Event Manager - Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection

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We are looking for a highly motivated, creative, customer focused leader to join our team as Conference Floor Manager. To be successful in this role, this individual must be self-motivated, demonstrate a thorough knowledge of event execution, food and beverage and space optimization to drive conference revenue.. The Conference Floor Manager will work closely with the banquet set-up and service teams with a hands-on approach providing exceptional support and customer service to hotel and conference center guests and meeting planners.

If you have experience in planning and executing events at high volume conference center operations, enjoy engaging with people from all over the world and making meaningful connections, as well as taking steps to “WOW” people, we want you! This is a tremendous opportunity for a driven person to grow a career in hospitality with a world-class property.

Your role:

• Is responsible for the achievement of budgeted banquet revenue inclusive of food, beverage, room rental, audio visual and misc. revenue.
• Works closely with leadership to ensure group food and beverage contribution is in alignment with budgeted expectations
• Participates in daily, weekly, and monthly meetings as required.
• Works with the Banquet Manager to ensure all space is set up as required.
• Ensures the setup of all conference rooms, ballrooms and pre-function space to include tables, chairs, audio-visual technology, pens, pads, waters, and food and beverage stations per the direction of the banquet event order
• Ensures conference guests get proper support and setup of all technology needs.
• Maintains all conference equipment ensuring maintenance checks and repairs are completed in a timely manner. Working directly with vendors and department Business Operations Manager on purchases.
• Monitors work of vendors and external contractors to schedule setup of outside equipment for events and or scheduling repairs maintenance with vendors.
• Makes sure conference service operations team follows all safety procedures in respect to the opening and closing of conference and banquet space each day.
• Makes sure conference service operation team is providing service to straighten and tidy up conference space in use during scheduled lunches and guests break sessions.
• Completes additional task that may be assigned by senior management.