Corporate Sales Manager - Metro Washington DC + Pennsylvania

Nestled amidst the splendor of Virginia's Allegheny Mountains lies The Homestead, one of the country's premier mountain resorts since 1766. A National Historic Landmark situated on more than 2,000 acres, The Homestead features 483 guest rooms including 88 suites, and 28 meeting rooms totaling 72,000 square feet of indoor dedicated meeting space. The resort includes a world class spa fed by natural hot springs rated among Top Ten Spas by SpaFinder, Inc.; Three golf courses including the Cascades, rated among the top 15 Best Resort Courses by Golfweek and top 25 Greatest Public Courses by Golf Digest; and ten food & beverage options. The resort also features the legendary Jefferson Pools, our naturally warm mineral pools established in 1760 and made famous by Thomas Jefferson's visits beginning in 1818.

Summer activities on site include 6 tennis courts, outdoor pool and indoor naturally heated indoor pool, an 8 lane bowling alley, equestrian show ground and stables, carriage rides, trout fishing and Orvis endorsed fly fishing school, shooting club featuring skeet, trap and sporting clays, a 270 seat theater featuring nightly films, 19 retail shops, falconry, paintball, mountain biking, and Cascades Gorge hiking. Winter activities include 45 acres of downhill skiing featuring the Sepp Kober ski and bunny school, snowboarding, an Olympic sized ice skating rink, and snow tubing park.

The Homestead's next chapter is underway, with $25 million in construction already underway for 2012, including a 2 acre expansion of Allegheny Springs (our outdoor pool complex); a complete restoration and expansion of the Spa including the addition of a new spa pool, opening in 2013 as the Canyon Ranch Spa Club at the Homestead; a new lobby bar; renovation of two food & beverage outlets; and guest room renovations.

The Homestead currently has an opportunity for a Sales Manager assigned to all group business generated from Pennsylvania (Pittsburg, Harrisburg and Philadelphia) along with portions of Corporate Metropolitan Washington DC.

This position reports to the Director of Sales & Marketing, and is assigned to the agreed geographic marketplace. Qualified candidates will possess significant previous group sales experience at a hotel or resort of similar volume and service levels in these markets. Qualified candidates may elect to work from a satellite office located within their assigned market, including Sales Managers who prefer to work from a home office.

Interested individuals may submit their resume directly by visiting:

http://www.thehomestead.com/career_opportunities/