Event Manager

Prive-NYC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Night Inn is seeking a strong full-time events manager to guide client relationships and bring events to life from start to finish as part of a close-knit team.

The role collaborates across culinary, beverage, events, marketing, and operations; averages 40 hours per week with four days in person and one day remote, attending client calls, walk-throughs, and events. Days can be physically demanding on event days.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships across our client base, including brands and agencies, real estate and property management companies, corporate offices, and private clients
• Serve as the main point of contact from first inquiry through post-event follow-up
• Turn one-time events into repeat business and grow existing accounts
• Pitch creative concepts and help develop new brand partnerships and collaborations
• Plan events end to end, including proposals, menus, timelines, floor plans, and run-of-show
• Coordinate rentals, staffing, bar service, vendors, and on-site logistics
• Work closely with our chefs, beverage team, and events staff to deliver seamless, elevated experiences
• Be on-site to oversee key events
• Collaborate with our Brand & Marketing Coordinator on event concepts, seasonal offerings, and in-house creative projects
• Bring client insights and fresh ideas back to the team to shape new experiences and packages
• Join daily internal team meetings to align on upcoming events, client updates, and priorities
• Build proposals, quotes, and contracts, and track deposits and invoices
• Keep the CRM, event calendar, and client records up to date
• Manage BEOs, staffing schedules, and internal event briefs
• Handle client communications, scheduling, and follow-ups

Job description

Night Inn brings expert-led hospitality experiences directly to our clients’ spaces. Real sommeliers, mixologists, and chefs deliver restaurant-caliber experiences in residential buildings, offices, homes, and anywhere people want to gather.

Our experiences include chef-led cooking classes, cocktail and mixology classes, wine tastings, and interactive demos, plus food and beverage service for events. We partner with some of NYC’s leading property management and real estate companies on resident programming, and work with corporate offices on team events and celebrations. We’re always building new themed experiences around holidays, seasons, and cultural moments.

Night Inn is the sister company of Privé, a full-service catering company and chef-driven event space on the Lower East Side. The two brands share one team and one standard, so you’ll be working alongside Privé’s culinary, beverage, and events teams.

The role

We're growing and looking for a strong full-time event manager to guide our client relationships and help bring events to life from start to finish, as part of a close-knit team.

What to expect

• A highly collaborative role, working closely across our culinary, beverage, events, marketing, and operations teams
• An average of 40 hours per week
• 4 days in person and 1 day remote
• Attending client calls, walk-throughs, and events
• Days that are often physically demanding, especially on event days

What you'll do

Client & account management

• Manage relationships across our client base, including brands and agencies, real estate and property management companies, corporate offices, and private clients
• Serve as the main point of contact from first inquiry through post-event follow-up
• Turn one-time events into repeat business and grow existing accounts
• Pitch creative concepts and help develop new brand partnerships and collaborations

Planning & production

• Plan events end to end, including proposals, menus, timelines, floor plans, and run-of-show
• Coordinate rentals, staffing, bar service, vendors, and on-site logistics
• Work closely with our chefs, beverage team, and events staff to deliver seamless, elevated experiences
• Be on-site to oversee key events

Creative & concepts

• Collaborate with our Brand & Marketing Coordinator on event concepts, seasonal offerings, and in-house creative projects
• Bring client insights and fresh ideas back to the team to shape new experiences and packages

Admin & operations

• Join daily internal team meetings to align on upcoming events, client updates, and priorities
• Build proposals, quotes, and contracts, and track deposits and invoices
• Keep the CRM, event calendar, and client records up to date
• Manage BEOs, staffing schedules, and internal event briefs
• Handle client communications, scheduling, and follow-ups