Careers

Special Events Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinates and manages reoccurring events on behalf of Destination El Paso, including, but not limited to El Fresco Fridays, WinterFest, Vivamos Mexico! Cool Canyon Nights, Viva El Paso, Sun City Craft Beer Festival, El Paso Way Out West Festival, Sun Bowl Fan Fiesta.

• Leads teams of staff in creating new high-engagement special events

• Acts as primary contact from Destination El Paso for events that are co-produced with outside entities.

• Cultivates relationships with local businesses that may be potential sponsors, vendors, or subscribers to our special events.

• Creates sponsorship opportunities for special events, and cultivates, procures, and manages sponsors.

• Sell and manage venue sponsorship and naming opportunities.

• Acts as creative director and manages logistics for special events including but not limited to entertainment, vendors, layouts, staffing, volunteers, branding and coordination between departments.

• Leads preparatory meetings for upcoming events, creating timelines, agendas, and deadlines for the event and internal departments.

• Oversees a budget with targeted revenue and expense goals for special events.

• Assists with creating and implementing marketing plans, promotions, and public relations initiatives for special events.

• Works within the guidelines set forth in ASM Global’ s Management Credo.

• Plans and conducts market research to identify opportunities for increased sales.

• Provides post-event reports, analysis, and regular status reports on marketing programs.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications & Skills

• Excellent written and verbal skills, including strong proof-reading

• Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred

• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines

• Financial competence, ability to manage a budget, Profit/Loss responsibility

• Ability to effectively supervise and motivate staff

• Excellent communication skills and ability to handle client meetings and speak in front of groups.

• Demonstrate high level of energy and self-motivation to work effectively and enthusiastically with co-workers

• Professional presentation, appearance, and work ethic

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, Photoshop, and Illustrator design experience a plus.

Minimum Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Marketing, Public Relations, or related field preferred.

• At least two years previous experience with event management, including logistics and sponsorship procurement preferred.

Physical Demands

• Position is not substantially exposed to adverse conditions.

• Significant standing and walking for long periods at special events, including outdoor events in local weather.

• Ability/licensed to drive automobile.

• Ability to move frequently between various buildings/venues daily.

• Ability to routinely sit, focusing on and operating a personal computer or terminal keyboard to enter data or writing with a pen/pencil and paper for over 60 minutes at a time.

• Ability to read printed words and numbers in printed form and on computer/terminal monitor.

Hours of Work/Travel Requirements/Environment/Conditions

• Office hours: Monday – Friday, 8AM – 5PM (varies with season and event needs)

• Frequent additional hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays, flexible schedule required.

• This position is within an office environment, however, requires in and out of doors several times a day.

NOTE: The essential responsibilities of this position are described under the headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

This description portrays in general terms the type of levels of work performed and it not intended to be all-inclusive or to represent specific duties of any incumbent. The knowledge of skills and abilities may be acquired through a combination of formal schooling, self-education, prior experience, or on-the-job-training.

This position offers a competitive salary. Please complete the application thoroughly and submit a resume to be considered.

Applicants that need reasonable accommodations to complete the application process may contact- 915-534-0628

ASM GLOBAL is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor