F&B Host/Hostess - Guest Experience Ambassador
The Gritti Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice
Venice, Italy
Role Description This full-time, on-site Mice - Event Sales Manager role is based at San Clemente Palace Venice in Venice. The Mice - Event Sales Manager is responsible for driving event sales, from initial inquiry through contract negotiation and closing, for private events, corporate functions, and special occasions. Daily activities include responding to inquiries, preparing proposals, conducting site inspections, and maintaining relationships with clients and event planners. The role coordinates closely with operations, culinary, and hospitality teams to ensure seamless event delivery, accurate forecasting, and optimal revenue management. The Event Sales Manager also monitors market trends, maintains detailed records in sales systems, and contributes to sales reports and strategy meetings.
Qualifications
One of Italy’s most enchanting secrets, San Clemente Palace Venice is a city resort located on its own island in the Venice lagoon, just 10 minutes from San Marco Square via the hotel’s complimentary boats, awarded ‘Best Hotel in Venice’ and ranked among the Top 20 Hotels in the World by the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2025.
A tranquil sanctuary on the doorstep of Venice, San Clemente Palace Venice is one of Italy’s most enchanting secrets. The stately resort immerses guests in the drama, glamour, and heritage of Venice. The 900-year-old landmark property is comprised of a series of beautifully restored monastery buildings, as well as a 12th century chapel, and nearly 6 acres of ancient gardens, courtyards and terraces boasting breathtaking views of the city on the horizon.
San Clemente Palace Venice has 32 special and 34 junior suites, and 130 luxury rooms in which Venetian decorations blend with legacy design elements, while typical high Venetian ceilings create a sense of home. San Clemente Suite is selected as the “Europe's Leading Hotel Suite” in 2018.
The hotel features three bars and three special restaurants, including a signature restaurant with terraces overlooking the lagoon. San Clemente Palace Venice’s executive chef masterfully creates epicurean aquarelles beyond expectations that depict delicacies from the Adriatic Sea, and culinary inspirations of modern Venetian and East Mediterranean origin.
San Clemente PalaceVenice also features the Europe’s Best Hotel Spa 2019 award winner Merchant of Venice SPA. The unique spa experience offers a luxurious couples suite, and indulgent wet area with sauna, steam bath and showers, together with a hair salon.
The hotel’s heated outdoor swimming pool is the ideal location for a refreshing break during the entire season. The hotel also features a great range of fitness facilities, 1,500-metre jogging path through the centuries-old park, the pitch-and-putt course and the tennis court.