Tours & Projects Sales Manager
Askonas Holt 43000 Closing date 12 January 2025
Askonas Holt is one of the world’s leading arts management companies, specialising in the field of classical music. We represent prestigious conductors, singers and instrumentalists with international careers, and arrange tours for orchestras, ensembles and dance companies globally.
We are a passionate and collaborative team dedicated to supporting the arts and creating extraordinary projects.
Join our dynamic Tours & Projects department with a a team that delivers tours for a wide variety of orchestras, ensembles and dance companies, as well as producing artist-led projects and productions. In this newly created position as Tours & Projects Sales Manager, you’ll lead sales efforts, cultivate relationships with venues and promoters, and help create transformative experiences for our Touring Partners.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
• Working with the Director of Tours, Associate Directors and Project Managers, you will be selling tours and projects in targeted territories, mainly in Europe, to help create successful engagements and tours for our Touring Partners.
• Generating new touring business opportunities and converting leads into confirmed dates.
• Developing and retaining trusted long-term relationships with presenters, including venues, festivals and promoters.
• Routinely connect with promoters and presenters via phone and video calls to actively book concerts and sell tours.
• Managing efficiently a high volume of workload and multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring transparency and accuracy.
• Negotiate fees and terms with presenters, maintaining a clear line of communication with Project Managers to align on tour requirements and financial agreements.
• Maintaining detailed logs of all sales progress through the internal database (Overture).
• Communicating complete, accurate, and timely updates to the relevant Project Manager.
• Working closely with the Askonas Holt Berlin office and sister company Opus 3 in USA to align on selling strategies.
• Having the ability and knowledge to adapt the sales strategy and touring plans as the booking process evolves.
Askonas Holt
New Wing
Somerset House
Strand, London
WC2R 1LA
We are a passionate and collaborative team dedicated to supporting the arts and creating extraordinary projects.
Join our dynamic Tours & Projects department with a a team that delivers tours for a wide variety of orchestras, ensembles and dance companies, as well as producing artist-led projects and productions. In this newly created position as Tours & Projects Sales Manager, you’ll lead sales efforts, cultivate relationships with venues and promoters, and help create transformative experiences for our Touring Partners.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
• Working with the Director of Tours, Associate Directors and Project Managers, you will be selling tours and projects in targeted territories, mainly in Europe, to help create successful engagements and tours for our Touring Partners.
• Generating new touring business opportunities and converting leads into confirmed dates.
• Developing and retaining trusted long-term relationships with presenters, including venues, festivals and promoters.
• Routinely connect with promoters and presenters via phone and video calls to actively book concerts and sell tours.
• Managing efficiently a high volume of workload and multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring transparency and accuracy.
• Negotiate fees and terms with presenters, maintaining a clear line of communication with Project Managers to align on tour requirements and financial agreements.
• Maintaining detailed logs of all sales progress through the internal database (Overture).
• Communicating complete, accurate, and timely updates to the relevant Project Manager.
• Working closely with the Askonas Holt Berlin office and sister company Opus 3 in USA to align on selling strategies.
• Having the ability and knowledge to adapt the sales strategy and touring plans as the booking process evolves.
Contact details
hr@askonasholt.comAskonas Holt
New Wing
Somerset House
Strand, London
WC2R 1LA