Market Development Lead

New York City, NY (On-site)

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Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Build and own on-premise venue partnerships and market entry for Bars.com, driving rapid early growth in target cities and ensuring smooth onboarding from signup to activation.

  • Venue Partnerships: Identify, pitch, and sign on-premise venues, and maintain long-term relationships with bar owners and GMs.
  • Market Growth: Lead market entry in designated cities through in-person outreach and industry networking.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Identify, pitch, and sign on-premise venues to the Bars.com network.
  • Open the market, with the ability to drive early-stage growth in designated cities.
  • Conduct venue outreach via in-person visits, industry networking, and warm introductions from your local contacts.
  • Guide venues through the initial signup process and facilitate the transition to the Bars.com team for technical integration and activation.
  • Build strong relationships with venue decision-makers and staff to ensure long-term engagement with Bars.com.
  • Maintain venue outreach records within a shared spreadsheet
  • Participate in weekly check-ins
  • Check-ins, tracking and reporting to the Colorado-based Bars.com GM.

Requirements

  • Must be 21 and over
  • Live in/near one of our key markets
  • 5+ years of experience in hospitality industry relationships with relationships at bars/restaurants (owners and GMs), and industry groups
  • Sales-minded with experience in venue partnerships and nightlife business development
  • Connected in the hospitality industry with relationships at bars/restaurants (owners and GMs), and industry groups with 5+ years of experience
  • Experience working with on-premise sales or beverage brand activations is a plus
  • Works well with technology platforms/tools and adept at showcasing a technology platform for sale
  • Able to operate independently
  • Excited about growing a market from the ground up

Preferred

  • Experience working with on-premise sales or beverage brand activations is a plus.
  • Works well with technology platforms/tools and adept at showcasing a technology platform for sale (basic consumer walkthrough of webapp and data)
  • Able to operate independently

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