Thompson Austin - 5th and Brazos
The role
The Senior Event Planning Manager is responsible for planning and executing events stemming from Sales bookings, with a primary focus on Banquet Food, Beverage, and Meeting Room Rental. This role serves as a key liaison between group meeting planners and hotel staff, ensuring seamless communication and delivery of services. As a leader within the team, the Senior Event Planning Manager provides guidance to Event Sales Managers, Event Planning Managers, and Trainees, while also handling key accounts and managing high-volume events for the hotel.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administering Sales agreements and detailing all event-specific needs, including Food, Beverage, and A/V requirements.
- Managing room blocks, monitoring pick-up, and overseeing billing instructions and final review processes.
- Collaborating with all hotel departments to ensure the successful delivery of services as communicated to clients.
- Acting as the on-site contact to ensure the smooth execution of all events.
This position requires extensive event planning experience, preferably in a hotel setting, as well as a strong ability to effectively sell hotel services to gain client commitment and satisfaction.
The hotels
When you stay at a Thompson Hotel, you are welcomed as a resident. With intuitive service, each guest is provided a tailored experience, enhancing their personal travel journey and bridging connections to the local perspective. Thompson's unique hotels are timeless destinations, creating distinctive experiences that transform your day, your trip, or even your life. Thompson Austin offers 212 luxury guestrooms and Suites plus 17 residences along with a 10,000 square foot wellness center, 3 restaurant which are also open to the public, an expansive pool deck and private cabanas and over 10,000 square feet of flexible and traditional event space.
The 193 king room tommie Austin is built for the spirited adventurer. Guest’s will be encouraged to explore Austin’s unparalleled offerings and in every square foot, tommie is an opportunity to meet and be inspired. Where art and atmosphere seep in from the surrounding neighborhood, and collaborations seep back out. tommie will feature a bespoke coffee and wine shop and allow guests to be the master of their own stay while still offering warm and authentic service.
Both hotels are anchored on the ground floor by The 5th Street Diner + The Royal Room, a street side concept serving daily fare for locals, residents and guests alike. This mixed-use project will also feature a residential tower – Siena – and 10,000 square feet of retail space.
The benefits & perks
We have you covered with an awesome rewards package! Health and welfare plans? We have a range of choices for you and your eligible dependents. Financial wellbeing? Got it! Opt into our 401(k) plan, College Saving Plan or the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Oh, and we don’t want to leave out our lifestyle benefits! Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, paid Family Bonding Time, Adoption Assistance, discounted and complimentary rooms at Hyatt locations across the globe, free colleague meals during shifts, wellbeing & educational assistance and many more!
About the hiring process
We are stoked that you have chosen to express interest in joining our family. We will be sure to take a look at your application and get back to you within the next two weeks. Thank you for your patience while we do so.
Qualifications
- A minimum of 3-5 years of previous hotel event planning experience
- Must be experienced in general computer knowledge and programs
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally & in writing, with public and other team members
- Must be detail oriented, organized and have the ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment
- Strong time management & multi-tasking skills
- Understanding of negotiation and interpretation of contracts
- Demonstrate positive leadership characteristics, which inspire colleagues to exceed standards and expectations
Hyatt is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
