Share Email Opening Title Director of Events, Academy Museum  Description The Director of Events is an exciting opportunity to be responsible for helping oversee the vision, strategy, and execution for the Academy Museum's event planning, production, and sales strategy. Events vary in size, audience, and objective, from high-profile to community events. The position supervises staff in the Events and Sales department, including Group Sales and Tourism, maintains the department’s budget, and helps create event policies and processes. JOB FUNCTIONS: Visionary with the ability to oversee the production of events from inception through to follow-up. Manage, oversee, and grow events revenue for multi-event operations and to ensure that goals are met. Manage overall events budgets, sales forecasts, and targets analyze event data and understand event financial principles. Promotes facility rentals through vendor events, marketing materials, creation of proposals and other means. Guide and monitor successful implementation and execution of sales plans. Oversee and manages group sales and tourism, attending tradeshows, and managing 3rd party relationships. Develops and manages relationships with potential clients, and proactively seeks new business opportunities in conjunction with the Manager of Groups Sales and Tourism and Manager of Event Sales. Secures and manages relationships and negotiate contracts with key vendors. Encourages successful relationships with colleagues and external partners. Collaborate with museum catering partners to develop standard operating procedures. Drives continuous improvement to an events operation and encourages innovation within the team. Oversee overall team performance, internal staff, and contractors.   Position Requirements Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred 8+ years’ experience in event management preferably in event production Able to show successful execution of past events (either online or in print) Minimum of 5 years of management experience in events Has the capability to solicit bids, draft contract terms and monitor performance of contractors Successful forecasting, reporting and managing event-specific and annual budgets Must be available to work evenings and weekends, when required Event management at a museum venue is a bonus   Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   Education Bachelor''s Degree   Position Director of Events   Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt   Open Date 10/16/2019   Location Los Angeles   About the Organization The Academy is the world's preeminent movie related organization, comprised of 8,000+ accomplished men and women working in cinema. We recognize and uphold excellence in the motion picture arts and sciences, inspire imagination, and connect the world through the medium of motion pictures.   EOE Statement The Academy is committed to equal opportunity in employment and to creating and valuing diversity in its workforce. Maintaining a diverse workforce is important to the Academy. The Academy enforces a strict policy that prohibits discrimination in hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, or termination, whether on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation or genetic information. This includes a workplace that is free of all forms of harassment. Also, to help foster diversity, the Academy uses programs that ensure fairness of opportunity, pay, and growth to all applicants and employees. Every employee of the Academy is required to follow this policy and to preserve the Academy’s commitment to diversity.   This position is currently not accepting applications. To search for an open position, please go to http://oscars.appone.com WE ALSO RECOMMEND Other Jobs Within Same Category Theater Technical Engineer, Academy Museum in Los Angeles , CA Posted on: 7/8/2020 [Apply Now] Security Officer - Swing Shift, Academy Museum in Los Angeles , CA Posted on: 6/25/2020 [Apply Now] Director of Individual Giving in Los Angeles , CA Posted on: 5/27/2020 [Apply Now] Merchandise Planner, Academy Museum in Los Angeles , CA Posted on: 5/13/2020 [Apply Now] Maintenance Technician, Academy Museum in Los Angeles , CA Posted on: 3/9/2020 [Apply Now] Other Jobs Within 60 Miles Acquisitions and Electronic Resources Librarian in Beverly HIlls, CA Posted on: 3/26/2020 [Apply Now] Library Conservation Fellow in Beverly HIlls, CA Posted on: 7/1/2020 [Apply Now] Custodian, Academy Museum in Los Angeles , CA Posted on: 12/12/2019 [Apply Now] Lead Groundskeeper, Academy Museum in Los Angeles , CA Posted on: 11/21/2019 [Apply Now] Theater Technical Engineer, Academy Museum in Los Angeles , CA Posted on: 7/8/2020 [Apply Now]

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