Overview
This range is provided by Canard Inc. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Established, leading NYC Catering & Events firm seeks a dynamic individual and motivated event producer to join our team. The company’s events range from small at-home dinners to large events up to 4,000 people. This position will work directly with the sales team and help maintain existing relationships. They will have a love of food, design and customer satisfaction. In addition, this person must have proven experience to handle multiple projects simultaneously with ease, is comfortable and successful in a fast-paced environment.
Compensation
Base pay range: $75,000.00/yr - $85,000.00/yr
Additional compensation types: Commission
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and execution of events from start to finish
- Collaborate with clients to bring their vision to life, while staying on budget and schedule
- Conduct site visits, develop timelines, manage vendors, and supervise day-of operations
- Think quickly on your feet to troubleshoot and ensure client satisfaction
- Act as Liaison between Client and Operations to manage budgets, schedules and execution of future and current events
- Work closely with Culinary Team to manage expectations of event/s
- Create and organize all information that will facilitate the event/s including rental orders, staff management and equipment lists
- Responsible for distributing all finalized event details to onsite team
Qualifications
- 2 years of work experience needed in a luxury environment events.
- Strong understanding of providing luxury service and exceptional experiences
- Constantly seeks new and creative ways to meet the changing needs of our clients
- Excellent communications, interpersonal skills with a proven ability to communicate effectively both orally and written
- High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation, with a track record for delivering to plan
- Flexibility to adapt quickly to changing circumstances; able to proactively question and challenge to prioritize and identify solutions in timely manner
- Ability to work effectively with all company levels from senior management to outside partners and support staff
- Proactive, confident, coupled with strong verbal and presentation skills
- Strong influencer with skills to persuade and negotiate.
- Excellent organizational, planning and time management skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and is comfortable and successful in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability and willingness to work extended hours and travel when required
- Creative problem solver, strong attention to detail, motivated and a self-starter
- Ability and willingness to shift between managing the process and providing "hands-on" work to ensure things get done
- Ability to work both as part of a team and independently; demonstrates initiative
- Must be a team player, enthusiastic, positive, professional and polished
- Proficient in all Microsoft Programs and Filemaker
Seniority level
- Entry level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Management and Manufacturing
Industries
- Food and Beverage Services