Dead Dolls House is recruiting a Marketing and Events assistant for an immediate start!
The role:
We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised and talented individual to join our existing events team. This is a support role for the Events Manager. This is the ideal role for a candidate who is passionate about joining the events industry who has previous experience in bars/restaurants/hotels. This is a busy role but the perfect starting point to learn or develop further in admin and events. Within this role you will be responsible for completing admin tasks for a number of different events/leads and multi-tasking on projects. The role will require evening and weekend work at times and promotional work.
experience and skills required:
·fluent in written and spoken English
·strong social media skills
·existing experience with venue and event promotion
·experience from the food and beverage industry
·be enthusiastic, self-motivated and outgoing
·have good communication skills
·have a positive and adaptable approach to problem solving
·be able to work as part of a team
Duties and responsibilities
EVENTS AND RESERVATIONS
-Work with Events Manager to handle daily admin tasks
-Work with chefs and all managers on menus for events
-Send follow up emails and feedback to all party bookers.
-Update the sales tracker and forecasts
-Assisting the Events Manager by taking daily reservations
-Collect and process all comment cards as per procedures
-Street promotion and social media promotion of late night events
-Respond to online reviews and social media comments
-Ensure both kitchens have the correct events sheets and up to date information
-Circulate event feedback on a weekly basis
-Large table and bar bookings
-Supporting the MD in all external events and catering
DATABASE
-Manage the reservations system and ensure correct information is entered for all bookings
-Ensure that the customer database is up to date with exact email addresses
-Update the database with information from business card drop, vouchers and other sources of details.
MARKETING
-Maintain the websites including updating menus, wine lists, forthcoming/seasonal events, contact details, opening times.
-Keep reviews up to date (incl getting party organisers to post feedback along with other Events Managers).
-Upload specials and menus on website
NOTES
You will also need to help out at certain events during evenings and weekends to make sure that everything is set up properly and that the event runs smoothly. Competitive hourly rate or salary + bonus for the right candidate.