Responsibilities

• Manage and nurture relationships with culinary talent, coordinating their involvement in events, content creation, and brand activations.
• Oversee the strategic partnership with a key restaurant group, including event coordination, managing reservation requests, and ensuring a premium guest experience.
• Develop and implement a consistent plan and approach for executing each tier of the culinary series, ensuring strong brand alignment.
• Oversee all aspects of event planning and implementation (pre, during, and post-event), including logistics from venue research to wrap reports, budgets, and timelines.
• Direct the development, implementation, and execution of events and sponsorships, encompassing production, on-site management, asset management, vendor management, and assistance in property negotiations for all culinary activations.
• Develop activation/experience plans for stakeholders prior to events and create comprehensive wrap-up reports following events.
• Attend events, serving as the primary point of contact for vendors, guests, clients, and partners, including culinary ambassadors and restaurant group representatives.
• Identify and recommend potential dining locations and unique culinary experiences.
• Secure partnerships and negotiate agreements with culinary talent and restaurant groups.
• Maintain and proactively seek creative ways to enhance all partner relationships, including culinary ambassadors, restaurant groups, vendors, and property owners.

Requirements

• A genuine passion for lifestyle culture, food, and travel, with a strong understanding of the culinary landscape.
• 6+ years of agency/client service experience, with 4+ years in event planning
• Proven experience managing high-profile talent relationships and strategic partnerships
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and to solve problems effectively and independently
• Experience with on-site event management and execution
• Ability to maintain relationships with key partners (e.g. venues, vendors, suppliers, etc.)
• Diligent 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 preferred
• An A+ organizer and communicator

Preferred

• Some budget management and/or reconciliation experience preferred