Studio Manager

Company Description

Laurie Arons Special Events was established in 1994 and is a prestigious full service event planning company located in San Francisco. Specializing in ultra luxury weddings and events, LASE is known for their exceptional attention to detail and flawless execution. With a portfolio that includes celebrity weddings and society events, LASE is at the forefront of luxury event planning in the Bay Area.

This is a full-time Studio Manager position at Laurie Arons Special Events in San Francisco, CA. The Studio Manager will be responsible for working closely with Laurie and the team to maintain a professional studio setting, manage inventory for events and ensure that the day-to-day operations of the company are handled with care. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to deepen his or her knowledge of the client service and hospitality industry while simultaneously gaining hands-on experience of event planning and production at the highest level.

Salary range: $70k annual plus event day pay.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates and maintains a polished and organized appearance of office and meeting space.
• Ensures efficient office operation and procedures such as general filing management and oversees packing and unpacking for events.
• Maintains an orderly storage unit (offsite) so that all materials are protected, organized and easy to find for future use
• Responsible for inventory and ordering all office supplies and keeping the supply area organized as well as the emergency kit stocked ahead of each event.
• Runs errands that are related to the Studio
• Helps to maintain the office calendar, including scheduling client and partner meetings.
• Assists in answering and screening telephone calls from vendors, clients, guests and inquiries, conveys messages and gives information to callers, routes calls to appropriate persons on the team.
• Coordinates with guest hotel staff for routine guest list updates throughout the planning process and throughout the event.
• Assists with client mailings.
• Assists with diligent note taking for some internal, client and partner meetings as needed - the ability to digress information for multiple projects at one time is essential.
• Assists with various administrative and research projects as requested by the team.
• Responsible for travel arrangements for the team.
• Coordinates the staff attire for events and maintains attire (dry cleaning, ordering, getting certain pieces tailored).

SKILLS

• Strong interpersonal, organizational and project management skills, the ability to work under pressure and the ability to multi-task.
• Comfortable in a dynamic and fluid work environment with 3-4 other team members and a wide bench of event weekend staff, creative vendors and outside partners.
• Enthusiastic collaborator, willing to jump in and assist when needed for projects outside direct responsibilities.
• An understanding of basic etiquette for client mailings (like how to address a couple) and a high attention to detail related to mailings.
• Familiarity with Asana, Microsoft Word and Excel, Canva, Google suite and Dropbox
• Minimum of 2 years of experience required.
• High attention to detail and a high standard of excellence for final deliverables
• In studio 4 days a week and available for up to 9 weekends a year which may be spent working at events.

REQUIREMENTS

A car is required to fulfill your duties.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Shift:

• Day shift

Ability to Commute:

• San Francisco, CA 94123 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $70,000