Being a Director of Culture & People at Red Velvet Events (RVE) is more than just being a part of the RVE Leadership Team. Your primary role is to manage our diverse back-of-house operations team and to help us efficiently support our Sales, Creative, and Professional Services team members. The ideal Director is an excellent leader who has prior experience managing a mixed team and can recognize when new processes need to be established to help our growing company be efficient and successful in our industry.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & JOB REQUIREMENTS
Position is based in Austin, Texas.
Will work from the main office Monday through Friday majority of the time aside from occasional needs of supporting events onsite or attending meetings with vendors or partners. PLEASE NOTE that this is primarily (95%) a desk job and not involved in the direct planning/execution of events.
Set a positive example as a member of the RVE Leadership Team through positivity, work ethic, company culture and accountability
Manage, lead and supervise our Operations Team and be a backup manager when other managers are on PTO or not readily available
Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture
Discover training needs and provide coaching where needed
Listen to team member feedback and provide guidance in resolving issues or conflicts
Recognize stellar performance and award accomplishments
Technical Skills: definitely must know MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, QuickBooks and Google Drive
Would be an extra plus if he/she knows Dropbox, Slack, Harvest, Salesforce and/or Envoy
MINIMUM 5 years experience in Operations Management
MINIMUM 2 years of personnel management experience in a growing company/startup environment
STRONG PREFERENCE of at least 1 year event/hospitality industry experience
Bachelor’s Degree from a 4-year accredited University
Oversee day-to-day operations of the company
Comfortably work in Quickbooks and Bill.com as a responsible party member to approve payments and assist our in-house Finance Specialist to ensure timely reconciliation
Organize all fiscal documents
Evaluate overall company performance by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data and metrics
Evaluate company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and adjust as needed to evolve with our growing company for maximum efficiency
Ensure that company runs with legality and conformity to established regulations
Work with our legal counsel and in-house contracts specialist as needed to support the team’s program needs
Interview potential job candidates interested in joining the RVE Team
Introduce potential candidates to apply for various openings at RVE (when applicable)
Assist in the onboarding and training of new hires
Attend networking meetings, including but not limited to MPI, ILEA, SHRM, City of Austin committee meetings (membership & meeting fees will be covered by RVE). Some of these networking events occur in the evenings
Build and strengthen relationships with industry suppliers and other strategic partners.
Stay current on industry trends in event agency, destination management, event design and production
Dress appropriately to represent Red Velvet Events as a Director
Comfortable with email, phone, text/slack and in-person communication
Analytical, organized and process-oriented
Ability to make decisions based on critical thinking, problem solving, process knowledge, research, surveys, and trend analysis
Comfortable working on a laptop
If you made it this far & are still interested, please submit your application and tell us what makes you ROCK as a Director of Culture & People! No phone calls please. We will respond to candidates who have qualified for the first round of interviews.
DISCLAIMER: This job description is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates within this classification. It is not designed to confirm or be interpreted as a comprehensive summary of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job.
Red Velvet Events is an Equal Opportunity Employer.