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TITLE: Event Manager
COMPANY: Spectra Venue Management
LOCATION: Ryan Center & Boss Arena at the University of Rhode Island
REPORTS TO: Assistant General Manager / Director of Events & Booking
SUPERVISES: Event Supervisors, Event Staff, Event Interns, and Parking Attendants.
STATUS: Full Time; Salary Exempt
EEO: Professional
SUMMARY:
This position is to manage, staff, execute, and report on post-event activities for all events at the Ryan Center and assigned events at the Boss Arena. This also includes implementing and maintaining safety and security and customer service measures. The Manager will focus on continuous enhancements in these areas while examining industry standards.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course works in Sports Management, Business Administration, or other related fields.
- 2-4 years of responsible experiences in event management with a stadium, arena, convention center or public assembly facility.
- 2-4 years of supervisory/management experience with an emphasis on training a large part-time staff.
- Ability to work on multiple projects at once.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in the English language, both orally and in writing.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications as well as the Internet.
- Capable of working a flexible schedule and extended hours including but not limited to working early mornings, nights, weekends and holidays in addition to traditional business hours
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid drivers’ license.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for the planning, managing, and facilitating the logistics of all events within the center and effectively interfacing with both internal and external clientele.
- Responsible for financial reporting of events to include, estimates, settlements, and post event revenue reports for all events.
- Advance and coordinate shows by way of holding in person and conference call meetings with clientele.
- Hire, train, supervise and retain, Event Supervisors, Event and Parking Staff, and other Event personnel as needed. This requires the oversight of over 200 part-time staff.
- Responsible for department scheduling, reviewing and approving payroll.
- Responsible for all safety and security measures for all events including the scheduling of EMT, fire fighters, fire panel operators, police, traffic, and security.
- Execute the event security plan for all events
- Ensure all event insurance certificates & contacts required for production of events are obtained in a timely manner.
- Coordinate and communicate all relevant information to internal departments for events, including preparation and distribution of event data sheets and post event logistic reports.
- Coordinate and communicate all relevant information to external clients including building tenants (University of Rhode Island).
- Continually improving the Department’s performance and reputation.
- Frequently act as Manager on Duty.
- Perform other tasks as assigned by Assistant General Manager and General Manager.
NON-ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as required, which occurs often.
INTELLECTUAL/SOCIAL/PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The intellectual/social, physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
INTELLECTUAL/SOCIAL DEMANDS:
While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is continuously asked to multi-task under time limits. Position requires constant attention to precise details and accuracy of specified standards including following simple to complex (more than three steps) instructions, and concentration which frequently extends beyond 30 minutes at a time. Employees in this role will constantly be in a leadership role; requiring directing others either verbally or in writing to complete tasks in the prescribed time frame. This position also requires constant use of interpersonal skills including the ability to foster collaboration, recognize and resolve conflicts, and openly communicate in writing and verbally with clients.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the essential functions of the job, the employee constantly operates a computer and other office devices such as telephones, copy machines, postage machines, fax machines, etc.; frequently moves about inside the office to access storage areas, cabinets and office machinery; constantly moves about the facility and event sites before, during and after events to service clients and supervise staff; constantly communicates via telephone, email and in-person with others to exchange accurate information.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The essential functions of this position are performed indoors. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud during events and minimal during non-event times.
EOE, DFWP
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