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Event Director (Sales Manager) - Job Description
About us:
From innovative menus and striking design to impeccable service and critical attention to detail, at Great Performances, we weave our mission into all we do. This woman-owned business serving New York City for over four decades has evolved from a waitress staffing agency to the leading catering, events, and hospitality companies in the greater New York area. We provide food services in an array of celebrated New York City cultural institutions including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Wave Hill, and The Apollo Theater. We are known for full-service catering and events, corporate workplace dining and amenity programs, and large-scale event and festival production. Great Performances is the nation’s first caterer to own and operate an organic farm, Katchkie Farm located in Kinderhook, NY. Progressive from the start, we consistently set the pace for industry best practices.
We are seeking highly motivated and talented individuals to join our team and to support our vision, mission, and values through everything they do. If you share our passion and want to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply.
Our Vision: Building Community to Better Our World
Our Mission: Unleash Joy through Genuine Hospitality
Our Core Values:
Craftsmanship: developing new menus, designs, and moments to deliver engaging experiences to our clients and guests.
People: creating fair access, opportunity, and advancement for everyone. Our employees are our greatest asset.
Sustainability: upholding and elevating standards for sustainable behaviors that support our planet.
Collaboration: aligning with our clients’, colleagues’, and community’s visions to execute a successful experience.
Doing Good through Food: engaging in action around food access, health and wellness, education, and philanthropy.
Job Purpose:
Selling dynamic, off-premise catering events and overseeing their coordination and execution. Present our brand and services to potential clients and maintain returning clients. Collaborate with internal department heads including culinary, design, and marketing. Oversee and collaborate with a Catering Operations Coordinator in the creation of event proposals, menus, equipment, and staffing orders.
Requirements:
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $85,000 - $120,000/year Commission
Benefits: PTO, 401K, Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, Transit, and FSA (Flexible Spending Account)
Great Performances is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Must be able to provide valid documentation that you are legally eligible to work in the United States.
Full Time
Restaurants & Catering Services
$115k-147k (estimate)
04/28/2024
05/08/2024
greatperformances.com
NEW YORK, NY
200 - 500
1979
LIZ NEUMARK
$10M - $50M
Restaurants & Catering Services
Great Performances, NYCs premier catering and events company, is a dynamic and influential leader in the food and events industry, known for its dedication to social responsibility and sustainability. We are the exclusive caterer to many high-profile NYC institutions including The Plaza Hotel, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Apollo Theater, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Wave Hill. We cater thousands of events for Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and private clients and operate more than 10 restaurants, cafes and food trucks. We support numerous festivals and special events includin...g the NYC Wine and Food Festival and the Miami Open Tennis tournament. Great Performances is the first catering company to own and operate its own organic farmKatchkie Farm in Kinderhook, NY.
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