Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Paid vacation
401k plan
Job Description
Legends Global is a globally recognized leader in the live events and venue management industry, partnering with some of the world’s greatest live events, venues, and brands. With an extensive network of 450 venues worldwide, Legends Global is instrumental in hosting over 20,000 events annually that entertain approximately 165 million guests each year. The company prides itself on delivering a comprehensive suite of premium services including feasibility studies, consulting, owner’s representation, sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, content booking, and event production. This full-spectrum approach ensures that their partners receive unmatched service and support, all delivered through a white-label strategy... Show More
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, or related field
- Minimum 5-7 years of senior management experience at a convention center
- Proven track record of successful relationships with industry stakeholders
- Strong entrepreneurial and customer service orientation
- Experience collaborating with Convention and Visitors Bureaus and hospitality sectors
- Knowledge of exposition, tradeshow, and convention industry practices
- Ability to critically evaluate and improve organizational operations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Budget management experience in large facilities
- Strong interpersonal and labor relations skills
- Familiarity with municipal government operations and strategic planning
- Experience with facility capital planning and construction projects
- Ability to lead and develop large teams in a dynamic environment
Job Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree (BA) from a four-year accredited college or university with major course work in business or public administration or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum of 5-7 years senior management experience within a convention center
- Developed successful relationships with organizers of conventions, trade shows, and meeting planners, hotel general managers, Convention and Visitors Bureaus, Chambers of Commerce, and community interest groups
- Demonstrated entrepreneurial focus and commitment to customer service
- Record of partnership with Convention and Visitors Bureaus and hotel and hospitality sectors to market convention centers
- Experience within the exposition, tradeshow, and meeting/convention industry
- Ability to evaluate service delivery, organizational structures, and operating capability and recommend innovative changes
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking
- Experience in developing and managing budgets for convention and exposition facilities
- Superior interpersonal and communicative skills to provide professional expertise and guidance to facility owners and tourism officials
- Solid personnel management and labor relations skills
- Familiarity with goal setting and strategic planning processes
- Understanding of municipal agencies and governmental processes
- Experience with capital plans, convention facility construction, bonds, and complex budgets
Job Duties
- Aggressively promotes the use of the facility to maximize its utilization
- Negotiates and provides final approval on all lease agreements with vendors, contracts and agreements with event organizers, hosts, managers, and agents
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with all pertinent parties to encourage continual and regular use of the facility
- Coordinates facility involvement with Convention and Visitors Bureau, as well as other appropriate destination marketing agencies
- Assures the coordination, implementation and administration of specific plans and programs prescribed by corporate directives, including matters of training and development, quality assurance, energy efficiency, safety/emergency procedures, crowd control and crisis management procedures
- Develops and implements facility goals in accordance with the management contract, the client’s objectives, corporate policy, and good business practice
- Plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs all activities and personnel engaged in maintaining and operating the facility
- Assists and coordinates with the development of the annual operating calendar, activity schedules, and projections for attendance and/or revenue
- Directs the development, administration and execution of all financial and operating reports including capital expenses, operating revenue, expense budgets
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, and training employees
- planning, assigning, and directing work
- appraising performance
- rewarding and disciplining employees
- addressing complaints and resolving problems
Job Qualifications
Experience
Expert Level (7+ years)
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