Event Coordinator (Part-Time)

The Event Coordinator assists The High Five client and guests on event day through the completion of event. This individual will oversee the event team, vendors, and venue all while providing five-star customer experience. The part time event coordinators works' variable hours dependent on the venues schedule.

The Position:

• Function as the on-site contact for clients and guests through completion of all events. (Closing event)
• Collaborate closely with vendors, staff, security, and entertainment to ensure compliance with the terms of executed contracts and Event Order.
• Prepare room environment such as lighting and temperature.
• Greet guests and escort them in and out of the facility.
• Provide clients and guests with five-star experience through exquisite customer service skills.
• Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures.
• On-Site venue supervisor during the event, ensuring all staff and vendors fulfill their roles.
• Professionally address any issues or emergencies that arise during the event.
• Set up or breakdown of the venue, ensuring desired layouts, décor, linens, furniture adjustment, taping cords, pushing carts, audio/video, and equipment is in place and or put away properly.
• Completed closing event checklists.
• All other duties as assigned by direct manager.

Convivial Brands Expectations of all Employees:

• Adheres to all Convivial Brands Policies and Procedures.
• Conducts self in a manner consistent with Convivial Brands’ Core Values at all times.
• Maintains a positive and respectful attitude with all contacts.
• Consistently reports to work on time and prepared to perform the duties of the position.
• Meets productivity standards and performs duties as workload necessitates.
• Maintains the privacy of all company proprietary information.
• Treat visitors, vendors, customers, and team members with respect and dignity.
• Able to safely perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Required/Desired Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) is required. Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality and Event Management is preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year experience in Event Planning (specifically Weddings).
• Must be able to work evening and weekend hours.

Specific skills, knowledge, and abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Conducts and presents themselves in a professional manner.
• Strong planning and organizational skills to effectively coordinate and manage all size events.
• Superior problem-solving skills during all phases of the planning process without disruption.
• Ability to confidently communicate (written and orally) with all event participants and staff.
• Exhibits strong work ethic and commitment to attendance.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and quality.

Who We Are:

Convivial Brands is the umbrella company for our 4 brands - Design Design (1987), Verdant Graphics (2011), The High Five GR (2018), and Tableau (2020). At Convivial Brands, everything we do revolves around Making Life Better - which includes creating opportunities, products, and a culture that strives to do just that. The physical products we make help people celebrate and enhance life, sometimes in small, quaint ways, and other times in big statements. From celebrating a wedding to giving a small gift of appreciation, each brand produces an end product that intends to make life friendly, lively, and jovial - ergo making life Convivial. This is achieved through operating within our Core Values of being trustworthy, pursuing excellence, and exemplifying a team first mindset. Those three values are what guides our day-to-day operations and ensures we are moving in the right direction the right way.

What's in it for you?

• Convivial Brands is a family-owned company based in Grand Rapids, MI. Our founder and the family are passionate about our mission to Make Life Better through creating connections and turning occasions into celebrations.
• We are a culture focused company centered our 3 Core Values - being trustworthy, pursuing excellence, and having a team first mindset. Those three values are what guide our day-to-day, and ensure that we're moving in the right direction the right way.
• We are an EOS company - this ensures we have a clear, shared vision for the company, that we're gaining traction through accountability, and that we're building healthy teams.
• We understand that work and personal life exist side-by-side, not separately, and work to provide our team members with the flexibility needed for balance.
• Most importantly, our team members make us special - we believe each of our team members' individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, unique capabilities and talent - and the way they invest those in their work - is key to our culture, our reputation, and our success as a company.
• We offer great benefits - 8 company-recognized holidays, a PTO bank, and a variety of benefits, including health, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability, as well as voluntary benefits like standard life insurance, permanent life insurance with chronic conditions rider, critical illness and accident, pet insurance and more.
• We offer a generous 401(k) (traditional pre-tax or ROTH) with a match. The only requirement to participate is that you be 18 years of age. The match is effective the first of the quarter after 90 days of employment. Convivial matches 100% of the first 3% of your contribution, and then 50% on the next 2% of your contribution. All amounts are fully vested immediately.

Convivial Brands participates in E-Verify. You can view the U.S. E-Verify Right to Work Poster by clicking HERE. You can view the E-Verify Participation Poster by clicking HERE. Additionally, the official E-Verify Website of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)provides answers to many questions about E-Verify. If you have additional questions, please contact Human Resources at Human.Resources@convivialbrands.com.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching

Schedule:

• Evening shift
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed
• Weekends only

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $23