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Coordinator – Hospitality

Coordinator – Hospitality

CompanyExcel Sports Management
LocationNew York, NY, USA
Salary$65000 – $70000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelJunior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 1 to 2 years of relevant experience planning and executing high-level corporate events and hospitality experiences, experience with an agency a plus
  • Experience working with a variety of vendor types: hotel, transportation, catering, production, etc.
  • Experience supporting day-to-day relationships with clients, agencies, and vendors

Responsibilities

  • Support the day-to-day management of key clients’ hosting initiatives including strategy development, providing end-to-end hospitality solutions and event management
  • Build and maintain positive client relationships
  • Interact with clients and all appropriate agencies/properties to support hospitality and event initiatives
  • Develop ideas for engaging event branding, gifting activations, on-site experiences and interactive moments for guests
  • Maintain tracking tools and on-site materials: rooming lists, confirmation documents, food and beverage schedule, transportation manifest, etc.
  • Stay up to date on the latest event trends and hosting opportunities, providing the hospitality team with monthly updates
  • Support the client-vendor relationships and coordinate necessary deliverables on behalf of client
  • Support the creation of event briefs, recaps, event itineraries and staff plans
  • Prepare for client status calls including scheduling and preparing agendas or status documents
  • Provide on-site support of hospitality events
  • Provide budget management support including building and reconcile of budgets, along with providing client budget updates along each step of the process
  • Understand the businesses and industries of our clients and focus on creating the best opportunities for the brand and our business
  • All other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

  • Comprehends and respects budgets, budget management and planning experience a plus
  • Ability to think strategically and creatively
  • Ability to problem-solve independently and in groups
  • Excellent time management, written and oral communication skills
  • Exceptional interpersonal and client services skills
  • Excellent technical/computer skills and presentation know-how
  • Ability to multitask effectively in fast-paced environments
  • Goal-oriented and results-driven
  • Maintains composure under pressure
  • Ability to interface with colleagues, senior executives, talent, and clients effectively and personably, recognizing the need to adjust communication style according to the audience
  • Proactive and productive, recognizing opportunity and implementing procedures to achieve better job efficiencies
  • Strives to increase industry knowledge, able to self-educate to be ahead of the curve
  • Values truth, openness, and pursues excellence
  • Has a strong sense of ownership – ensures goals are met and high-level standards are upheld
  • Has uncompromised ethics, integrity and discretion with company and client information
  • Engages in internal activities (team building, events, off-sites, etc.) and embraces internal culture
  • Ability to travel frequently and work nights, weekends, and holidays