Holiday Inn Townsville | La Vie Hotels & Resorts
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 TownsvilleEmployment 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 opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

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