include managing event processes, supporting sales teams, and maintaining exceptional standards at activations. Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision plans, 401k match, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of event planning, coordination, and execution experience required.
• Understanding of the beverage industry is necessary.
• Comfortable working on a high-performance, fast-paced entrepreneurial team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all events in assigned market(s) from booking to execution.
• Train and motivate promotional models and manage execution.
• Support the sales team and communicate through internal systems.

Skills

Event planning

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Job description

Built on a dream and distilled in Austin, Texas, Tito’s Handmade Vodka has been bringing people (and dogs) together over the last two decades. Tito’s Handmade Vodka has gained a reputation for its high-quality vodka, charitable contributions, and its goal to make people happy while making the world a better place.

Events and philanthropy are at the heart of Tito’s vision. Giving back through charity event partnerships and driving sales through on and off-premise event activations are central to the success of the brand.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Sales Ambassador is responsible for overseeing all on and off-premise events in their assigned market(s). The position manages the event process from booking to execution and post-event reporting.

The Sales Ambassador is the quarterback of the total event plan to ensure we have the best possible ambassadors executing our events. This person is responsible for training, motivating, planning, deploying, monitoring execution and reporting on the entire agency resource team for the selected markets. Matching skills of individuals with the needs of the events to drive efficient and effective execution. Working with the Sales Coordinator and local markets to set goals and monitor progress against them. Ensuring all activations are executed consistently with the national branding strategy.

The Sales Ambassador will spend about 75% of their time out in the field activating events and 25% in their home office working on administrative responsibilities.

• Supporting the sales team in the market
• Communicate through internal recording system
• Attend charity and non-charity events
• Structure events and determine partnership level
• Deliver product and POS to events
• Staff and train promotional models – experience with state liquor laws
• Serve product and be the face of the brand at events
• Flexible hours and working some weekends is mandatory

KEY ROLES

• Hire, train, maintain and motivate the best sampler models possible.
• Work with Tito’s Sales Coordinator and local teams to understand market-level plans and activation needs
• Work in the field to execute various events as needed, including special events, charity events, and in-store tastings.
• Plan and coordinate agency resources, ensuring the best possible talent is aligned with the right activation events
• Ensure the sampler models are clear on executional expectations and have what they need to be successful: set up, selling, menus, cocktail set up, serving, storytelling, product drops, merchandising, execution & recapping
• Attend select events to ensure superior execution consistent with what was planned
• Manage POS and Merchandise where needed, ensuring event needs are met in a timely and efficient manner
• Resolve challenges and issues as they arise, ensuring teams are properly supported
• Track calendar & execution, recording recaps with photos, key data (i.e., consumers sampled, bottles sold), notes & key learnings
• Track, manage, and communicate results/budgets on the sales force tracking site.
• Align on and track progress against goals
• Communicate business updates regularly
• Exceptional planning, organization, and coordination skills
• Excellent communication and training presence
• Ability to collaborate across multiple teams (marketing, sales, distributor, retailer)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, self-directed work team environment
• Understands brand strategy and can drive consistency at every touchpoint
• Ability to learn and understand nuances of markets, channels, and customers
• Only provides solutions to the problem

PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• 3+ years event planning, coordination & execution
• Understanding of the beverage industry
• General understanding of markets they are covering
• Knowledge of experiential marketing, lifestyle branding
• Comfort working on a high-performance, fast-paced entrepreneurial team
• Willingness to work full-time, non-traditional hours

Must be able to provide own transportation.

This position is open to U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals who are currently authorized to work in the United States.

Our current Benefits include:

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans, 401k Match, PTO & Paid Holiday Schedule.

Next Level Marketing is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other classification protected by Federal, state, or local law.