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Part-Time Wedding Sales & Social Media Marketing Coordinator Village by the Sea - Wells, Maine Position Overview Village by the Sea is seeking an energetic, creative, and highly motivated Part-Time Wedding Sales & Social Media Marketing Coordinator to help grow our wedding and private event business. This position is ideal for someone with proven experience in wedding sales, event planning, venue sales, hospitality, or destination weddings who also understands how to use social media to attract today's couples. The successful candidate will be both a salesperson and content creator . This person will be responsible for responding to wedding inquiries, conducting venue tours, following up with prospective couples, and helping convert inquiries into booked weddings. They will also create engaging, authentic social media content that showcases Village by the Sea as a Southern Maine Wedding Weekend Resort where couples and their guests can celebrate, stay, and spend the entire wedding weekend together. This is a hands-on position for someone who enjoys meeting couples, selling experiences, being creative, attending events, and seeing their work directly contribute to increased bookings and revenue. Key ResponsibilitiesWedding & Event Sales Respond promptly and professionally to wedding and event inquiries through email, phone, website leads, and other platforms. Conduct personalized property tours and wedding consultations with prospective couples. Clearly communicate our wedding packages, accommodations, event spaces, food and beverage options, amenities, policies, and pricing. Sell the complete wedding weekend experience , including overnight accommodations and the ability for guests to stay together on property. Follow up consistently with leads throughout the sales process and maintain accurate records of inquiries and prospects. Develop customized proposals for prospective couples. Convert qualified leads into signed contracts and booked weddings. Identify opportunities to increase revenue through room blocks, additional event services, upgrades, and additional nights. Monitor competitor venues and stay informed about current wedding trends, pricing, packages, and customer expectations. Social Media & Content Creation A major component of this position is creating content that makes prospective couples want to visit, tour, and ultimately book Village by the Sea. The ideal candidate must be highly comfortable and creative with social media and should understand what performs well on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest, and Google Business Profile.

Responsibilities include:

Create original, engaging social media content featuring weddings, the property, accommodations, events, amenities, couples, guest experiences, and Southern Maine. Capture high-quality photos and short-form video content using a smartphone. Create Instagram Reels, TikToks, Stories, posts, carousels, and other engaging content. Develop content around current wedding trends and topics that are important to today's couples. Capture behind-the-scenes content during weddings and events. Create content that showcases the property as more than a wedding venue — a place where couples and their guests can stay, celebrate, and experience Maine together. Develop content specifically designed to attract younger couples, including Gen Z and younger Millennials. Create compelling captions, headlines, calls-to-action, and promotional content. Maintain a consistent social media presence and content calendar. Monitor engagement, reach, views, shares, saves, and other performance metrics. Identify successful content and adjust future content based on performance. Stay current with social media trends, popular audio, video styles, hashtags, and emerging platforms. Work with wedding couples and vendors to obtain permission and appropriate content for marketing purposes. Help collect and organize professional photography and video from weddings for future marketing use. Marketing & Lead Generation Assist with developing campaigns specifically designed to generate wedding inquiries. Help identify opportunities to reach couples in Southern Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and the greater Boston market. Assist with email marketing, wedding promotions, digital campaigns, and seasonal marketing initiatives. Help develop SEO-friendly website content, wedding landing pages, blog topics, and promotional ideas. Identify questions couples are searching for online and help create content that positions Village by the Sea as an answer. Track where wedding leads originate and help identify which marketing efforts are producing actual inquiries and bookings. Event & Wedding Support Because this position is closely connected to the actual wedding experience, the successful candidate should be willing to work some evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities may include:

Attending select weddings and events. Assisting with wedding-day coordination and client communication when needed. Capturing appropriate behind the scenes social media content during events. Observing the guest experience and identifying opportunities to improve future weddings and sales. Using real wedding experiences to create future marketing content.

Qualifications Required:

Previous experience in wedding sales, event sales, event planning, venue sales, hospitality sales, or a related field. Proven ability to sell and close business. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong organizational and follow-up skills. Highly comfortable speaking with couples and conducting sales consultations. Strong understanding of social media marketing. Demonstrated ability to create engaging social media content. Comfortable taking photos and videos with a smartphone. Creative eye for identifying content opportunities. Comfortable working independently and taking initiative. Ability to work occasional evenings, weekends, weddings, bridal shows, and networking events. Proficiency with Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and other social platforms.

Strongly Preferred:

Experience selling weddings or wedding venues. Experience working as a wedding coordinator or event coordinator. Experience with destination weddings or wedding weekends. Existing relationships with wedding vendors and professionals in Southern Maine/New Hampshire/Massachusetts. Experience creating Reels and TikToks. Experience using Canva or similar content-creation platforms. Experience with Meta Business Suite. Understanding of basic SEO and digital marketing. Experience using a CRM or hotel/event sales system. Photography or videography experience is a plus. The Ideal Candidate We are looking for someone who is: A natural salesperson Creative and constantly thinking of new content ideas. Social-media savvy and understands what makes people stop scrolling. Personable and comfortable building relationships with engaged couples. Proactive rather than someone who waits to be told what to do. Organized and disciplined about following up with leads. Trend-aware and understands how today's couples research and select wedding venues. Comfortable on camera and willing to be part of the property's social media presence when appropriate. Results-oriented and motivated by bookings, revenue, engagement, and growth. Someone who can look at a wedding and immediately think, "How can we sell this experience?" Schedule This is a part-time position , with the schedule designed around wedding inquiries, venue tours, sales appointments, marketing needs, and scheduled events. Approximately 20-40 hours per week , with flexibility required for: Wedding consultations and venue tours Occasional evenings Weekend weddings and events Bridal shows and networking events Content creation Seasonal marketing initiatives Schedule may vary depending on wedding season and business needs. Compensation Competitive hourly rate based on experience, with the opportunity for sales incentives/commission based on wedding bookings. Additional compensation opportunities may be available for event-day coordination and other responsibilities. Why Join Village by the Sea? Village by the Sea is a unique Southern Maine property offering couples the opportunity to host their wedding and have their guests stay together on property for an entire wedding weekend. With accommodations, event spaces, pools, recreational amenities, and a location near the Maine coast, our property offers couples something that traditional wedding venues cannot: the ability to turn their wedding into an entire destination experience. If you are passionate about weddings, love creating content, understand social media, and know how to turn a great experience into a sale, we want to hear from you.

To apply:

Please submit a resume along with examples of your social media work, wedding/event sales experience, or a portfolio of content you have created. Not all benefits are available for part time employment. Will discuss at interview.

Pay:

$25.11 - $30.24 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Flexible schedule Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan

Work Location:

In person