Job Description

Are you hungry to close deals, and just as curious about what it takes to pull an event off flawlessly on the day? Do you want a role that takes you from the first sales call all the way through to watching an event run exactly as planned? Keep reading, this could be your next role.

About Norrsken House Barcelona

At Norrsken House Barcelona, Europe's largest hub for impact and tech startups, you'll help us grow event sales and create memorable experiences for the Barcelona community. With over 1,500 members and startups, 10,000 square meters of collaborative space, and a home right on the beach, our hub is a vibrant, inspiring place for people to meet and engage in impactful events and conversations.

About the role

As our Event Sales Associate, you'll join a small, driven team and work closely with Julia, our Growth & Partnerships Manager, who you'll report to, and Maria, our Event Operations Lead, who you'll work closely with on delivery.

For all events from external clients, you'll run the sales cycle end to end. For events that are plug and play and have low operational complexity you will also support with the operations, answering any client questions, ensuring the operations team has all the necessary information to set up the room and greeting the clients when they arrive on the day of the event.

You'll have plenty of support from both Julia and our Event Operations Lead as you ramp up, but this is a role for someone who wants real ownership early, isn't afraid to push a bold idea, and is genuinely excited to shape how event sales and operations work at Norrsken House Barcelona.

What you'll do

• Drive the event sales cycle: Review event applications, send tailored proposals within 24 business hours, lead negotiations, and close deals to meet revenue targets, with the support of your manager early on as you learn the ropes. You’ll move quickly to move deals forward - driving all client communication from followups to hosting onsite venue tours.
• Own part of the event operations for simple events: For standard events, you’ll help clients with any operational questions, and ensure we have all the necessary operational information of the event to do a proper handover to the Events Operations Lead. You will also connect the clients with our catering provider and be the face of Norrsken Barcelona by greeting clients when they arrive and welcoming them into their event space.
• Grow event sales beyond the standard pipeline: Think past the current playbook for how to bring in new event clients. This can look like leading an outbound campaign around conferences and target accounts, new ways to generate tours, and sharper renewal and upsell conversations on existing accounts.

To thrive and succeed as our Event Sales Associate, we believe you:

• Have 0-1 years of experience in sales, events or hospitality, love working in events and are excited to become an expert in how to sell, produce and improve full events and the processes related to them.
• Are driven by closing clients and hitting your targets and get energized with the idea of proposing new sales opportunities and campaigns to get more leads.
• Are just as curious about the operations side and are excited to learn how a venue gets set up, how vendors get scheduled and briefed and what actually makes an event run well on the day.
• Have a strong attention to detail and stay organized. You’re a team-player by heart and enjoy finding solutions that result in win-win outcomes for all involved.
• Are motivated by Norrsken's mission of supporting impact entrepreneurs.
• Are fluent, written and spoken, in English and Spanish. Catalan is a plus.

Working at Norrsken

A job at Norrsken is like working at a startup. It’s a fast-paced and exciting place to work. Tasks and challenges will be demanding, responsibilities and priorities will change and shift, but we guarantee that in return we will fast-forward your personal and professional development. And, you’ll get to work in a team of caring people with deep passion and equally as high ambitions. Being part of Norrsken isn’t merely joining an organization - you’ll feel like you are part of something bigger than yourself with a commitment to create positive change.

We believe in radical transparency and aim to honour this in our recruitment processes. For more perspective on what it’s like to work at Norrsken, read our Employee Value Proposition here and Culture Foundation here.

What we offer

• Compensation: €20,000 gross/year
• Contract type: Indefinite (6 months probation period)
• 28 days of holidays per year.
• Flexible remuneration benefits (meals, transportation, nursery) through Cobee.
• Membership to innerFlow: Access to the wellness studio inside Norrsken House Barcelona, a fully fitted gym, spa and classes.
• Community events: Access to talks, workshops and events hosted for the Norrsken community.
• L&D budget: Yearly budget to cover certification and other growth opportunities.
• Growth and network: Work alongside a mission-driven team and the wider Norrsken Barcelona ecosystem of founders and investors.
• A vibrant office: Right on the beach, with unlimited coffee, a restaurant, a member's club and a rooftop with sea views.
• Team offsites: Summer and Winter celebration

We’ll review applications on a rolling basis, with a targeted start date of January 4th, 2027.

Norrsken aims to attract, recruit, and retain a diverse, inclusive, and creative workforce to give us the best opportunity to meet the diverse needs of our members and guests. We actively encourage applications from all groups and communities. If you’re not sure that you meet all of the requirements for the role, we still encourage you to apply.