House & Hospitality Manager

About the role

This is an opportunity to help build a genuinely distinctive new venue in New York from the ground up. Opening in September 2026 and based across the penthouse floors of 245 5th Avenue overlooking the Flatiron Building, the space will operate as a newsroom, salon, studio and events venue for The Spectator, UnHerd, Apollo and a wider network of cultural, political, artistic and commercial partners.

Responsibilities

• Managing the day-to-day operational running and presentation of the venue
• Ensuring the space is consistently maintained to a high standard across internal and external events
• Acting as the operational lead for receptions, dinners, talks, recordings, launches and private events
• Cooking and managing a roster of freelance and junior hospitality/event staff
• Supporting the venue's social media presence, newsletters and event communications
• Managing event budgets, invoicing, supplier payments and operational reporting
• Ensuring compliance with building regulations, licensing requirements and operational policies
• Overseeing guest experience and hospitality standards across all events
• Helping shape the overall atmosphere of the venue, including layout, lighting, music, food and drinks service
• Acting as a calm, professional and highly capable point of contact for guests, partners and clients
• Taking ownership of operational issues directly and ensuring events run smoothly from start to finish

Requirements

• The ideal candidate will likely come from a high-end hospitality, members club, cultural institution or premium events background.
• Experience within private members clubs, luxury hospitality groups, boutique venues, gallery/event operations or culturally-led commercial spaces would be highly relevant.
• You may currently be: a senior events manager, deputy general manager, hospitality operations lead, venue manager, club manager or a highly capable second-in-command ready to step into a broader leadership role.
• We are looking for someone who is: highly organised and operationally excellent, polished and confident with high-profile guests and demanding commercial partners, willing to be hands-on and solve problems directly, calm under pressure, commercially aware, detail-oriented and aesthetically minded, capable of managing multiple moving parts simultaneously, comfortable building systems and operational processes from scratch, flexible around evening and weekend events, equally comfortable managing a VIP reception or physically resetting a room between events.

Additional experience that would be advantageous

• AV or podcast studio operations
• Luxury hospitality or members club operations
• Event marketing and audience development
• Newsletter or social media management
• Vendor and contractor management
• Liquor licensing or hospitality compliance coordination

Benefits

This is an opportunity to help shape a genuinely distinctive New York venue from the beginning, working at the intersection of media, politics, culture, hospitality and events. The role offers significant autonomy and scope for growth for the right person.

Pay

Salary negotiable depending on experience.