Position:

The Account Executive, Group Sales is part of the Ticket Sales & Services department for Minnesota United FC (MNUFC), a sports business located in the Twins Cities area of Minnesota and a member of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top tier soccer league in North America.

Job Description:

Love soccer? Love talking to people? Want to spend your weekends surrounded by 19,600 passionate fans? If you answered yes, this might be the role for you. We’re looking for a people-person, who gets their energy from providing experiences to youth soccer teams, businesses, or even the neighborhood book club by selling the one-of-a-kind experience at Allianz Field. This full-time role is based in Golden Valley, MN and reports to the Manager, Group Sales.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Come up with cool ideas for sales initiatives like theme nights or early season promotions
Get out into the community, whether that be attending sales meetings, networking events, or even the local soccer tournament to maximize ticket sales through building community connections
Record communication with future MNUFC fans in the Client Relationship Management (CRM) system
Be a team player that helps us reach team goals both by individually reaching your goal, but also supporting your teammates
Create lifelong memories to new and existing fans of MNUFC at Allianz Field

You might be right for this role if you:

Spend your days searching for networking opportunities
Are an exceptional communicator and enjoy building relationships
Take lead on planning your friend group’s holiday party
Have 1-3 years of experience in a similar role

Company Profile:

MNUFC is a professional soccer club playing in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top tier of soccer in North America, and which operates under the oversight of the U.S. Soccer Federation, a member of FIFA. The Club is headquartered in Golden Valley, MN. Soccer operations are located at the MNUFC Training Center in Blaine, MN, and the team plays its home matches at Allianz Field in St. Paul, MN.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.