Kickstart or build on your sales career with one of the world’s most recognised hotel brands. As Sales Executive at the newly opened Holiday Inn Townsville. Working part-time 3 days a week, you’ll get real exposure to corporate accounts, meetings and event business, and market-building activity in a city on the rise all while being part of a supportive management team. It’s the perfect opportunity for someone who wants meaningful, flexible work with a name that opens doors.

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.

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 chance 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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📌 Sales Executive (Townsville City)
🏢 Holiday Inn
📍 Townsville City