Senior Event Manager | Full-Time | Five Flags Center

Oak View Group

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

Overview

The Senior Event Manager will manage every aspect of their assigned events from the advance planning stages through the end of the event; hire, train, schedule and supervise all event staff; oversee building security and interact with local public safety officials to ensure events run smoothly; coordinate communication between event staff/security and delegate assignments; be responsible for and ensure overall customer and lessee satisfaction and experience.

This role pays an annual salary of $50,000-$55,000.

Benefits for Full-Time roles: Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

This position will remain open until August 22, 2025.

Responsibilities

• Advance, plan, service, and supervise all events.
• Acts as primary client contact during all phases of event management, ascertain client requirements for event set-up, etc. to ensure event runs as requested.  
• Provide clients with updates as necessary for each assigned event.   
• Lead site visits and meetings with clients for all assigned events. 
• Create Event Plans/Documents and distribute to departments with complete event information.
• Plan, direct and evaluate the work of various departments in coordination with event processes.
• Function as a liaison between users of the facility and the facility staff.
• Coordinate communication between building staff and show staff during load in and load out.
• Create and distribute detailed data sheets prior to every event.
• Provide leadership and guidance for event personnel from advance to closing and settlement of event.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with lessees/clients, co-workers, part-time staff, contractors, patrons/public and municipal officials.
• Manages events in facility, maintaining close contact with clients and venue staff to ensure successful events; follows up on all client requests, concerns and issues during the event to ensure resolution.
• Assist in the preparation of building to meet the requirements of upcoming events/shows.
• Advise lessees on services available from independent contractors for events
• Investigate and resolve event-related complaints in a professional manner ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Communicate with municipal officials, including police, fire and medical services, event staff and public to ensure security of patrons and events run smoothly.
• Review emergency planning procedures with all event staff for each event.
• Verify that event spaces have been set accurately to client specifications while staying within fire code and building policies.
• Ensures facility rules, regulations, policies and procedures are enforced and adhered to by client and associated vendors.
• Anticipate problems and develop appropriate solutions.
• Investigates, analyzes and solves operations problems and complaints.
• Prepare cost estimates and monitors final billing.
• Analyze challenges, identify alternative solutions, and project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of organizational objectives
• Observe and submits maintenance request orders for repairs and damages. 
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Work a flexible schedule, including long nights, early mornings, weekends & holidays as needed.
• Maintain and manage event related information in event management software, Momentus.
• Complete all duties with a customer service focus through teamwork & dedication to Oak View Group’s principles.
• Recommend and evaluate required event staffing levels for various support departments.
• Communicate with municipal officials, including police, fire and medical services, event staff and public to ensure security of patrons and events run smoothly.
• Review emergency planning procedures with all event staff for each event.
• Serve as the Manager on Duty as assigned and respond to any emergencies.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of related work experience.
• Experience in event management in a stadium, arena, convention center or pu