Full Time
Quick Summary
Join SeatGeek as a Customer Service Event Expert and be the voice of the company, providing ridiculously good service to customers passionate about live events! This role offers the opportunity to resolve customer issues via phone, email, and chat, using cutting-edge tools, and contribute to improving SeatGeek's overall customer experience. You'll have the chance to grow, take on specialized projects, and impact the company as a whole.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide specialized customer support via email, chat, and phone, with a focus on SeatGeek Enterprise clients, including weekend availability.
- Use customer insights and metrics to identify areas for improvement and work with managers to evaluate performance against benchmarks.
- Utilize tools like Talkdesk, Zendesk, Slack, and Google business tools daily to assist customers and manage communication.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) and experience in Customer Service, with tech startup or high-volume company experience being a plus.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage in conversation with a wide range of individuals.
- Ability to adapt to seasonality, tech innovations, and changing responsibilities based on business needs.
Benefits
- Hourly rate of $23.50/hr, with a discretionary annual bonus based on performance.
- Remote work opportunity with a flexible work environment and a WFH stipend for home office setup.
- Generous PTO, fully-paid family leave, 401(k) matching, and comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance.
Required Skills
Talkdesk
Zendesk
Slack
Google business tools
Github
Looker
Jira
Data analysis
Communication skills
Customer service
Estimated Salary Range for Customer Service – Event Expert in USA
BELOW AVERAGE
< $48k/yr
✨
AVERAGE RANGE
$48k - $58k
/year
ABOVE AVERAGE
> $58k/yr
💡 Salary estimates based on aggregated data from public sources. Actual salaries may vary.
Job Description
SeatGeek believes live events are powerful experiences that unite humans. With our technological savvy and fan-first attitude we’re simplifying and modernizing the ticketing industry.
By catering to both consumers and enterprises, we’re powering a new, open entertainment ecosystem where fans have effortless access to experiences, and teams, venues, and shows have seamless access to their audiences. Because everyone should expect more from ticketing.
As a member of our Customer Experience (CX) team, you’ll be the voice of SeatGeek to our customers. You’ll resolve customer issues through a high volume of customer contacts (phone, email, and chat) and stay in the know about SeatGeek’s latest features, our Enterprise clients, and SeatGeek ticketed events. We are passionate about providing ridiculously good customer service, and our Event Experts are some of the best in the industry. The Customer Experience team assists our users 7 days a week, 365 days a year, so some holiday work will be required. You must be able to work weekends as well as one of the following 8 hour shifts: 7am-3pm PT, 9am-5pm PT, 12pm-8pm PT, or 2pm-10pm PT.
What you'll do
Provide specialized support for our customers through email, chat, and notably SeatGeek Enterprise customer phone support, with availability to work on the weekends
Use metrics and consumer insight to help make SeatGeek better, and work with your managers to evaluate your performance amongst your peers and against success benchmarks
Work daily with tools like Talkdesk, Zendesk, our internal admin, Slack, Google business tools, Github, Looker, Jira, and more
Go above and beyond for our customers
Attend 1 on 1 and group strategy meetings weekly
As you become an expert in first point of contact support at SeatGeek, you will earn the ability to phase more project work into your job, handling more specialized and escalated customer contacts, and will be entrusted to use your time to make changes to benefit CX and SG as a whole
What you have
Love for live events and an understanding that purchasing tickets to see your favorite band is not the same as buying a stapler - You can empathize with SeatGeek customers
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) and experience working in Customer Service - Experience at a tech startup or high-volume company is a plus
Understanding of the value of using data to make intelligent decisions and compelling arguments - You aren't intimidated by numbers
Strong communication skills and the ability carry on a conversation with anyone
Passion for technology and customer experiences
Ability to keep a level head- You don't get easily flustered
Strong work ethic
Ability to adapt to seasonality and tech innovation- You’re flexible when it comes to adjusting your responsibilities based on the needs of the business
Reliable, high-speed internet (at least 35 Mbps, 50+ Mbps strongly preferred)
Proficiency in Spanish is a plus
Perks
Discretionary annual bonus
Flexible work environment, allowing you to work as many days a week in the office as you’d like or 100% remotely
A WFH stipend to support your home office setup
Generous PTO
Up to 16 weeks of fully-paid family leave
401(k) matching
Student loan matching program
Health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Up to $25k towards family building, reproductive health services and Gender-affirming care
$500 per year for wellness expenses
Subscriptions to Headspace (meditation), Headspace Care (therapy), and One Medical
$120 per month to spend on tickets to live events
Annual subscription to Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon music
The salary for this role is $23.50/hr. In addition, you may receive a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and specific location.
SeatGeek is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, military or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. As an equal opportunities employer, we recognize that diversity is a positive attribute and we welcome the differences and benefits that a diverse culture brings. Come join us!
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