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Are you passionate about keeping up with the latest styles, trends and colors? Are you professional, creative, friendly and energetic?
If this sounds like you, then apply for our Event Design & Sales Consultant position!
Handy Special Events is seeking an enthusiastic and driven person with a positive attitude to join our fast paced team. In this position you will design and coordinate the customers vision from start to finish.
Major Responsibilities Include:
Assist with creative design which includes showroom, bridal shows, etc.
Consulting on rental inventory and services to help bring customers vision to reality
Work in collaboration with all departments to meet event deadlines
Cultivate new sales opportunities and service existing customers
Develop and maintain business relationship with clients
On-site management for customer events, from start to finish!
Qualifications:
Excellent communication (good listener, verbal, and written)
Event Planning, sales and customer service experience is preferred
Detail oriented and ability to complete multiple tasks
Ability to work flexible schedule (including evenings and weekends)
Knowledge of rental industry is an asset
Note: Training will be provided.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
Type Of Experience
- Special events
- Conferences / meetings
Work Experience
- University or college
- Trade associations
- Tourism associations
- Sports and entertainment facilities
- Self-employed
- Resort
- Professional associations
- Multi-purpose facilities
- Hotel
- Governments
- Convention centres
- Conference and meeting planning companies
- Conference centres
- Community organization
- Business
Planning and Management Skills
- Review bids and negotiate costs
- Research and design special events programs
- Promote conference and meeting services or special events
- Plan for required documentation and for pre- and post-distribution of documentation (itineraries, evaluations etc.)
- Plan for social events and guest programs
- Plan schedules, goals and objectives
- Plan and arrange for trade shows and exhibits
Main Responsibility
- Co-ordination
Coordination Skills
- Coordinate set-ups, staging, seating, parking, communication systems and other details for special events
- Assist in site selection and attend to related details
- Assist in budget preparation
- Arrange for shipping, receiving and storage
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Word processing software
- Spreadsheet software
- Computer terminal