This position designs and manages event projects including concepting event designs, developing and managing sales contracts and coordinating the development of event designs into production. This position manages clients with respect to contract, pricing and event details and ensures the clients’ needs are met through completion of the event.
Essential Duties | What You’ll Do - The Fun Stuff
- Meets with clients to conceptualize and develop event design themes and styles and secure event business.
- Interprets clients needs, style, story and sets appropriate design budgets to effectively create designs both in-house and on-site.
- Collaborates with Creative Services and other Event Designers as needed to develop event themes and designs.
- Show continuous growth and innovation to develop unique original designs.
- Writes and negotiates profitable proposals and sales presentations within accordance of company guidelines.
- Successfully develops, maintains, manages, and improves business relationships with new and existing clients.
- Meets and exceeds target sales volume each year, and if applicable, new business sales goals each year.
- Acts as a liaison and process expert with clients to answer questions, adjusts contracts and event specifications, and ensures clients are satisfied with the sales and execution processes.
- Manages event projects and execution of events. Informs and instructs Production departments on key elements and timelines for each event; tracks production to ensure all event details are accurately produced according to schedule. Troubleshoots issues that may arise with a professional demeanor and provides reasonable resolutions.
- Attends events to ensure clients are satisfied and event is executed successfully and according to contract.
- Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, increase profitability, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality, seamless event production and design.
Qualifications | What You Need to Bring
- Associates or Bachelors’ Degree preferred.
- 5+ years experience in sales event production (particularly in a creative or event décor industry).
- Experience in floral design/floral production a plus.
- Strong Microsoft Word, Excel computer skills.
- Strong project management skills.
- Proven ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced setting.
- Outstanding interpersonal communications and conflict management skills.
- Excellent attention to detail, highly organized, with outstanding follow-up skills.