Exhibitor Service Representative Part Time HARGROVE Lanham, Maryland

Position Overview

The Customer Services Representative has overall responsibility for each trade show assigned and serves as the primary customer service representative to all exhibitors prior to during and after the show. This position is the front line of support for exhibitors and helps ensure that exhibitors understand products services and resolves questions. The Customer Services Representative provides high quality support in response to all exhibitor inquiries. This position must oversee the Deadline Management; ensuring all pre-show onsite and post-show deadlines are completed. While managing customer related needs the Customer Services Representative must ensure all order and payment processing post show reporting collections and all equipment files and supplies arrive at the show site and are returned to Hargrove. This position is responsible for facilitating and communicating the exhibitors needs to the various operating departments within Hargrove venues and subcontractors as appropriate.

The Customer Services Representatives will own trade show projects of all sizes; requiring advanced levels of expertise and ability as it relates to show size scale and custom components. This position will have the additional responsibility of supporting the Manger Event Production with training and mentoring of fellow staffers and supporting the improvement of standard operating processes and procedures. This position reports to the Group Manager Event Production.

Key Job Responsibilities

Respond to and manage inquiries from exhibitors via phone fax mail and email in a timely positive manner.

Ensure exhibitor satisfaction and provide professional customer support.

Lead mid-level events (between 150 and 400 exhibitors) and assist other customer services representatives on larger scale tradeshows and events (400 exhibitors).

Manage 2-3 events simultaneously.

Manage and Lead Event Group to ensure all pre-show onsite and post-show responsibilities per Deadline.

Ensure management are executed successfully.

Travel locally and nationally to manage onsite Exhibitor Service Desk.

Ensure all files data supplies and equipment are prepared packed and delivered to show site and are returned to Hargrove at close of the event.

Attend internal meetings as required.

Responsible for mentoring new customer services representatives both onsite and in the office.

Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Bachelors degree or higher in Business Marketing Event Planning Communications or a related area of study or equivalent industry experience

3 years of event production experience including special events and trade shows

1 years of direct account/client management

Excellent customer service skills and the ability to work with cross-functional teams across many levels of management including the executive leadership

Budget monitoring and management

Works well both independently and as a team player both in the office and at show site with little to no supervision

Fluent using the English language along with excellent written and oral communication skills

Positive approach to teamwork sales and problem solving

Detail oriented strong organizational skills and works well under pressure

Microsoft Office 365 experience required

Certified Meeting Planner certification preferred

Ability to pass a high-level background check

Willingness to travel (<50%)

Competencies

Deliver World Class Service

Hospitality

Ownership

Do The Right Thing

Demonstrates Self-Awareness

Drive Results

Ensures Accountability

See The Big Picture

Decision Quality

Manages Complexity

Value People

Collaborates

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Event Venue

Work is performed in a hotel/event venue environment with moderate exposure to outdoor temperatures and to dirt sand and/or dust. The working conditions will vary between moderately quiet to noisy volumes. Team members will use high-end audio-visual equipment and electrical components and will be exposed to heights via lifts and ladders. Team members may be asked to work in multiple locations. Working times may include irregular hours and on-call status including days evenings weekends and holidays. Team members must adhere to appearance guidelines as defined by Hargrove based on an individual venue or a representation of venues in that city or area.

Office

Work is performed in an office environment. Working times may include irregular hours and on-call status including days evenings weekends and holidays. Team members must adhere to appearance guidelines as defined by Hargrove based in an office environment and when traveling on an individual venue or a representation of venues in that city or area. Most work will take place in a climate-controlled environment. Surroundings at times can be chaotic high energy and noisy with high traffic volumes dusty and exposure to weather conditions.

The above information on this description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties skills efforts requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority