Event Manager
Required skills
- Team Management
- Customer Service
- B2C Marketing
- Computer Literacy
- Weekend Availability
Nice to have
- Promotional Marketing
- Event Marketing
Role summary
Gen-X Renovations is seeking an Events Manager in Covington, LA to develop, manage, and lead an Event Department and a team of Demonstrators. This role involves promoting the company's home improvement brand at local shows and events, generating new prospective customers, and scheduling appointments. Responsibilities include booking events, engaging patrons, recruiting and training staff, managing booth setups/removals, planning schedules, and reporting on department productivity, labor, inventory, and budget. The ideal candidate must have team management, customer service/B2C marketing, and recruiting experience, possess strong interpersonal skills, and be willing to work weekends. Basic computer literacy and a valid driver's license are required.
Gen-X Renovations of Convington, LA is seeking a rockstar team leader ready to develop, manage, and lead an Event Department and team of Demonstrators in promoting our industry-leading home improvement brand in-person at shows and events throughout our territory in Louisiana!
You and your team of demonstrators will be responsible for generating new prospective customers through promoting and selling our products and services in promotional booths at the area events, fairs, and festivals everybody's talking about!
As an Events Manager, your responsibilities will include:
- Find and book new shows and events for every weekend within your designated territory to demonstrate in.
- Engage event patrons at these event booths to generate leads & schedule appointments that generate sales and profit.
- Recruit, hire, train, mentor, and manage your team of Event Demonstrators who work alongside you.
- Ensure these promotional booths are set up beautifully and removed from these shows & events.
- Plan, coordinate, and organize schedules and calendars for you, your events, and your team.
- Weekly maintain, track, and report your department’s productivity, labor, inventory, and budget.
- Set and ensure goals for each event, week, and month are achieved.
- Keep open, regular, and prompt communication with supervision and other departments.
- Team Management & Leadership experience
- Customer Service or Business-to-Customer Marketing experience
- Recruiting & Hiring experience as this will be a regular focus
- Great interpersonal skills: You must want to talk with new people and customers, and be decent at it!
- Valid Driver’s License & Your Own Reliable Vehicle.
- Ability to stand for extended hours while engaging customers at event booths.
- At least basic computer literacy for administrative and reporting duties.
- Must want to work every weekend.
- Not a remote job: Must live within a 30-minute drive of Convington, LA.
- Promotional marketing experience at events is a big plus, but not required.
Hiring ONE stellar candidate, NOW! Apply TODAY!
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