What are the responsibilities and job description for the Events Manager position at Embassy Theatre?
General description: This position manages and coordinates Embassy events, with emphasis on private rentals/special events sales and management. Requires evening and weekend work hours. Tuesday through Saturday work week.
Duties and responsibilities
- Manages all aspects of events, from sales strategies to scheduling and contracting events.
- Responsible for all aspects of event implementation, from event planning with renters to setups and event execution.
- Provides proactive communication with patrons, renters, staff and vendors.
- Serves as backup to special events director and works as a team member with other events staff.
- Uses the tenets of Speak Your Peace and StrengthsFinder to lead a transparent and strengths-based culture.
- Works events as required.
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Adheres to the Embassy mission, which is to enrich the cultural life of the region by providing a wide range of arts and entertainment experiences in a historic venue, and to its values, which are stewardship, excellence and diversity, inclusion and community.
Education and/or experience: A degree in event management and venue sales is preferred. Must be able to work with a team as well as independently, be an excellent communicator and able to handle multiple tasks.
Hours: Full time is based on 35 hours per work week, with flexibility to accommodate weekend and after-hour work schedules. Work from home flexibility also available.
Compensation: Wages are commensurate with experience. The Embassy offers a benefits package that includes a flexible work environment; health, dental and life insurance; 403(b) retirement plan; mental health EAP; short and long term disability; and paid vacation, holiday and sick days.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 35 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Evenings as needed
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Events management: 1 year (Preferred)
- Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $20