Luxora Hotels and Management PTY LTD – Townsville QLD

Position Overview

La Vie Hotels & Resorts is seeking a proactive and personable Sales Coordinator to join the pre-opening team at Holiday Inn Townsville. This part-time role (3 days per week) will focus on developing local corporate accounts across accommodation and meetings & events, supporting the property's positioning as the preferred choice for business travellers and event organisers in Townsville's mining, defence, government, infrastructure, and corporate sectors.

This is a hands‑on, relationship‑driven role suited to someone who enjoys building local networks, coordinating sales activity, and contributing creative energy to the hotel's social media presence.

Location: Holiday Inn Townsville
Employment type: Part-time, 3 days per week (days negotiable)

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Sales – Accommodation

- Identify, prospect, and develop relationships with local corporate accounts across key Townsville sectors (mining, defence, government, infrastructure, healthcare, and professional services)
- Conduct sales calls, site visits, and client meetings to generate accommodation bookings and corporate rate agreements
- Maintain and grow a pipeline of local business accounts in the CRM/sales system
- Prepare and issue corporate rate proposals, contracts, and account documentation
- Support participation in relevant IHG preferred travel programs (e.g. NHOP) and corporate travel platform listings

Meetings & Events Sales

- Respond to and convert meeting, conference, and small event enquiries for the Flinders Room and other function spaces
- Coordinate site inspections and client familiarisations for prospective M&E; clients
- Liaise with local businesses, associations, and government bodies to generate repeat and new event business
- Work with operations and conferencing teams to ensure smooth handover of confirmed events





Social Media & Local Marketing

- Support the creation and scheduling of social media content (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn) showcasing the hotel, local corporate partnerships, and event spaces
- Capture photo/video content during site visits, events, and hotel activities for use across social channels
- Assist with local marketing collateral and community/corporate partnership initiatives
- Monitor engagement and provide simple performance summaries to the Director of Sales

General Sales Coordination

- Provide general administrative support to the sales function, including diary coordination, call reports, and account records
- Represent Holiday Inn Townsville at local business events, chamber of commerce functions, and networking opportunities as required
- Support broader La Vie commercial initiatives and reporting as needed

Skills & Experience

- Previous experience in hotel sales, sales coordination, or a similar corporate/hospitality relationship role preferred
- Strong local knowledge of the Townsville business community is highly regarded
- Confident communicator with the ability to build rapport across a range of stakeholders
- Comfortable using social media platforms for business/brand purposes
- Organised, self‑motivated, and able to manage priorities independently across a part‑time schedule
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with hotel CRM/sales systems (e.g. Opera S&C;, Delphi) an advantage
- A valid driver's licence for local client visits

What We Offer

- Flexible part‑time arrangement (3 days per week)
- The opportunity to be part of the commercial launch team for a new-to‑market Holiday Inn property
- Support and mentorship from La Vie's broader Commercial team
- Employee travel and hotel discounts across the La Vie portfolio

Holiday Inn Townsville is managed by La Vie Hotels & Resorts. La Vie is an equal prospect employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

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📌 Sales Coordinator (Townsville)
🏢 Luxora Hotels and Management
📍 Townsville