Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $43,500.00 - $73,100.00
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 leading global partner to the world’s most prominent live events, venues, and brands. With an extensive network of 450 venues worldwide, Legends Global is instrumental in delivering an integrated solution of premium services designed to keep its partners at the forefront of their industries. The company’s expertise spans multiple components of world-class live events and venues, including feasibility and consulting, owner’s representation, sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and content and booking. Hosting over 20,000 events annually and entertaining 165 million guests, Legends Global thrives on a culture grounded in respect, ambition, bold action, and collaboration.... Show More
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- minimum of 5-7 years senior management experience in convention centers
- proven leadership and professional skills
- strong communication and interpersonal abilities
- experience in facility budgeting and financial management
- knowledge of convention and visitor bureau relationships
- entrepreneurial mindset
- capacity to manage complex operations
- ability to develop and implement strategic plans
- capability to lead and supervise diverse teams
- familiarity with safety and emergency procedures
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree 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 experience in a senior management level position within a Convention Center
- developed successful relationships with organizers of conventions, trade shows, and meeting planners, hotel general managers, Convention and Visitor's Bureaus, Chambers of Commerce, and various community interest groups
- demonstrated entrepreneurial focus and commitment to the customer and ability to instill this focus in all personnel
- demonstrated record working in partnership with Convention and Visitor's Bureaus and hospitality sectors to market convention center
- demonstrated record working in partnership 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
- experience in developing and managing budgets of convention and exposition facilities
- superior interpersonal and communicative skills to provide professional expertise and guidance to facility owner(s) and tourism officials
- solid personnel management and labor relations skills
- familiarity with goal setting and strategic planning processes
- understanding of municipal agency relationships and ability to work effectively in policy-administrative-citizen-participative 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, to include matters of training and development
- quality assurance
- energy efficiency
- safety/emergency procedures, crowd control and crisis management procedures, or other areas as needed
- 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, etc
- other duties as assigned
Job Qualifications
Experience
Expert Level (7+ years)
Job Location
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