The Spark Networks team is made up of energetic, innovative, self-starting individuals who thrive in a fast-moving, creative environment. We're an equal opportunity employer with a comprehensive employment package that includes competitive salaries, medical benefits, a 401k program, and flex spending accounts. If you think your particular skills and experience would add to our team, we'd love to hear from you.
Event Coordinator
Beverly Hills, CA
The Event Coordinator will be responsible for all event operations for HurryDate speed dating. This includes but is not limited to:
- Managing all event execution and logistics for hundreds of events a year
- Motivating and managing over 50 event hosts across the country
- Planning the event calendar on a quarterly and yearly basis
- Ensuring hosts are booking venues and operating events according to standards
- Monitoring and managing pre-event guest lists and taking action when necessary to course-correct
- Monitoring, minimizing and executing event cancellations and postponements
- Monitoring and analyzing post-event reviews, follow-ups and damage control; providing hosts with customer feedback reports
- Planning and executing special events (themed, sponsored, etc.)
- Executing creative and efficient local marketing tactics to garner event participants
- Maintaining necessary host staff levels by minimizing host turnover and recruiting when necessary
- Hiring and training all new hosts
- Maintaining event materials inventory and ensuring hosts have the materials they need to run events
- Working closely with the JDate Travel and Events team
The ideal candidate:
The ideal candidate will have a passion for building relationships and motivating people to do extraordinary things. He/she will have the experience and innate sense of what makes an event experience a great one and knows how to make it happen. He/she will be constantly presenting creative, fresh ideas believing that something can always be done better. He/she will have a desire to be part of a small team within a dynamic organization that is focused on bringing people together for the most important relationships of their lives.
Requirements:
- 2-4 years experience in events, marketing or related industry
- Desire to own and be accountable for each event’s success
- Ability to work with diverse people and cultivate relationships
- Impeccable written and oral communication skills; creative/humorous writing a plus
- Experience managing multiple, competing priorities, duties and/or projects
- Proven ability to accommodate evolving responsibilities and last minute changes
- Strong decision-making, organizational, planning, time-management and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work well independently
- A vibrant, energetic, likeable personality with a can-do attitude
Send all resumes via mail, email, or fax to:
Spark Networks
Attn: Human Resources
8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Fax: (323) 658-3001
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Spark Networks is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by law.