Description

About Chelsea Piers:
At Chelsea Piers you will find colleagues who are passionate about what we do. Careers at Chelsea Piers offer unmatched facilities, excellent benefits, and proven career growth opportunities for people who are passionate about transforming the lives of our community through sports, fitness, and event experiences.

About the Opportunity:
Chelsea Piers is seeking to hire an Events Operations Associate to join our growing Events team at Field House Brooklyn. In this role, you will be responsible for the operational aspects of event management, ensuring the flawless execution and logistics of events. This role reports to the Assistant General Manager and works closely with all teams.

As the Events Operations Associate, you will be expected to:

• Oversee the set up for 10 party spaces throughout the day. Set up includes ensuring that table cloths, place settings (napkins, cups, plates) by color, drinks and catering, and balloons are accurate and meet Chelsea Piers standards
• Assist with the execution of all details of 10 parties, including ensuring catering, food, drink, and customer specifications are correct
• Assist with the management of catering deliveries
• Greet, assist, accommodate and escort all guests and visitors with a courteous and joyful nature
• Maintain a positive attitude and take initiative
• Maintain Chelsea Piers brand knowledge, specifically a thorough understanding of birthday party offerings
• Monitor visitor access and maintain security awareness
• Communicate and work with Events Coordinator & Manager on Duty to ensure all parties run smoothly
• When needed, assist with serving food/cake (handing out plates of pizza, pouring juice/water, and cutting cake)
• Responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of the supervisor

This is not comprehensive list of responsibilities, which can change at any time at the discretion of your supervisor.

Qualifications

About You:
You are energetic, enthusiastic, and hard-working. You enjoy working collaboratively in a team environment.

• Must be available on weekends
• Strong attention to detail and satisfactory verbal communications skills
• Excellent customer service skills and friendly demeanor
• Creative thinker who is able to handle customer needs or staff schedule changes quickly and professionally
• Able to complete SafeSport training (digitally)
• Able to carry 30 pounds up or down a flight of stairs and be on your feet for long periods of time