Venues Strategy and Operations

Manager of Venues Strategy and Operations

Savvy, enthusiastic, results-driven hospitality pro sought to join our fun and fast-paced team as our Manager of Venue Strategy immediately!

RGI events is an award-winning special events production firm and design atelier providing 360-degree strategic services for discerning clients around the world. We connect organizations to audiences through the power of shared experiences, drawing on over two decades of successes and an unshakable belief in what can be achieved when we gather together.

Our clients include LOREAL USA, The Washington Nationals, Hilton, Nike, OPI, KISS Cosmetics, La Roche Posay, SkinCeuticals, Dior, The American Red Cross, The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Hewlett-Packard, SpaceX, Project HOPE, The European Union Delegation to the United States, The Atlantic Council and more.

In addition to our production prowess, we own/operate and operate/manage multiple award-winning, high-volume special event venues in the Mid-Atlantic, under an ever expanding umbrella. Our venues are celebrations of a sense of place, focused on experience and inviting guests to live in the moment.

Starting Salary is $80 - $88,000/year depending on prior demonstrated success, experience and qualifications, with an additional metrics-driven bonus structure averaging an additional $40-50k+ per year.

Day to day you will be…

Working as the division lead to ensure success, efficiency and profitability per property across our portfolio of spaces at every stage of development and operations, while creating new opportunities, for our spaces, RGI events and our family of endorsed brands –

This includes directing and ensuring success of all development, administrations, marketing and operations efforts for 4 venue spaces with an ever expanding portfolio and managing subordinate staff of the venues individually to achieve their objectives

Everyday is exciting - every day is different - every day is full of creative opportunities

Key Roles:

As a key member of the RGI events leadership team, you function as the top banana of the Hospitality imprint, holding overall accountability for the entire operational, commercial, experiential, and people performance of 4 venues on the east coast and counting

You’ll develop and drive the venue strategies individually to achieve our goals and build a long-term vision for each individual property

You’ll hold project management responsibility for our venue spaces under development ensuring each property launches with sophistication on time, on budget and achieves profitability quickly.

You’ll build the people team at each one of our spaces, driving the search, recruitment and hiring of leadership personnel for each space – and monitoring the further hiring of each space’s org chart by that leadership

An innovative thinker, you’re brave enough to challenge what may be regarded industry status quo and will drive your team to create groundbreaking hospitality experiences

With ultimate responsibility for performance, you’ll oversee all profit and loss accounts for each venue in your region, in collaboration with individual property managers and leadership.

Closely monitoring financial performance, you’ll provide direction and make decisions where needed to protect and drive profitability, including labor scheduling, expense control, sales forecasting, annual budgeting process and month end performance analysis

Our guest experience is central to success, and you’ll be obsessive about any detail that has the potential to make or break this

You’re accountable for ensuring the whole team at each property delivers exceptional service and equally, you’ll hold them to account for performance in close collaboration with leadership at each property

You’ll ensure that all regulatory compliance is maintained, validity and thoroughness of licensing, ensure health, safety and labor relations protocol is established at each space, inventory accuracy is maintained and support key administrative needs surrounding property ownership, land and property stewardship and operating agreements

Key Qualifications

Hold a Hospitality or similar field of study BA along with 7 years industry experience.

MUST have functional mastery of PPT, Xcel, Word, Canva, Squarespace, Google Business Tools (Drive, Forms, etc) social media platforms (FB, Twitter, Insta, Pinterest) - photo editing/enhancing software or apps familiarity is a plus - we are a Mac office

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a keen attention to detail

Elite time management, problem solving and organizational skills

Measurable success in a similar role and cutting edge industry knowledge

A commercial, strategic mindset with experience of developing and opening properties and successful track record of leading teams to exceptional financial and operational performance – rooted in creativity and innovation.

You’ll have an entrepreneurial spirit, with a proven track record of growing a fantastic team and leading from the front

An exceptional leader of people, always getting the highest level of performance from your team – you’re the epitome of a visionary senior leader

A deep love of travel, hospitality, experiences, and the ways in which they impact individuals and the world for the better

An eye for aethstetics

A commitment and passion for our specific hospitality mission and approach

Well-connected across a range of corporate and social communities and networks, being on top of all current lifestyle and modern hospitality trends

Highly adaptable and able to change direction quickly, if required

Who you are:

You are a self-starter who takes initiative, anticipates client and company needs and solves problems proactively

You can juggle and prioritize multiple projects and responsibilities

You have superior time management skills, and are able to prioritize deliverables with ease

You are a deadline-meeting machine

You are OUTSTANDINGLY organized and a passionate perfectionist who never forgets the details

You thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure industry

You meet challenges with a smile, accept critiques gracefully and mesh with a team of women who strive for excellence!

You are flexible and able to pivot priorities, think on your feet and problem-solve independently

You listen to directive from senior staff and take creativity into your own hands

You posses a no job is too small mentality

You don't believe in excuses, accept feedback constructively and yearn to learn all you can

Reliable personal transportation or in town transportation plan including the ability to frequently visit venue sites (required) is a must

Who we are:

We are innovative thinkers, mission-driven collaborators, and ambitious dreamers who challenge the status quo—always ready to test the limits of creativity and our imagination. Our production philosophy is rooted in a commitment to delivering seamless logistics through an unwavering attention to the unique needs of each client. Our design sensibility is shaped by our desire to delight the eye and energize the mind. Together, these priorities create engaging experiences that do the hard work of advancing agendas while feeling effortless, inspiring both our clients and their audiences.

We are a group of dedicated, female-led hustlers - creative and enthusiastic who are committed to changing our industry by bringing great work and true ROI to our clients through truly innovative projects. We are advocates of small businesses, localists, the creative economy, entrepreneurship and women in business - so while our new team member does not have to be female - they must share those team values.

You'll love working here because:

You'll have meaningful fulfillment through watching your ideas come to life and make a difference

You'll self-direct and grow based on your passions and strengths in the company

Pet friendly office

Company retreats to insta-worthy locales

We are really, really fun.

TO APPLY:

Please send resume along with creative cover-letter to hello@rgievents.com with job the subject line: Venue Strategy Manager Application.

Letter should demonstrate how you meet the above describe need and why YOU are the perfect candidate for the role!

We will require previously work examples/studies

Salary is firm

No teleworking candidates please - this is an IN PERSON position which will require frequent precense onsite at venues under candidates management

MUST be available to start ASAP

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