Event Staff

Las Cruces Convention Center; Las Cruces (NM); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Las Cruces Convention Center is seeking capable event staff to provide exceptional customer service, direct guests, and assist with event operations. You will be a team player supporting setup, crowd control, and safety across busy events.

The role requires flexibility, strong English communication, and the ability to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays in a high-energy venue setting.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• High School diploma or GED certificate.
• Ability to work individually but mostly as a team is essential.
• Demonstrate exceptional skills in customer relations, communications, problem solving, and detail oriented.
• Follow oral and written instructions and communicate effectively with others.
• Work in a fast-paced work environment and undertake multiple tasks at the same time.
• Ability to work flexible hours including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able speak, read, and understand English well enough to converse with customers, supervisors and employees.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service and direct guests to concessions, restrooms, meeting rooms, and other destinations.
• Serve as ticket seller or usher for events requiring these services and assist with last-minute pre-event needs.
• Assist with crowd control and help ensure safety of patrons, staff, vendors and others on the premises.
• Report problems to the Event Services Manager and assist in emergencies or disturbances.
• Support the Event Set Up Team with setup and teardown activities when needed.

Skills

Customer relations

Communication

Problem solving

Detail orientation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Always providing exceptional customer service
• Adhere to Legends Global procedures and policies.
• Assist and direct guests to appropriate destinations, i.e. concessions, restrooms, meeting rooms, etc.
• Serve as ticket seller or taker and/or usher for events requiring these services.
• Assist with last-minute pre-event needs such set-up, decorating, finding materials, etc.
• Provide special accommodation for wheelchairs and other physically disabled patrons
• Ensure safety of patrons, staff, vendors, participants and others on premises
• Assist in controlling unusual circumstances and events during fire, storm, riots and other emergencies.
• Assist with crowd control inside and outside of premises.
• Handle any disturbances or problems that may arise during event or at the facility.
• If necessary, escort disruptive individuals to security, managers, and/or off premises.
• Report any problems concerning the event to the Event Services Manager
• Responsible for allowing only valid credentials into specific areas of the building while not permitting food, drinks, and alcoholic beverages to leave certain spaces or enter the facility
• Expected to fill in any position as needed during any point of the event
• Give door checks to patrons who are temporarily leaving establishments
• Assist in the closing of the building after events or shift
• Assist the Event Set Up Team to expedite set-up and teardown events when necessary
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• High School diploma or GED certificate
• Ability to work individually but mostly as a team is essential
• Demonstrate exceptional skills in customer relations, communications, problem solving, and detail oriented
• Follow oral and written instructions and communicate effectively with others
• Work in a fast-paced work environment and undertake multiple tasks at the same time
• Ability to work flexible hours including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Must be able speak, read, and understand English well enough to converse with customers, supervisors and employees

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some of the demands include; Standing or walking for long periods of time Must be able to lift, carry, or push a minimum of 40 pounds Repetitive reaching, stooping, and bending

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.