Compass

CONFERENCE COORDINATOR

Compass • $84K — $85K *
Hospitality & Recreation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in event planning or hospitality management
  • Strong knowledge of event and scheduling technologies
  • Excellent grammar and writing skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Ability to multitask and adapt to changing priorities
  • Experience working directly with executives
  • Strong commitment to hospitality and customer service

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the main contact for planning and executing meetings and events
  • Manage bookings in the scheduling system and create necessary documentation
  • Assist clients with administrative tasks during events
  • Ensure exceptional customer service with a focus on detail
  • Build and maintain professional relationships through effective communication
  • Participate in weekly meetings to discuss event details with vendor groups
  • Perform walkthroughs for event space to ensure all requirements are met

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Generous paid time off and holiday leave
  • Health and wellness programs
  • Employee discount programs and shopping opportunities
  • Identity theft protection and pet insurance
  • Commuter benefits and flexible spending accounts
  • Paid parental leave and personal leave options
Full Job Description
Salary: $84,000/Yr-$85,000/Yr

Job Summary

Overall Job Responsibilities:
• Associates will embrace and maintain Hospitality Core Values - honesty, integrity, responsibility
• Associates will follow all Hospitality Service Codes
• Associates will interact as team players, take initiative, and remain alert for imaginative approaches to day-to-day tasks
• Associates will respond positively to Managers/Supervisors on direct requests as required
• Associates will maintain a professional appearance and grooming standard as indicated in the company employee handbook
• As business dictates, Associates will be flexible with regard to working during lunch breaks, after business hours and on weekends; compensation in the way of additional time off will be granted for weekend duties
• Associates are present at start of event/meeting to connect with client/host of event
• Associates have the ability to multitask between on-site events and administrative tasks.

Key Areas of Responsibility:
• Provide a single point of contact for planning and executing meetings and events for Property employees and clients
• Handle bookings in Scheduling System, and maintain solid knowledge of technology program used at the Center; create and distribute work order documents to clients and vendor colleagues prior to events; provide utilization reports to clients as needed
• Provide administrative assistance to clients during their event
• Possess ability to multi-task on a daily basis with emphasis on attention to detail
• Demonstrate exceptional customer service to all clients; serve all meeting participants in a courteous and hospitable manner with honesty and integrity; provide alert and warm greeting to every meeting participant upon their arrival; escort guests to meeting rooms and hang jackets/coats as required
• Establish and maintain positive, professional relationships with clients through effective, accurate, timely and reliable communication and action
• Participate in weekly Conference Operations/Resume meetings with all vendor groups to discuss line-by-line details of upcoming events
• Always think outside-the-box before responding to clients; ensure that all bases are covered-e.g. checking on space availability ensuring there is ample time to accomplish setup/breakdown, IT requirements
• Keep all mandatory Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) where they can be easily accessed when needed; always update documents
• Direct the setting of all conference events to pre-determined specifications of clients; maintain solid knowledge of all meeting room set-styles, how to configure properly and which configuration to propose for each meeting venue
• Communicate frequently with Set Up Coordinator to ensure that all space is set appropriately; perform daily walkthrough of space (morning and evening), and refresh and reset room as required; check on food and beverage prior to clients arrival to make certain menu, etc. is accurate
• Stay committed to ensuring that all expectations and requirements are met prior to arrival and throughout the event; own a responsibility completely from start to finish
• Exemplify a positive can do attitude and contribute whatever it takes to produce a successful event every time
• Work effectively and cohesively as a team with all vendor groups, including Catering, Multimedia, Property

Long Description

Management, and Security; communicate frequently
• Strong/solid grammar, writing and proofreading skills a must
• Strong knowledge and use of Excel and PowerPoint
• Remain flexible throughout the day with managing tasks, and be available after hours and on weekends when required
• Respond positively to rapidly changing priorities and business pressures by following the direction of Sentry management
• Possess a consistent strong and solid commitment to hospitality and all of its requirements
• Demonstrates the knowledge transfer in working with c-suite level executives

Associates at Flik Hospitality are offered many fantastic benefits.
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance/ AD
  • Disability Insurance
  • Retirement Plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
  • Associate Shopping Program
  • Health and Wellness Programs
  • Discount Marketplace
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Pet Insurance
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Personal Leave

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.

https://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023_WageTransparency_FlikHospitality.pdf

Req ID:

Flik Hospitality Group

JEANNE M LANE

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About Compass

Compass is a real estate technology company that provides an online platform for buying, selling, and renting real estate properties. The company was founded in 2012 by Ori Allon and Robert Reffkin and is headquartered in New York City. Compass has raised over $1.5 billion in funding and has expanded to over 350 offices in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The company's platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to help real estate agents better serve their clients and streamline the buying and selling process. Compass has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing real estate companies in the world and has received numerous awards for its innovative technology and exceptional customer service.
Learn more about Compass
Size
19,000 employees
Market Cap
$910.4 million
Industry
Founded
1941
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