As the Vice President of Events & Partnerships, you will build and execute an event marketing strategy to help grow Grunt Style’s business and create a game-changing event space. The VP manages a team that executes everything from our Grunt Fest music festivals to third party corporate accounts. Your role as VP of Partnerships will consist of managing account managers to deepen partnerships and ensure that Grunt Style is receiving maximum value from the relationship.
This position is based in San Antonio, TX.
Responsibilities:
Lead a team of 20 staff members who build and execute event marketing strategies and develop a scalable program, owning it from beginning to end.
Develop the events and partnerships strategy and lead the Event team's goals, inspire team and self in the, planning, marketing, management and execution of private corporate events.
Transform the vision of these events into best in class productions
Overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements
Work with staff to develop and manage the operating plan and strategic long term plans for several sports partnerships
Inspire others through continuous coaching and performance feedback, meeting routines, on-the-job training and fostering professional development to build an engaged team culture
Leads project scope and strategy including staffing requirements, program plans, budget, oversight over the registration process and collaborating on initiatives to promote the events.
Collaborates with internal teams in support of event/partnerships plans, resource allocation, relaying all pertinent event information to cross-functional partners to relay to their staff in advance of events
Ensure the highest levels of quality, thoughtfulness, and professionalism in all verbal and written communication
Extremely resourceful
Excellent relationship building skills with an ability to negotiate win-win partnership; Strong personal influence, leadership, coaching and people management skills; entrepreneurial, adaptable, innovative and action-oriented
Proven track record managing and growing a P & L
Exceptional decision making abilities
Must be highly responsive to business needs, sudden opportunities, and changes in plan
Ability to drive engagement. You understand how to not only run and coordinate events and partnerships but also deeply grasp how to drive executives and decision makers.
Hustle. You understand how to build from the ground up and will hustle to make events a huge success.
You take pride in everything you deliver as a reflection of yourself.
Ability to take smart risks and champion new ideas.
You must be a world-class individual contributor. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do
Experience Requirements & Qualifications:
10+ years events management and/or hospitality management experience
Ability to travel about 30% and to work non-traditional hours, including evenings, weekends and holidays
Data oriented with the ability to define key success metrics
Strong leadership and people management skills a must
Experience collaborating with internal and external resources in developing and/or contributing to strategic initiatives that meet department goals within budget and established timelines
Complex project management experience with the ability to run full campaigns from conception to execution.
Demonstrated experience and ability to think critically while working in a dynamic, high pressure team environment, fostering a sense of urgency and commitment to achieving goals.
High EQ and strong relationship building skills.
Conflict Resolution and problem solving
Budget management, including forecasting
Successful track record of managing vendor relationships
Familiarity and comfort with attendee management registration systems, apps and event technology.
