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Highgate

Hospitality and travel-focused venture capital

Director of Sales & Marketing

Marketing Generalist & ManagementUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeNew York, NY, USA$140k - $150k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of experience as a sales leader, including prior hotel sales experience.
  • Experience communicating with ownership groups and asset management.
  • Proficiency in managing and using sales automation systems, including DELPHI, and property management systems.
  • Experience working collaboratively with revenue management.
  • Knowledge of all market segments and channel sources, and the ability to develop a strategic plan for each.
  • Ability to direct, lead, train, motivate, and drive a direct sales team, and develop a cooperative and competitive team spirit.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and drive top-line revenue for traditional sales segments, including group, volume transient, and catering.
  • Assess and respond to market trends, market share, and the competitive hotel environment.
  • Develop and implement a marketing communications plan to achieve the desired hotel positioning, and manage the sales and marketing budget supporting all initiatives.
  • Act as the hotel's voice of the customer and communicate key issues and concerns at all levels of the organization.
  • Read, assimilate, and use Smith Travel Research data, financial profit-and-loss statements, sales mix, forecasting, group pace and position, and traditional hotel reports.
  • Understand and communicate market trends, demand generators, supply and demand, and economic factors affecting hotel performance.
  • Conduct comprehensive competitive-set reviews and SWOT analyses, and monitor new supply.
  • Understand geographic sources and develop a plan to penetrate primary markets.
  • Develop and implement key segment strategies and manage existing and target key accounts.
  • Design effective sales deployment schemes and market assignments.
  • Develop sales goals to achieve budget and market-share targets.
  • Manage group-pace measurement and set sales production goals.
  • Manage sales activity and travel schedules.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Bachelor's degree in Marketing is preferred.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment.

About the Company

Highgate

Hospitality and travel-focused venture capital

HTV is the venture capital arm of Highgate, funding early-stage and growth-stage technology companies that serve the hospitality and travel industries, with a focus on Seed and Series A rounds in North America and Europe. It backs startups in areas like revenue management, B2B marketplaces, business intelligence, alternative accommodations, and restaurant tech, providing capital and strategic support to help them scale. HTV stands out by combining hospitality domain expertise with venture funding, leveraging Highgate’s asset base of over 500 owned or managed hotels, 84,000+ rooms, and more than $20 billion in assets under management to accelerate portfolio growth. Its goal is to grow tech-enabled hospitality and travel ecosystems by aligning portfolio company success with Highgate’s network, resources, and strategic interests.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
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