Responsibilities

• Act as day-to-day contact for key clients
• Communicate clearly and effectively with clients, vendors, venue operators, and partners
• Coordinate the day-to-day operations of planning and implementing events (all logistics: pre, during, and post, from researching venues to wrap reports, budgets, and timelines)
• Deliver unique, custom event solutions to key program stakeholders, internally and externally, on a regular basis
• Maintain and seek creative ways to enhance partner relationships, as well as vendors and properties.
• Maximize the value of the sponsorship assets and programs
• Manage approvals of sponsorship branding and messaging onsite & in digital collateral
• Manage numerous projects simultaneously, managing smaller-scale turn-key event experiences and supporting large scale custom event experiences
• Own finance paperwork and documentation (Creation of POs, job codes and adding new clients as vendors into our systems)
• Develop post event wrap-up emails and decks to clients directly following events and compile end of year recaps

Requirements

• A fan or expert of celebrity & lifestyle culture, food, travel, Broadway, dance and the arts
• 1-3 years of experience within an agency or client service experience and event planning preferred
• A team player who loves to share their opinion and solve problems but can also work independently
• An outgoing people person who can help manage relationships with key partners (e.g. venues, vendors, suppliers, etc.)
• Detail-oriented work ethic, with the ability to balance multiple tasks simultaneously and produce quality work, while adhering to strict timelines (ex: reporting documents, client facing decks, budgets)
• Excellent project management skills
• Some budget management and/or reconciliation experience desirable
• An A+ organizer and communicator
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Software (specifically PowerPoint, Excel and Word)
• Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically and work weekends or holidays as needed. Anticipated travel level: Moderate (20-45%)

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package.