Event Manager
Job Description:
Assist in a high paced environment. You will be working to support a multitude of events, ranging from Music festivals, brand launches, Art Basel, SBWFF, etc.
You will experience in how to create and execute events from the ground up.
Some Duties include:
- Manage or assist with all aspects of event planning from finding venues, caterers, décor, entertainment
- Onsite Event management
- Event Research
- Staffing
- Data Entry
Requirements:
- Must have at least 2 years field experience
- Hospitality or event planning major
- Outgoing and comfortable speaking in front of crowds
- Creative and out of the box thinker
- Computer skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Home computer and internet
- Must be very comfortable doing research and working independently
- Organized
- Very Detail Oriented
- Punctual
- Available some nights and weekends
- Reliable transportation
- Excited to learn about the event planning industry!
Learnings:
- Students work directly with company owner and event managers.
- Students will learn how to research event vendors such as photographers, DJs, venues, caterers as well.
- Students will attend event meetings, walktlhoughts as well as be present onsite for event set up, event day and breakdown.
- Students will assist in creating budgets, production schedules and event timelines.
- Students will learn how to request proposals from vendors for events.
- Students will learn how to create event proposals.
- Students will learn and be emerged in real life event planning and management and problem solving.
Outcome:
The student will learn a comprehensive knowledge of the details involved in planning and
designing a corporate/social event, including the management of resources, budgets and timeline.