Events Manager APPLY NOW

NOTE: THIS IS NOT IMMEDIATE HIRE. THE PROPER APPLICANT WILL BE STARTING IN JANUARY 2025

This person will oversee all in-store and external events for the Kentucky Shop. Up to 50% travel is requested as we do pop-up shops across the state. The perfect applicant will expand our events department by researching opportunities for in-person shops.

Job Responsibilities:

• Conducts short- and long-term planning and management for events and sales.
• Develops and recommend the budget, marketing plans, and objectives and manages within those approved plans.
• Maintains or exceeds budgeted sales and profits in all event areas.
• Recommends, develops, and implements effective marketing plans for generating event revenues.
• Evaluates each piece of event business to ensure business can be properly serviced.
• Assembles creative and innovative event attractions based on internal capabilities or outsources to qualified vendors.
• Trains, supervises, and works with event staff, to solicit and book pop-up shops, as well as the planning, merchandising and execution of the functions.
• Leads event team to build long-term, value-based customer relationships that enable achievement of sales objectives.
• Administers all phases of the event department, including but not limited to sales, planning, marketing, servicing, and administrative procedures.
• Coaches employees to reflect company service standards and procedures.
• Oversees in-store events and merchandising.
• Will oversee events spanning the state including a new partnership running event located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. 
• 30-50% Travel
• Must have weekend availability.
• In-person position at our Lexington, Kentucky based headquarters. 
• A company vehicle will be provided for all travel.