Senior Designer, Food & Beverage, Sports Venues Remote

The Opportunity 

The Senior Designer, Food & Beverage - Sports Venues will lead Delaware North’s Sportservice subsidiary in-stadium/arena food and beverage environments. A true creative leader who can adapt aesthetically to meet the diverse needs of our clients and the brands we represent and is able to work well both independently and within a multi-disciplinary collaborative team. If you have visual operations experience, ideally in a restaurant or retail setting, and you possess an artistic eye, creative mind, and operational acumen. Primary responsibilities include establishing and implementing a corporate visual image standard for all locations while allowing a style adaptation appropriate for each unique location. In this role, you’ll work very closely with field operations, culinary, and the entire brand environments and merchandising team as well as regional and local managers, providing superior attention to detail and managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Pay

Minimum - Anticipated Maximum Salary: $62600 - $82900 / year

The advertised pay range represents what we believe at the time of this job posting, that we would be willing to pay for this position. Only in special circumstances, where a candidate has education, training, or experience that far exceeds the requirements for the position, would we consider paying higher than the stated range. Information on our comprehensive benefits package can be found at https://careers.delawarenorth.com/whatweoffer.

Benefits 

 

At Delaware North, we care about our team members' personal and professional journeys. These are just some of the benefits we offer: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match 
• Annual performance bonus based on level, as well as individual, company, and location performance
• Paid vacation days and holidays
• Paid parental bonding leave
• Tuition and/or professional certification reimbursement
• Generous friends-and-family discounts at many of our hotels and resorts

Responsibilities 

• Supports Vice President of Food and Beverage, and team with overarching environmental/visual merchandising strategy and floor plan decision-making.
• Solicit feedback regarding visual presentation in units and plan action accordingly.
• Travel to units and assess field opportunities in venues to measure the effectiveness of presentations; share ideas and feedback regularly with all members of the visual team, brainstorm sessions, and/or unit site visits.
• Specify and source: furniture, small wares (china, glass, silver) napkin applications, art, lighting (when needed), merchandising fixtures, sign holders, and specialty décor.
• Reinforce best practices and identify opportunities to increase productivity and eliminate redundancy.
• Ensure compliance with travel budgets.
• Assist in fixture/product rollout processes.
• Support new openings and events.

Qualifications 

• Excellent presentation and merchandising skills with the ability to interpret brand direction.
• Proven ability to facilitate visual presentation training and to work effectively with all levels of management.
• Proven ability to work independently and remotely, exceptional organization and communication skills, solution-oriented.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks and personalities efficiently and effectively and demonstrate the ability to influence.
• Excellent communication, and presentation skills.
• Working knowledge and ability to use tools, fixture systems, lighting, props, and mannequins.
• Technical — fluency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) – AutoCAD or REVIT a plus.
• Minimum six years of management experience with a design agency or hospitality firm/company
• Experience in a creative industry with a well-developed sense of fashion and trends.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Fine Art, Design, or Interior Design/Architecture
• Working knowledge of a stadium concession operation in a sport arena Preferred but not required.

Physical Requirements 

• Approximately 40-60% travel required.

Who We Are 

At Delaware North, you'll love where you work, who you work with, and how your day unfolds. Whether it's in sporting venues, casinos, airports, national parks, iconic hotels, or premier restaurants, there's no telling where your career can ultimately take you. We empower you to do great work in a company with 100 years of success, stability and growth. If you have drive and enjoy the thrill of making things happen - share our vision and grow with us.

Delaware North Companies, Incorporated and its subsidiaries consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. Delaware North is an equal opportunity employer.

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