Account Executive, Venue - Remote Eligible

Account Executive, Venue

At The Knot Worldwide, we champion celebration - and that starts with celebrating our people. Our employees are passionate dreamers, thoughtful doers, and lifelong learners who power meaningful moments for millions around the world. We're united by authentic connection, shared purpose, and a deep commitment to the global community we serve. Here, flexibility and belonging go hand in hand with high performance. We believe the best ideas come from empowered teams: those who consistently collaborate with intention to design solutions, spark ideas, and drive impact. We inspire, we build, and we celebrate. We dream big, love our users, hustle every day, and always do the right thing to win - together.

The primary responsibility of the Venue Account Executive is to hit monthly sales goals by engaging with wedding professionals in our Venue and Catering categories across a variety of regions. Through high volume cold calling and using a consultative sales process, our Account Executives build rapport with business owners to advise them on best practices and how to stay ahead of technology and industry trends through The Knot and The WeddingWire's advertising platforms. Our Account Executives are independent, highly-motivated, and can successfully achieve monthly sales goals. They excel in creating connections, building rapport with business owners and decision makers, and understanding their goals and needs.

The Venue Account Executive role requires sales experience and the ability to manage a longer sales cycle and pipeline.

The expected salary for this job is $50,000. The salary is just one component of TKWW's total rewards package for employees. The role is eligible for other total rewards such as health care insurance, 401(k) retirement account, paid sick time, paid personal time off, and paid parental leave. This role is also eligible for variable compensation and/or performance bonuses.

Applications for this role are being accepted on a rolling basis.

Responsibilities:

• Make a high volume of sales calls on a daily basis
• Consistently meet and exceed monthly revenue quotas as well as daily activity expectations
• Successfully manage a sales pipeline from start to finish
• Ability to manage a longer and diverse sales process and pipeline, including identifying decision makers
• Build and maintain strong rapport over the phone with potential clients to uncover prospect needs and give a strong, crisp and on-point presentation over the phone
• Be persistent - consistently follow up with potential clients to negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximize profits
• Ability to organize work day and be proactive with time management
• Track notes on all interactions and keep opportunities in your pipeline up to date in Salesforce
• Close new business deals for the company

Successful Account Executive, Venue candidates have:

• At least 2 years of full sales cycle B2B sales experience
• Inside phone sales strongly preferred
• Strong analytical skills to identify trends, understand challenges, propose solutions and evaluate results
• Confidence and enthusiasm when presenting information to decision makers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong ability to engage and persuade
• Experience delivering client-focused solutions to customer needs
• Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, and organizational skills
• Proven success in a fast-paced, constantly evolving and competitive team environment
• Ability to work independently, as well as be a collaborative team member
• Experience with Salesforce.com or another CRM system
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Work Model: This role is fully remote and not tied to any specific office location. While there are no regular in-office requirements, we encourage our remote team members to gather intentionally for key company and team events to stay connected and engaged.

At The Knot Worldwide, we believe you are more than a resume and invite you to go for it, take the leap of faith, and apply for this job if it sparks your passion to join TKWW and make a difference!

What we love about you:

• You dream big. You iterate and experiment to drive innovation.
• You love our users. You keep our global community at the center of everything you do.
• You do the right thing. You strengthen your team through respect, fairness, and inclusion.
• You hustle every day. You favor urgency and own your outcomes.
• You win together. People are at the heart of our success and you play as a team.

What you love about us:

We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter both in and out of the "office". We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.

Together@TKWW is our approach to hybrid work. It's designed to support how we work best: combining the flexibility we value with meaningful opportunities to connect in person. Whether a role is Together@TKWW-eligible or not, we believe in purposeful moments to come together, build strong relationships, and drive bold ideas forward.

• For Together@TKWW-eligible roles, this includes regular in-office time to foster collaboration and connection.
• For roles not eligible for in-office expectations, we support connection through virtual collaboration and intentional gatherings.

To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; New York, NY; and Washington, D.C.

US Notice: The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. The Knot Worldwide expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.