Execute and manage assigned social events, weddings, celebrations, and other social events (once contracted), while maximizing revenue and guest satisfaction by working cooperatively with all related Operations & Catering Teams to ensure the highest level of service. Serve as the primary contact through event detailing and event execution, creating memorable experiences while generating event revenue and ensuring flawless detail management. Generate reports on consistent basis around event revenue/terms of events.
Physical Requirements:
These physical demands represent the physical requirements necessary for an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the position.
1. This position requires walking the property, to include site tours of the facility with guests and checking on events throughout the day.
2. Heavy workloads requiring the ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force and the ability to regularly lift 55 pounds.
Qualifications, Education, Experience, Skills, and Abilities:
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred or at least 2 years work experience in the hospitality/event planning industry with wedding or social event planning experience strongly preferred.
- Affiliations and Memberships with local Industry Associations such as ILEA, NACE & WPC a plus.
- Experience with Delphi and Maestro operating systems preferred.
- Proficient using the latest versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Mail Merges, Email and Web searches.
- Excellent interpersonal skills both in person, electronically and by phone with high level of professionalism to deal effectively with all types of personalities.
- Superb organizational skills – ability to prioritize, multi-task, direct and solve problems effectively with little supervision.
- Highly enthusiastic and self-motivated.
- Time management and ability to prioritize projects.
- Ability to work with and win over multiple personalities when planning one event for a successful overall outcome.
- Ability to lead a team to fully deliver on guests’ expectations.
- Ability to work collectively and collaborate with multiple departments to ensure all details are communicated and flawlessly executed.
- Eye for detail to ensure all spaces and set ups are worthy of a distinct, sophisticated events campus.
- Passion for creating beautiful, personalized and memorable events while maintaining operational excellence.
- Ability to stay current and fresh with industry trends to provide our clients with progressive ideas that have “wow factor” for their event.
- Knowledge of wedding etiquette, timelines, ceremony logistics are a plus.
- Experience working with wedding vendors including florists, photographers, DJs, entertainment, rental companies, and officiants preferred.
Travel
Local and regional travel may occasionally be required. This position requires the successful candidate to have a valid Ohio Driver’s license. The successful candidate would have to provide proof that s/he has a valid driver’s license upon being hired.
Our attractive compensation package includes a 401k with match, dining and travel discounts, special offers from our business partners, and discount programs for selected cell phone providers. Full time associates are eligible to receive Vacation, PTO, Life, and eligibility to participate in Medical/Dental insurance plans.
Free meals and free parking! Say what? There’s more! At the Ohioan Hotel and Event Center (Formally Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center) (located in the Lewis Center/Polaris area) we provide best in class service at our award-winning events campus and we do it with the best team (and the most fun team) in town. If you love guest service AND you have what it takes to rise to the challenge, what are you waiting for? Let’s do this!
Tucked in a 15-acre park-like setting just North of Columbus, Ohio, our property offers a complete collection of services and amenities for an all-inclusive experience. Our hotel has 193 stylishly appointed guest rooms and suites delight leisure travelers, while our 45,000 square feet of customizable meeting spaces are sophisticated yet comfortable and offer state-of-the-art technology to create a dynamic setting for meetings and special events.
We are managed by Columbus Hospitality Management, a company committed to providing quality service and memorable guest experiences in a positive and welcoming work environment. We are focused on supporting the needs of our team through our commitment to the family/work life balance and by providing development opportunities.
We are proud to be a Drug Free Workplace/EOE. All applicants will be
