Company description We're looking for someone sharp, organized, and motivated to join our team in Boston! You should love food, restaurants and helping people.

What is SixPlus? We're a NYC-based seed-funded startup that's like OpenTable for large groups and private dining. Our website (www.sixplus.com) and concierge service helps clients search for venues, book them online, and manage all their private event needs from one centralized platform. 85% of bookings are corporate and the remaining 15% are social events (birthdays, graduations, wedding rehearsal dinners etc). Our #1 focus in on corporate clients as they have the potential to become repeat clients. Job description

If you’re passionate about restaurants, love interacting with people, and want to be part of an early stage startup that’s changing the way people book group dining experiences, we’d love to meet you.

At SixPlus we’re making it easy for corporate clients to book private and semi-private events at restaurants and hotels. We're an extension of the sales and marketing teams at restaurants and help venues to market spaces and drive more corporate business to venues. We’re seed-funded and based in New York. Our team of 17 works across 3 offices: NYC (HQ), DC & Boston.

As a Marketing & Business Development Research Associate in Boston you will support the Boston market as well as other cities around the US. RA's will work with our Business Development team to spread the word about SixPlus across our marketing channels. Since we're a small team, your role will also encompass administrative, marketing and business development support. We're part of a vibrant community at WeWork in downtown Boston.

Main responsibilities of a Research Associate:
- Research corporate events market
- Prospecting for potential corporate users
- Help our Business Development Team identify and approach new lead channels
- Update and maintain client information in Salesforce
- Help develop corporate events-related content
- Support Business Development Team with direct sales and marketing outreach
- Respond to new client inquiries via phone or email
- Research clients to understand and anticipate their event needs
- Help match private dining clients with the best venues

You are:
- the most organized person you know
- comfortable picking up new software tools
- enjoy talking to people on the phone
- cool under pressure and know how to prioritize
- willing to learn anything and adapt quickly as the needs of the role evolve
- flexible and willing to respond to clients when necessary
- personable and have great phone and email etiquette
- a self-starter and enjoy a multi-faceted role
- comfortable with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) + respective Google versions (Sheets, Slides, Docs)

Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Restaurant, Event Planning or Professional Services Experience a plus
- Previous experience in sales and marketing preferred

Comp is $15/hour for ~40 hours / week and the expectation is that you'll spend 4-6 months in this role. Once we know there's a mutual fit, we can talk about other roles in the company including Account Executive, Venue Partnerships and Business Development.

Compensation this position is : hourly, $15/hr + Application instructions Deadlineno deadline