Assistant Events Manager

What's in it for you?

• Great Base Pay
• $300 bonus for 80 hours worked
• Flexible Schedule- we are looking for AM, PM and Overnight shifts
• Growth Opportunities
• Pay Activ– On-demand access to earned wages, get up to 50% of your earned wages immediately
• Paid training
• Free company uniform

The following programs are available to help support you as a LAZ employee, free of charge.

• Health Coaching & ResourcesOne-on-one health coaching is available to all employees whether you choose to enroll in LAZ Benefits or not.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)you and eligible members of your household have 24/7 access to confidential counseling.
• Smoking Cessation Program

Additional Benefits:

• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Medical, dental, vision – 3 plan options!

The Spirit of the Position:

Assistant Manager of Events will serve an important and crucial role for our ever-growing events division. They will play a key role in ensuring the success of events, including the pre-planning, operational support and post event wrap-up and reporting. They will report to the Director of Events and work closely with both our TA (Talent Acquisition) and HR Teams. The Assistant Manager position will require a passion for people, events and both the short- and long-term success and growth of Laz Boston’s Event Services Division.

Responsibilities

• Update and maintain event calendar/schedule making sure shifts are filled and scheduling platform is kept up to date, including importing new hires into the platform.
• Manage bi-weekly payroll by ensuring hours are accurate and entered in a timely manner, including vacation and sick time requests.
• Act as a liaison between employees and the Home Office to answer questions including benefits employee, referral program and other things HR related.
• Work with TA to help aggressively hire for events and identify areas and places to post jobs and recruit to keep a robust pipeline of employees coming in.
• Go onsite to large event venues to help manage new hires, including onsite orientation and training.
• Help maintain SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for event venues as needed and assigned.
• Serve as onsite Manager for events as needed and as time allows.
• Lead, train, support and communicate with front-line event staff.
• Attend certain industry networking events to meet current and potential clients as well as increase events client list and business.
• Learn and understand technology utilized at event venues including, but not limited to Flash, LazGo, Evolve and ticket scanning platforms.
• Assist is maintaining ongoing relationships with events venues and clients and have a full understanding of the scope of services Laz provides to them and the operation as a whole.
• Accompany Events Director and other members of the Laz team to certain onsite meetings and walkthroughs.
• Additional duties as assigned, and as division grows.

Education

• High school diploma or GED required
• College degree or equivalent work experience

Experience

• Event and/or parking industry experience is preferred but not required
• Experience working both independently and in group settings
• Experience working with large teams is a plus but not required
• Experience creating and managing schedules and/or payroll are a plus

Skills

• Excellent team-building and interpersonal skills
• Must be able to make decisions independently in a fast past environment and follow through with those decisions
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with a large and diverse group of people
• Ability to work in both an office setting as well as onsite at events
• Willingness to adjust work schedule as needed (sometimes more time in the office and sometimes more time onsite)
• Ability to stand on one’s feet for long stretches of time
• Willingness to work in inclement weather when required
• Willingness to work a variety of hours as needed based on Events Division needs
• High level of organizational skills
• Proficient in Microsoft suite including Excel and Teams
• Great communication skills are required

Physical Demands:

• Ability to lift, push and pull at least 50 pounds

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential duties/functions.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

LAZ Parking is an equal opportunity employer. In all our employment practices, including hiring, we are firmly committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetics, Vietnam era, special disabled, recently separated and other protected veterans, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. No question in our application process is used for the process of limiting or excluding any applicant's consideration for employment on such grounds.

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