Assistant Director of F+B | Hollywood

NeueHouse is the private workspace and cultural home for creators, innovators, and thought leaders. With iconic buildings, timeless design, thought-provoking cultural experiences, and elevated hospitality, NeueHouse has reimagined the ideal environment for creative potential and progress.

 Our Properties

NeueHouse currently operates across three different, but equally iconic properties in New York City and Los Angeles

• Our Madison Square (MSQ) House is situated in New York’s iconic Flatiron District, was previously home for Tepper Galleries, a well-known Manhattan auction house for international artists and collectors in the 1930s – and neighbors the 69th Regiment Armory where the first International Exhibition of Modern Art was held.
• Our Hollywood House (HWD), which sits on Sunset Boulevard, is one of LA’s most celebrated buildings and occupies the original CBS Studio (the world’s first structure built intentionally for broadcast). Here genre-defining artists from Orson Wells and Lucille Ball to Janis Joplin, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan built their legacy.
• Our Venice Beach House (VB) was once the creative home to some of the most influential creative luminaries in art and entertainment including Hal Ashby, Oliver Stone, and David Hockney, NeueHouse Venice Beach is a new work, social, and cultural hub for the Venice creative community.

The Role

The Assistant Director of F&B banquet shapes F+B operations at the Hollywood House, with a specific focus on supporting the F+B elements of our Events business including banqueting and catering needs for both private events and member-facing programming. The Assistant Director of F&B reports to the Director of Food & Beverage.

Requirements

The role requires the Assistant Director to:

• Select, train, evaluate, lead, motivate, coach, and discipline all employees, supervisors and assistant managers in the House’s banqueting team to ensure that established cultural and core standards are met

• Participate and to contribute to long-range strategic planning for the Hollywood House operations
• Schedule on-call associates or third party support as necessary while maintaining house standards of service
• Develop a visible and approachable position the operation, provide recognition, promote good public relations, and handle complaints, concerns or special requests for guests, clients, and group contacts.
• Coordinate set-up requirements for Hollywood venues and functions according to the banquet event order, communicate directly with all associated teams to ensure that all details of the function are carried out, ensure quality and timeliness of all food items, as well as provide knowledge of wine and spirits in an elegantly appointed environment dedicated to an attentive and distinctive experience.
• The ability to work closely with the Director of Food & Beverage, Director of Beverage, Executive Chef, and General Manager to design an effective menu and wine list, while ensuring excellent product quality at a fair price, and attend regular operational meetings to ensure effective coordination and cooperation between departments.
• Control labor and operating expenses through effective scheduling, budgeting, purchasing decisions, and inventory and cash control.
• Observe the physical condition of facilities and equipment in the banquet area and make recommendations for corrections and improvements as needed.

The anticipated salary range for this role is in $90,000 - $110,000 per year. NeueHouse is committed to equitable and competitive compensation and benefits packages for our team members and will consider many factors when extending offers of employment. Some of the factors we consider may include: qualifications of individual applicants against the position and business needs, years of relevant experience in role or industry, specific or unique skills, certifications or professional accreditations specific to the role, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the role. The anticipated range for compensation shared here does not include any other components or benefits that may be available.

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