Housing Sr. Planner

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Housing Sr. Planner to join a research and advisory company in Irving, TX. This is a 6-month contract to start with the potential for extensions. 

Pay: $25.00 - $30.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Hours per week: 35-40

Description:
Deliver a world class service to all client conference attendees through hotel accommodation booking experience.  First class execution, forward thinking and product development are applied constantly by the team and partners to aid client retention and business growth, while still delivering an elevated and globally consistent level of service.


Primary Responsibilities include: 

• Support hotel strategy, execution, and overall attendee experience for conferences hosted in North America, with additional support for conferences in other geographies as needed.
• Perform quality assurance (QA) testing on conference reservation websites; create, review, and maintain hotel-related documentation, including FAQs, guides/resources, and email communications for both internal and external audiences, supporting 2026 and 2027 conferences.
• Partner closely with client Housing Managers, internal business units, exhibitor companies, vendors, and hotel partners to allocate hotel inventory and drive consistent, accurate, and timely communications across all channels.
• Manage hotel room inventory to ensure sufficient availability for attendees while mitigating financial risk to client. This includes maintaining detailed inventory change logs, ensuring accuracy of hotel reporting, assisting with hotel reports, and participating in weekly inventory review meetings.
• Track, monitor, and reconcile hotel invoices and rebates; document hotel block audit results to support post-event reconciliation and inform future contracting strategies.
• Support the broader logistics team for conferences in other geographies by maintaining hotel information on conference websites and deploying email campaigns to drive additional attendee hotel bookings.
• Possibility of serving as the on-site housing lead for a Dallas based conference,  providing direct support for hotel-related operations and issue resolution.
  
  

 Key Competencies, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills. 
• Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a global team.
• Highly motivated and detail-oriented.
• Ability to take initiative and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Proficiency in the MS Office suite including Word, Excel, Gdrive and Sharepoint. Knowledge of hotel reservation systems (but not required).
• Foreign language (Portuguese) a plus, not a requirement
  
  

Education: 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree with focus on events and/or marketing preferred, but not required if they have appropriate/related experience (see professional experience below).   
  
  

Professional Experience:

• Minimum of 1-3 years in the hotel industry, preferably in group reservations, or 3-5 years of business meeting planning experience
• Hotel/room block inventory management
• Rooming list management for large groups
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment
  
  

Expectations:

• Hybrid role, in Irving office 1-2 days a week
• Attend weekly team meetings, virtual and in-person 
  
  

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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