Rental & Special Events Manager - Leesburg, United States - Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation, Inc.

Description

Morven Park, Loudoun County's 1,000-acre backyard, is where our visitors know they can find their "happy place." Our magnificent historic estate offers guided tours, educational programs, and picturesque grounds.

The Rental & Special Events Manager will lead Morven Park's rental program by actively promoting, selling, and managing the Park as a venue for events and functions.

As a member of the Development team, the Rental & Special Events Manager will collaborate with the team to ensure Morven Park's fundraising and major equestrian events successfully engage and cultivate donors, members, registered guests and the public.

• Fully paid employee insurance premiums (medical, dental, vision and life/disability)
• Paid time off and flexible work schedules
• Observance of federal holidays
• Automatic enrollment in 401(k) plan with company match

• Execute successful rental events by acting as the event supervisor during each rental or Park event, instructing Park staff, vendors, the client from set up to clean as appropriate.
• Provide logístical coordination of vendors during planning and execution of rentals and special museum events.
• Introduce prospective rental clients to Morven Park's facilities and grounds.
• Build positive customer relationships and negotiate/execute contracts with rental clients.
• Enter all interactions, contracts, payments, and notes related to rental clients, prospects, and vendors into the Salesforce database in a timely manner.
• Keep the Morven Park rental calendar up to date.
• Meet or exceed annual revenue budget goals.
• Provide monthly financial rental reports to the Director of Development that include current revenue, expenditures, and projections.
• A bachelor's degree and/or at least two years of proven event coordination experience.
• Proven ability to manage simultaneous events, with varying levels of complexity, on time and within budgets.
• Focused attention to detail, a talent for organizing/prioritizing tasks, and disciplined followthrough practices.
• Experience providing exemplary customer service with a high level of professionalism.
• A positive approach to problem solving, new tasks, and collaborative projects (sense of humor welcome).
• An eagerness to enthusiastically promote Morven Park's mission, offerings, and opportunities.
• Interpersonal, verbal, and written communications skills that convey competence and diplomacy.
• The ability to work independently with limited supervision and collaboratively with other team members.
• Experience with Microsoft Office/365 and Salesforce.
• Show a willingness to work a flexible schedule, including occasional weekends/holidays and longer special event days.
• The ability to perform the physical requirements of this role, including standing for extended periods of time, walking long distances, climbing up/downstairs, and lifting/moving up to 35 pounds.
• Be able to successfully pass a background check (required of all Park employees) and provide work references.

• 401(k)
• 401(k)

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

• Day shift
• Every weekend
• Holidays

• Events management: 2 years (preferred)