Event Sales Manager

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Leads the planning, logistics, and execution of private facility rentals including but not limited to corporate and IMAX theater events
• Promotes Marbles to prospective facility rental clients, showcasing our space and venue offerings through phone conversations, email, and in-person tours including but not limited to corporate, play parties, school dances, and IMAX theater events
• Manages budgets, financials, and timelines to ensure events are on schedule to achieve their goals for assigned facility rentals and events
• Buys and maintains relationships across the event industry with clients and vendors to maintain good relationships and optimize facility rental operations while minimizing expenses
• Builds and maintains relationships across the event industry with clients and vendors to maintain good relationships and optimize facility rental operations while minimizing expenses
• Works in partnership with clients to coordinate event logistics, planning and day of execution in collaboration with the event hosts
• Updates and maintains events calendar (both Tripleseat and Outlook Operations calendars) and communicates information to the broader team on rentals
• Communicates event operational needs with IT, housekeeping, security, event and the guest engagement teams in a timely manner
• Manages catering and vendor contracts and the receipt of certificates of insurance as required
• Responsible for strategic, short and long-term planning of the Special Event’s and Facility Rentals department in collaboration with the supervisor and the Event Manager
• Maintain and organize event-related equipment and Museum catering kitchens (2) as needed
• Serve as Event Host or support for occasional daytime events and for some evening and weekend events as needed
• Perform all other duties assigned by the manager

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new Event Host team members
• Oversees the scheduling and daily workflow of the Events Hosts
• Oversees payroll processing, performance and conducts performance evaluations for the Events Hosts
• Handles discipline and termination of team members in accordance with company policy

Physical Demands

• Walking, standing for extended periods
• Stooping, bending
• Moving equipment, pushing/pulling carts, carrying heavy items
• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds