Entry Level Sales - Corporate Sports Hospitality & Tickets

Attn: Recent Grads (and College Athletes), & Early Career Women and Men – located IN Portland!

We are expanding and looking for select individuals to finalize a new Sales Team here in our Portland, OR office! Applicants – please be located IN PORTLAND as in-office interviews are being conducted now. Note: this is an in-office position, not remote, located in our Portland office on the waterfront.

Please read the entire ad before applying to make certain everything sounds like a match for you!

International Sports Management (ISM) is the global leader in upscale corporate hospitality and ticketing programs at major sports events like the NCAA Tournament, Masters, Kentucky Derby, World Cup, and many more. Our customers include executives with the biggest companies in the world. We got here by putting our customers and our amazing team first. The values we live by at ISM are: GENUINE, RESPECT, INTEGRITY, TEAMWORK, and TENACITY.

We are excited to be hiring select candidates for an Inside Sales Executive role in our Portland Office. You will initially be responsible for new business development, focused on bringing in new clients. This starts with “cold” calling (this simply means you haven’t spoken to someone before – it’s how many of the biggest companies in the world bring on new clients!) but we teach you how to “warm” the call using your personality and communication skills very quickly. Your targets will be the top executives within the organizations you are calling on. Progress will bring the opportunity to manage and expand the clients in addition to hunting for new business. Promotions come from within and available for successful candidates, including into Sales Management with fast track roles. This is not a “telemarketing” nor a “customer service” position; job seekers searching for a role in those capacities won’t find this a match. 

If you love challenges, are motivated by the hunt for new business, want to make great money and advance your career, but aren’t afraid of hard work, or failure, then we want to meet you! Remember, your background helps define where you are, but where you want to go and having the initiative to get there is most important!

You will:

• Learn how to go to market calling corporate executives (C-Suite, President, VPs) throughout corporate America
• Deliver our value proposition clearly and with enthusiasm
• Drive sales activities including proactive outreach to prospects, develop qualified leads, set meetings, maintain your sales CRM
• Have the opportunity to make great money AND travel to select world class sports events

We provide:

• Comprehensive training
• Ongoing mentoring
• Base salary + commission + bonus, uncapped
• Bonuses, both cash & prize (monthly, quarterly & annually)
• Bike room, on-site gym, locker facilities
• Company medical/dental plans and 401K enrollment
• PTO and major holidays off (4 weeks paid time off each calendar year)
• First year average range of $55K-$75K+ (range includes base + commission); Year two $80K+
• Growth opportunities into Sales Management / National Accounts
• Great corporate culture and community volunteerism

What you’ll bring:

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• (Some) Sales experience (B2B preferred, not just customer service)
• A.A., B.A., or B.S. degree or related experience
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• High motivation to succeed and growth minded / promotion oriented
• Ability to explain how a deficiency in one of the above categories won’t hinder you to succeed

We look forward to speaking with you soon!

International Sports Management is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome qualified applicants, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.