The West Events is looking for you...

Come be a part of our beachside venue team.

This is a salary + commission position and starting pay is based on experience in the industry. Please apply by sending an email and resume to Laurie Davidson-Smith at officers@thewesteventspace.com. Do not call the venue. We will start in person interviews the week of March 4th. Must be able to start in 6-8 weeks.

TWE Venue Manager Roles and Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of the Venue Manager is to oversee daily tasks which may include the following:

  • ❖  Qualify event leads that come in through WeddingWire, The Knot, Wedding Spot, Here Comes the Guide, as well as all direct leads that come in directly from our website.

  • ❖  Setting up venue site visits.

  • ❖  Conduct site visits and follow through post tours (setting tasks to follow up with quotes and

    helping clients with ‘easy button’). Both weekday and weekend tours will be required to work

    with potential clients/couples schedule.

  • ❖  Set up meetings with vendors in order to further those relationships.

  • ❖  Help facilitate monthly open houses to further the venue's awareness of the Tampa Bay area and

    beyond.

  • ❖  Help set up and manage styled shoots.

  • ❖  Attending networking events on behalf of The West Events to help bring in more business in

    areas of opportunity (corporate, jewish temples/mitzvahs, churches, networking groups such as

    Working Women of Tampa Bay, MMTB, Chamber of Commerces, etc).

  • ❖  Work events when needed. Venue Manager may be required to work weekends at times if we

    are unable to find an event manager.

  • ❖  Set tasks upon booking clients for follow ups, payment, and to ensure clients are on schedule in

    picking vendors.

  • ❖  Set up for Rehearsals, Weddings, Special Events when needed - Job will require some manual

    labor such as but not limited to setting up tables, chairs, high tops, cleaning bathrooms (light cleaning), replacing toilet paper, paper towel, sweeping when needed between commercial cleaning.

  • ❖  Make warm calls to leads that have inquired. Cold calls to bring in more business to TWE.

  • ❖  Help bring more business to the venue by converting leads.

  • ❖  Consistently meet and exceed monthly goals as well as daily activity expectations

  • ❖  Be persistent - consistently follow up with potential clients to negotiate contracts and close

    agreements to maximize profits.

  • ❖  Assists in developing working relationships with outside vendors and establishing prices and

    service agreements to enhance the event experience and to increase revenue (working to set

    exclusive vendors to help with venue profitability).

  • ❖  Create opportunities to upsell during the booking process

  • ❖  Track notes on all interactions and keep opportunities in your pipeline up to date in

    Tripleseat.

  • ❖  Coordinate with vendors such as bar, valet, catering, & cleaning service.

  • ❖  Sell add ons, especially within the 30 days prior to the event date.

  • ❖  Work from home may be permitted with advanced notice if sales goals are met each month.

  • ❖  Venue manager will work to get the lead into the venue for a site visit as soon as possible in

order to book.