Event Manager

BCI Acrylic Inc.; Ponchatoula (LA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Gen-X Renovations of Convington, LA is seeking an Events Manager to lead a team of Demonstrators and manage our event department. You will develop strategies for in-person promotions at shows, fairs, and festivals across Louisiana, driving lead generation and appointments that convert to sales.

You will recruit, hire, train, and mentor your team, coordinate schedules, oversee booth setup, and report on productivity, labor, inventory and budgets weekly. Weekend work is required.

Qualifications

• Team Management & Leadership experience
• Customer Service or Business-to-Customer Marketing experience
• Recruiting & Hiring experience as this will be a regular focus
• Great interpersonal skills: You must want to talk with new people and customers, and be decent at it!
• Valid Driver’s License & Your Own Reliable Vehicle.
• Ability to stand for extended hours while engaging customers at event booths.
• At least basic computer literacy for administrative and reporting duties.
• Must want to work every weekend.
• Not a remote job: Must live within a 30-minute drive of Convington, LA.

Responsibilities

• Find and book new shows and events for every weekend within your designated territory to demonstrate in.
• Engage event patrons at these event booths to generate leads & schedule appointments that generate sales and profit.
• Recruit, hire, train, mentor, and manage your team of Event Demonstrators who work alongside you.
• Ensure these promotional booths are set up beautifully and removed from these shows & events.
• Plan, coordinate,and organize schedules and calendars for you, your events, and your team.
• Weekly maintain, track, and report your department’s productivity, labor, inventory, and budget.
• Set and ensure goals for each event, week, and month are achieved.
• Keep open, regular, and prompt communication with supervision and other departments.

Skills

Team management

Customer service / B2C marketing

Recruiting & hiring

Interpersonal skills

Driver's license & reliable vehicle

Stand for extended hours

Basic computer literacy

Weekend availability

Local resident near Convington, LA

Job description

Events Manager

Gen-X Renovations of Convington, LA is seeking a rockstar team leader ready to develop, manage, and lead an Event Department and team of Demonstrators in promoting our industry-leading home improvement brand in-person at shows and events throughout our territory in Louisiana! You and your team of demonstrators will be responsible for generating new prospective customers through promoting and selling our products and services in promotional booths at the area events, fairs, and festivals everybody's talking about!

As an Events Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Find and book new shows and events for every weekend within your designated territory to demonstrate in.
• Engage event patrons at these event booths to generate leads & schedule appointments that generate sales and profit.
• Recruit, hire, train,mentor, and manage your team of Event Demonstrators who work alongside you.
• Ensure these promotional booths are set up beautifully and removed from these shows & events.
• Plan, coordinate,and organize schedules and calendars for you, your events, and your team.
• Weekly maintain, track, and report your department’s productivity, labor, inventory, and budget.
• Set and ensure goals for each event, week, and month are achieved.
• Keep open, regular, and prompt communication with supervision and other departments.

Requirements

• Team Management & Leadership experience
• Customer Service or Business-to-Customer Marketing experience
• Recruiting & Hiring experience as this will be a regular focus
• Great interpersonal skills: You must wantto talk with new people and customers, and be decent at it!
• Valid Driver’s License & Your OwnReliable Vehicle.
• Ability to stand for extended hours while engaging customers at event booths.
• At least basic computer literacy for administrative and reporting duties.
• Must want to work every weekend.
• Not a remote job: Must live within a 30-minute drive of Convington, LA.

Helpful Skills

• Promotional marketing experience at events is a big plus, but not required.

Compensation

$900-$1,200 Per Week Base Salary, PLUS Bonuses!