Player Development Manager

Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg; Vicksburg (MS); On-site; USD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one medical coverage

401(k) matching

Annual performance bonus

Paid time off

Job summary

PENN Entertainment is seeking a leader for the Player Development team at Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg. The role focuses on supervising staff, developing VIP programs, and managing guest services to meet guest expectations and revenue goals.

You will mentor Hosts, optimize schedules and budgets, and ensure high-quality guest interactions while maintaining compliance and data accuracy in Salesforce.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or minimum five years in a guest service leadership role.
• Minimum two years casino guest service experience including player development, slots, or table games.
• Two years hosting experience with adequate guest following preferred.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage staff in the Player Development department; meet performance and profit objectives.
• Create effective schedules while controlling labor costs and guest satisfaction.
• Assist in budgeting and report budget concerns; ensure compliance with initiatives.
• Develop VIP player programs/events to foster loyalty and return visits.
• Oversee player coding in Salesforce and monitor team member progress.
• Prepare and distribute daily/weekly reports for department and management.

Skills

Guest service leadership

Hosting experience

Casino guest service

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Presentations

Problem solving

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

WE’RE CHANGING ENTERTAINMENT. COME JOIN US.

We’re always looking for talent that believes in having fun. At PENN Entertainment, you’ll get to be a part of an exciting industry, where the days and nights are fast paced. You’ll work with an incredibly diverse set of coworkers driven by their enthusiasm for helping people find and have more fun. You’ll also get to work at a company that cares about your career growth and will help you get the support you need to expand your possibilities.

Initial placement within the salary range is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is just one component of our competitive Total Rewards package, which includes wellness programs designed to support our team members' financial, physical, and mental well-being. Specific benefits—such as day‑one medical coverage, 401(k) matching, and annual performance bonus—may vary by position. Paid time off is earned according to the local policy and increases with the length of employment.

Click HERE to discover how we empower team members to grow, thrive, and advance in their careers.

WE LOVE OUR WORK.

• Responsible for supervising and managing staff in the Player Development department. Develops, implements and manages operational goals and monitors achievements of performance and profit objectives in defined area.
• Creates effective and efficient schedules, while maintaining labor costs, meeting staffing objectives and achieving guest satisfaction.
• Responsible for assisting in the budget process for the department and provide recommendations; ensuring compliance to departmental budget initiatives; reporting budget concerns to manager.
• Develop and mentor Player Development staff ensuring that they deliver over the top guest service while ensuring the Host Team meets sales goals on a quarterly basis.
• Develops and implements VIP player programs/events to create guest loyalty and return guest visits.
• Administers and oversees player coding in Salesforce and monitors team member progress.
• Prepares and distributes daily and weekly reports for own department, other departments and management in regards to scheduled VIP player property visits.
• Assists players in making arrangements for hotel and restaurant reservations and other amenities in absence of Hosts.
• Responsible for coaching and providing necessary pathways to Hosts to achieve their goals.
• Develops and implements VIP player discretionary comping guidelines.
• Makes final decisions regarding valuable complimentaries based on a consideration of recorded play, earned points, comp availability and guest profitability.
• Resolves VIP guest opportunities, conflicts, and complaints on behalf the Company in a fair and equitable manner.
• Maintains the confidentiality of player information including but not limited to personal information such as name, address, contact information, level of play, wins, losses, number of visits, etc.
• Represents the Company for VIP player outings and events as needed. Provides professional representation on at internal and external meetings and events.
• Enthusiastically supports, actively promotes, and demonstrates superior guest service in accordance with department and company standards and programs. Ensure guest service standards are followed by all team members and addresses issues as they arise. Responsible for the overall achievement of department guest service goals.
• Enhances guest interactions by providing a friendly greeting, offering directions, answering questions, making announcements, and creating an upbeat and positive atmosphere.
• Responsible for ensuring the compliance with all regulatory compliance within area of responsibility and reporting potential issues to Executive Management / GM.
• Maintains strict confidentiality in all departmental and company matters.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job will have supervisory responsibilities.

• Responsible for staff development and training programs.
• Responsible for rewards and recognition program to maximize employee engagement.
• Evaluates team members within department and delivers constructive feedback to employees in regards to performance.
• Determines recommendation for staffing (including interviewing and hiring) and scheduling (planning, assigning and directing work) to meet business needs.
• Manages work procedures and expedites workflow.
• Responsible for employee performance (disciplining, coaching, counseling).

BRING US YOUR BEST.

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or minimum of five (5) years in a guest service leadership role and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years Casino Guest Service experience, including but not limited to Player Development, Slots, or Table Games.
• Two (2) years of hosting experience with adequate guest following preferred.
• Must have excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Must have technical proficiency and knowledge in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Strong client interface and presentation skills preferred.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, guests, and the general public.
• Must have the ability to interact with guests, staff and colleagues and resolve problems and conflicts in a diplomatic and tactful manner.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Must have demonstrated ability to drive toward results.

STAY IN THE GAME. FOLLOW US.

We’ve grown to become the leading provider of integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming experiences thanks to our 43 destinations across North America, online sports betting and iCasino via ESPN BET™ and theScore Bet Sportsbook and Casino®.

Being an industry leader means more than being a purveyor of fun. We are also committed to values like diversity and sustainability — for our community, our team members, our vendors, and our planet.

We're changing entertainment.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

STARTING SALARY

Starting rate of pay $85,000 a year, based on experience