Event Manager

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

Job summary

Gen-X Renovations of Covington, LA is seeking an Events Manager to lead an Event Department and a team of Demonstrators. You will develop and manage promotional booths at shows across Louisiana, driving lead generation and sales for our home improvement brand.

You will recruit, train, and manage the team, ensure booth setup and teardown, and coordinate schedules, budgets, and reports. This role emphasizes weekend availability and in-person community promotion.

Qualifications

• Must have team management and leadership experience.
• Customer service or B2C marketing experience.
• Recruiting and hiring experience as a regular focus.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to talk with customers.
• Valid Driver’s License and own vehicle.
• Ability to stand for extended hours at event booths.
• Must be willing to work every weekend.
• Not a remote job; live within a 30-minute drive of Covington, LA.

Responsibilities

• Find and book new shows and events for weekends within your designated territory.
• Engage event patrons at booths to generate leads and schedule appointments.
• Recruit, hire, train, mentor, and manage your team of Event Demonstrators.
• Ensure booths are set up and removed from shows and events.
• Plan, coordinate, and organize schedules for events and the team.
• Track productivity, labor, inventory, and budget weekly.
• Set and ensure goals for each event, week, and month.
• Maintain regular communication with supervision and other departments.

Skills

Team Leadership

Customer Service

Recruiting

Interpersonal Skills

Driver's License

Weekend Availability

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!