REVELxp - Event Manager, Kansas City
REVELxp - Event Manager, Kansas City
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Job Description
REVELxp is the national market leading company in game day experiences and hospitality.
Our team with beginnings in ISP Sports and 35 years of leadership in the sports & entertainment industry at the helm has worked hard to build the fastest growing company in the game day experience space in America. We are growing at a rapid pace and are looking for goaloriented highenergy individuals to join our team!
REVELxp is on a mission to revolutionize the sports and entertainment industry. Our team works with more than 100 major teams and sporting events hosting millions of fans and participating in thousands of events annually.
We created REVELxp to reimagine and redefine game day with memorymaking experiences that ignite fan passion drive attendance and build loyalty for sports and entertainment brands across the world. This is why jobs here at REVELxp offer countless ways to create memorable experiences from hospitality to operations to revenue generation. Our fastpaced fun environment is what helps us create true partnerships with the professional sports properties we work alongside. The REVELxp team seeks to grow with innovative selfstarters who want to be a part of reshaping fan experiences across the nation.
JOB DESCRIPTION
REVELXP is looking for a revenue and operations minded individual. As the Event Manager you will report to and support the General Manager in executing company objectives at the University of Kansas Kansas State University and the University of Missouri. You will be expected to build strong relationships with guests and lead hourly game day staff and other office staff. The ideal candidate will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills demonstrate a proven track record of success in sales activities and building relationships with key stakeholders across multiple industries gather and synthesize key information and the ability to work effectively with a variety of colleagues.
Ultimately a topnotch event manager should be able to perform efficiently in a highpressure environment and demonstrate excellent problemsolving and decisionmaking skills.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary duties to include but not limited to the following:
OPERATIONS:
8090% of this role will be dedicated to the operational duties as mentioned below:
- Lead event execution at partner schools for football game days and other events as needed.
- Develop relationships with direct reports and hourly staff members to establish and maintain high morale expectations and overall office culture.
- Recruit train supervise and evaluate hourly game day staff.
- Prepare weekly coordination meetings to ensure proper scheduling of hourly staff members and define operational needs and expectations.
- Manage several processes including (but not limited to) quality control inventory availability and maintenance and budget review.
- Schedule and record hourly staff members work time.
- Event layout and design for tailgate sites and event rentals as well as any special event tailgates
- Responsible for overall office organization and cleanliness
- Maintain relationships with game day vendors for the office.
- Build and maintain the ecommerce platform where tailgates are sold.
SALES:
1020% of this role will be dedicated to supporting properties in sales efforts as identified below
- Sell hospitality packages and event rentals to current and new clients.
- Develop and grow relationships with our partners and their accompanying fan communities (corporate partners alumni associations season ticket holders community leaders etc.) to generate new leads referrals and sales channels.
- Responsible to be onsite for all hosted events; focusing on building relationships securing referrals and growing overall sales and renewals.
- Provide a high level of service that enhances a guests overall experience.
- Contact area businesses and individuals using a defined multitouchpoint program to foster the greatest opportunity for engagement
- Achieve and exceed weekly sales goals and performance metrics that are put forth by the General Manager
REQUIREMENTS:
- Degree preferably in business administration or similar.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with a knack for building and nurturing relationships in a dynamic event environment.
- Strong organizational skills with a keen ability to gather and synthesize key information to support effective decisionmaking.
- Thrives in a fastpaced highpressure environment demonstrating poise and adaptability in the face of challenges.
- Demonstrated problemsolving abilities coupled with a proactive approach to overcoming obstacles and achieving desired outcomes.
- While this position is primarily remote must live in the Kansas City metro area or near Manhattan KS; Columbia MO; or Lawrence KS to service during game days or attend meetings on campus regularly.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Temp
